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Lower Congo constitutes the "lower" parts of the great river; that is the section of the river from the river mouth at the Atlantic coast to the twin capitals of Brazzaville and Kinshasa. In this section of the river, there are two significant tributaries, both on the left or south side.
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.
The Ruzizi River, flowing south into Lake Tanganyika, is part of the upper watershed of the Congo River. Nineteenth-century British explorers such as Richard Francis Burton and John Hanning Speke , uncertain of the direction of flow of the Ruzizi, thought that it might flow north out of the lake toward the White Nile .
Isangi people living on the Congo River. The basin ends where the river empties into the Gulf of Guinea on the Atlantic Ocean. The basin is a total of 3.7 million square kilometers and is home to some of the largest undisturbed stands of tropical rainforest on the planet, in addition to large wetlands. Countries wholly or partially in the Congo ...
The Congo River forms much of the border between these two countries. The Congo Basin comes from the river. Congo or The Congo may refer to: Congo River, in central Africa; Congo Basin, the sedimentary basin of the river; Democratic Republic of the Congo, the larger country to the southeast, sometimes referred to as "Congo-Kinshasa"
River Bordering countries Akanyaru River Rwanda and Burundi: Akagera River Rwanda and Tanzania: Bahr al-Arab Sudan and South Sudan: Caledon River Lesotho and South Africa: Chobe River Namibia and Botswana: Congo River Democratic Republic of Congo and Republic of Congo: Donga River Nigeria and Cameroon: Kagitumba river Rwanda, Uganda and Tanzania
The Congo River has risen to its highest level in more than 60 years, causing flooding throughout the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Congo Republic that has killed more than 300 people ...
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 Brazzaville, located on the Congo River immediately across from Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.