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- Country: Africa
- Previous name: Zaire RiverMongabay: Rivers, Streams and Creeks
- Length: 4,700 km (2,922 miles)The Living Africa: Congo River
- Habitat type: Large riversWWF Panda.org: Congo River and Flooded Forests - A Global Ecoregion
- Fish species: 686WWF Panda.org: Fish of the Congo River
- Three sections: Upper Congo, Middle Congo and Lower CongoLibrary: Congo River Physiography
- Second largest watershed in the world behind the Amazon RiverAbsolute Astronomy: Congo River
- Second largest rainforest in the worldRainforests: The Congo River
- Location of Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness
- Featured in the Michael Crichton novel and film Congo
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The Congo River, also known as the Zaire River, is located in Africa and the third longest river in the world. The river runs through five countries, including crossing the equator twice. The flow is considered turbulent and is constant as parts of its source always receives rain. The river is home to over 700 species of fish.
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Chasing the Amazon
The Congo River falls just behind the Amazon in several of its characteristics. It is second in size of rivers in Africa and also flows into the second largest rainforest in the world. It also trails the Amazon in its flow. -
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Congo River Questions
What city is near the Congo river? 2 AnswersThe major cities that can be found near the Congo river are Novosobirsk, Barnaul, Mogochin, Akademgorodok . The Congo river forms boundaries between Zaire and R... read more
What large rivers feed into the Mississippi River? 1 AnswerThe Mississippi is joined by the Minnesota River south of the Twin Cities, the St. Croix River near Prescott, Wisconsin, the Black River (Mississippi River), La... read more
What are the largest rivers in Vera Cruz? 1 Answerhttp://www.dfinitivo.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/rivers-of-the-world.jpg The most important rivers in Veracruz are the Pánuco, Tuxpan and Cazones rivers in t... read more
What rivers connect into the Mississippi river near St. Louis? 2 AnswersThe rivers that connect near St. Louis into the Mississippi would be The Illinois river,The Missouri river,Meramec river and the Kaskaskia river. http://upload.... read more
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VIDEO: Ever think about kayaking the Congo River? Check this video out, it looks out of control! http://bit.ly/4Ax8wL
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"Pousar na água do Hudsob River? Pff"... pousaram na LAVA em algum lugar do Congo | Gizmodo - http://digs.by/qw1
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A humanitarian convoy of the other kind. A 500m long, 2,500 tons barge convoy up the Congo river http://bit.ly/5Sx7P4 via @WFPlogistics
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Hudson River water landings? Those are so yesterday, man. Somewhere in the Congo today there's a pilot who, aft.. http://bit.ly/08vE5XF
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Congo's treacherous waterways: The Democratic Republic of Congo depends on the Congo River for most of its impo.. http://bit.ly/07ijxSr
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