The Congo River, 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...
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country located on the western coast of Central Africa to the west of the Congo River. It is bordered to the west by Gabon, to the northwest by Cameroon, to...
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Congo or Kongo in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Congo may refer to: Congo River, in central Africa Congo Basin, the sedimentary basin of the river...
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Republic of the Congo, also known as the DR Congo, the DRC, or Congo-Kinshasa, is a country in Central Africa. By land area the Congo is the second-largest...
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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...
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The Congo Free State, also known as the Independent State of the Congo (French: État indépendant du Congo), was a large state and absolute monarchy in...
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(905,355 sq mi). Most of the country lies within the vast hollow of the Congo River basin. The vast, low-lying central area is a plateau-shaped basin sloping...
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Congo River is a river in Africa. Congo River or Río Congo may also refer to: Congo River (Panama), a river in Panama Congo River (Ecuador), a river in...
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Kinshasa (redirect from Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo)
city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Once a site of fishing and trading villages along the Congo River, Kinshasa is now one of the world's fastest-growing...
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The French Congo (French: Congo français) or Middle Congo (French: Moyen-Congo) was a French colony which at one time comprised the present-day area of...
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ship HB la Saintet sank in the Kwa River, a tributary of the Congo River in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, killing at least 86 people including...
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gives the impression that most of the Congo basin was formerly on a much higher land level and that the Congo River was rejuvenated by much of its lower...
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bountiful waters of the equatorial plateau either flowed west into the Congo River system or east to the Indian Ocean. This was changed by the formation...
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the Congo River, sometimes called Zaire in Portuguese, which in turn was derived from the Kikongo word nzere or nzadi ('river that swallows all rivers')...
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the Congo. It provides the greatest streamflow to the Congo River, while the source of the Congo is recognized as the Chambeshi. The Lualaba is 1,800 kilometres...
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right-bank tributary of the Congo River. It begins at the confluence of the Mbomou (mean annual discharge 1,350 m3/s) and Uele Rivers (mean annual discharge...
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Brazzaville (redirect from Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo)
on the north side of the Congo River, opposite Kinshasa, the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo). The population of the capital...
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1908, many atrocities were committed in the Congo Free State (today the Democratic Republic of the Congo) under the absolute rule of King Leopold II of...
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The Congo–Arab war or Arab war was a colonial war fought between the Congo Free State and Arab-Swahili warlords associated with the Arab slave trade in...
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Chambezi) River of northeastern Zambia is the most remote headstream of the Congo River (in length) and therefore it is considered the source of the Congo River...
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the Congo River, some 100 kilometres (62 mi) upstream from the Atlantic Ocean, in the Kongo Central Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)...
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Atlantic Ocean coast of the Democratic Republic of the Congo at the mouth of the Congo River. It is situated in Kongo Central Province, and has a population...
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Ebola River (/iˌboʊlə/ or /əˈboʊlə/), also commonly known by its Ngbandi name Legbala, is the headstream of the Mongala River, a tributary of the Congo River...
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Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger Congo River is the newest ship of the DEME fleet with the biggest hopper capacity: 30,190 m3. DEME N.V. signed a contract...
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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...
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Inland port (redirect from River port)
Republic of the Congo, Kasai River Democratic Republic of the Congo : Port of Matadi, Matadi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Congo River Democratic Republic...
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February 2021, a ship sank in the Congo River in Mai-Ndombe province, near Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of the Congo killing at least 60 people. An...
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Congolian rainforests (redirect from Congo jungle)
tropical moist broadleaf forests which extend across the basin of the Congo River and its tributaries in Central Africa. The Congolian rainforest is the...
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Congo consists only of tracks, which are impassable after the frequent heavy rain. The existence of dense rainforest, and the need for frequent river...
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Congo Canyon Congo Canyon is a submarine canyon found at the end of the Congo River in Africa. It is one of the largest submarine canyons in the world...
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