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The Congo River, [a] formerly also known as the Zaire River, is the second-longest river in Africa, shorter only than the Nile, as well as the third-largest river in the world by discharge volume, following the Amazon and Ganges rivers. It is the world's deepest recorded river, with measured depths of around 220 m (720 ft). [10]
In particular, there seems to exist disagreement as to whether the Nile [3] or the Amazon [4] is the world's longest river. The Nile has traditionally been considered longer, but in 2007 and 2008 some scientists claimed that the Amazon is longer [5] [6] [7] by measuring the river plus the adjacent Pará estuary and the longest connecting tidal ...
Congo: Tributary river [123] 173 Asia: Hongshui: 2,049 669.6 416.1 ... Largest rivers in the world by volume discharge: River Average discharge (km 3 /year) at mouth
The title of “world’s longest river” is officially bestowed upon Africa’s Nile by authoritative sources like Encyclopedia Britannica and Guinness World Records.
The Nile is the longest river in Africa. It has historically been considered the longest river in the world, [3] [4] though this has been contested by research suggesting that the Amazon River is slightly longer. [5] [6] Of the world's major rivers, the Nile is one of the smallest, as measured by annual flow in cubic metres of water. [7]
Boyes has dedicated his life to exploring the science of Africa’s freshwater systems. His research on Botswana’s Okavango Delta in 2014 helped the river gain status as the 1,000th UNESCO world ...
A map of the principal rivers and lakes of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Chiloango River; Congo River. M'pozo River; Inkisi River (Zadi River) Ndjili River. Lukaya River; Lukunga River; Kasai River (Kwa River) Fimi River. Lukenie River; Lokoro River; Lotoi River; Kwango River. Kwilu River. Inzia River; Kwenge River; Lutshima River; Wamba ...
Second-longest and largest river in the world, undammed as well as unbridged, does not form a delta while joining the sea due to adequate thrust of river water to overcome the sea water wave and tidal thrusts. 1 Lena River: 4,472 km (2,779 mi) 2,500,000 km 2 (970,000 sq mi) 17,000 m 3 /s (600,000 cu ft/s) Arctic Ocean: Longest undammed river in ...