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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]
A map of the principal rivers and lakes of the Democratic Republic of Congo. ... (upper Congo River) Lowa River. Oso River; Ulindi River. ... American World Atlas 1985;
The Congo Basin (French: Bassin du Congo) is the sedimentary basin of the Congo River. 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 ...
Crossing Type Location River Date Opened State Coordinates Lat. Long. Matadi Bridge: road and rail bridge Kongo Central, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Congo: 1983 open ...
A cataract of Inga Falls Livingstone Falls as seen by Stanley Livingstone Falls map. Livingstone Falls (French: Chutes Livingstone; Dutch: Livingstonewatervallen), named for British explorer David Livingstone, are a succession of enormous rapids on the lower course of the Congo River in west equatorial Africa, downstream from Malebo Pool in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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 ...
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Hundreds of scientists at the United Nations COP28 climate summit on Sunday launched a research coalition aimed at correcting a historic lack of information about the Congo River basin and its ...