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The Congo Basin is located in Central Africa, in a region known as west equatorial Africa. The Congo Basin region is sometimes known simply as the Congo. It contains some of the largest tropical rainforests in the world and is an important source of water used in agriculture and energy generation. [1] The rainforest in the Congo Basin is the ...
The Republic of the Congo is located in the western part of central Africa, on the Equator. Congo has several important ports. The Republic of the Congo covers an area of 342,000 km², of which 341,500 km² is land while 500 km² is water. Congo claims 200 nautical miles (370 km) of territorial sea.
Democratic Republic of the Congo map of Köppen climate classification zones. Climate ranges from tropical rain forest in the Congo River basin to tropical wet-and-dry in the southern uplands to tropical highland in eastern areas above 2,000 metres (6,600 ft) in elevation. [1] In general, temperatures and humidity are quite high. [1]
A Sapele tree in the Republic of the Congo. The Congolian rainforest is the world's second-largest tropical forest, after the Amazon rainforest.It covers over 500,000,000 acres (2,000,000 km 2) across six countries and contains a quarter of the world's remaining tropical forest.
Satellite view of Africa 1916 physical map of Africa. The average elevation of the continent approximates closely to 600 m (2,000 ft) above sea level, roughly near to the mean elevation of both North and South America, but considerably less than that of Asia, 950 m (3,120 ft). In contrast with other continents, it is marked by the comparatively ...
The Cuvette Centrale (French: "Central Basin") is a region of forests and wetlands in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Some definitions consider the region to extend into the Republic of the Congo as well. [1] It lies in the center of the Congo Basin, bounded on the west, north and east by the arc of the Congo River.
Western Sahara: Eastern Sahara: Sudan: Niger Basin: Chad Basin: Middle Nile Basin: Mid-African West Guinea Highlands: Guinea Coast: Cameroon Mountains: Ubangi-Shari Upland: South Guinea Highlands: Coastal Lowlands Congo Basin: South African Platform [citation needed] Kalahari Region: Encircling Uplands Lunda Swell: Matabele Upland: Veldt: High ...
An enlargeable topographic map of the Republic of the Congo. Geography of the Republic of the Congo. The Republic of the Congo is: a country; Location: Eastern Hemisphere, on the Equator; Africa. Middle Africa; Time zone: UTC+01. Time in the Republic of the Congo; Extreme points of the Republic of the Congo High: Mont Nabeba 1,020 m (3,346 ft)