Congo River
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Length | 4,700 km |
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Mouth | Atlantic Ocean |
Sources | Lake Tanganyika |
Chambeshi River | |
East African Rift | |
Lake Mweru | |
Tributaries | Ubangi River |
Kasai River | |
Lualaba River | |
Cities | Kinshasa |
Brazzaville | |
Kisangani | |
Matadi | |
Mbandaka | |
Did you know | The Congo River flows into the Atlantic Ocean, discharging 1,500,000 cubic feet per second. |
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ID | 644967 |
About Congo River
The great Congo River, formerly known as the Zaire River under the Mobutu regime, is the second longest river in Africa, shorter only than the Nile, as well as the second largest river in the world by discharge volume, following only the Amazon.