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  2. Congo River - Wikipedia

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    The Congo–Lualaba–Luvua–Luapula–Chambeshi River system has an overall length of 4,700 km (2,900 mi), which makes it the world's ninth-longest river. The Chambeshi is a tributary of the Lualaba River , and Lualaba is the name of the Congo River upstream of Boyoma Falls , extending for 1,800 km (1,100 mi).

  3. Transport in the Democratic Republic of the Congo - Wikipedia

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    The total length of waterways is estimated at 16,238 km [9] including the Congo River, its tributaries, and unconnected lakes. The 1000-kilometre Kinshasa-Kisangani route on the Congo River is the longest and best-known. It is operated by river tugs pushing several barges lashed together, and for the hundreds of passengers and traders these ...

  4. Transport in the Republic of the Congo - Wikipedia

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    The Congo and Ubangi (Oubangui) rivers provide 1,120 km of commercially navigable water transport. Other rivers are used for local traffic. Pipelines. The country has oil (982 km), gas (232 km) and liquid petroleum gas (4km) pipeline networks. Ports and harbours An aerial view of Brazzaville Atlantic Ocean. Pointe-Noire (Major seaport) Congo River

  5. Geography of the Democratic Republic of the Congo - Wikipedia

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    The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is the largest country of sub-Saharan Africa, occupying some 2,344,858 square kilometres (905,355 sq mi).[1] Most of the country lies within the vast hollow of the Congo River basin.[1] The vast, low-lying central area is a plateau-shaped basin sloping toward the west, covered by tropical rainforest ...

  6. ‘There’s magic, there’s mythology, there’s power to these ...

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    Conservationist Steve Boyes is gathering scientific information across the length of the Congo River, ... spanning 3.4 million square kilometers (1.3 million square miles). It’s home to over ...

  7. Geography of the Republic of the Congo - Wikipedia

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    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. The capital of the Republic of the Congo is ...

  8. Livingstone Falls - Wikipedia

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    Livingstone Falls consist of a series of rapids dropping 900 feet (270 m) in 220 miles (350 km). They start downstream of Malebo Pool and end in Matadi in Bas-Congo.The Congo River has the second largest flow rate in the world after the Amazon, which has no falls or rapids (except near its sources).

  9. List of river systems by length - Wikipedia

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    For example, due to 18 cutoffs created between 1766 and 1885, the length of the Mississippi River from Cairo, Illinois, to New Orleans, Louisiana, was reduced by 351 kilometres (218 miles). [10] These points make it difficult, if not impossible, to get an accurate measurement of the length of a river.