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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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- 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 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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just finished Tim Butcher's "Blood River" sort of grandstanding "adventure" but odes give good read on current stat of Congo
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why swimming in the Congo river is prohibited... http://bit.ly/EgrZn
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wolf river chamber orchestra opens its third season tonight at first congo at 8:00 with Beethoven's First and Rossini's La Gazza Ladra!
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Evolution in the Deepest River in the World, New species are born in the turbulence of the Congo River.
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Evolution in the Deepest River in the World, New species are born in the turbulence of the Congo River.
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Thierry Michel Collection 5-DVD Set ( Congo river, au-delà des ténèbres / Mobutu, roi du Zaïre / Zaïre, le cycle du serpent / Les Derniers colons ) ( Congo River / Mobutu, King of Zaire / Zaire, the Cycle of the Serpent / The Last Colonials ) [ NON-USA FO - $100.99
Belgium released, PAL/Region 2 DVD:it WILL NOT play on standard US DVD player. You need multi-region PAL/NTSC DVD player to view it in USA/Canada: LANGUAGES: English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 ),French ( Dolby Digital 2.0 ),Dutch ( Subtitles ),Eng...
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Facing the Congo: A Modern-Day Journey into the Heart of Darkness - $14.95
Faced with an identity crisis in his work and his life, seasoned traveler and journalist Jeffrey Tayler made a bold decision. He would leave behind his mundane existence in Moscow to re-create the legendary British explorer Henry Stanley’s ...
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The river Congo,: From its mouth to BoÌloÌboÌ; with a general description of the natural history and anthropology of its western basin
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View All Congo River Questions (170) | Ask a QuestionWhat large rivers feed into the Mississippi River? (1 Answer)The 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 Crosse River, and Root ... read moreWhat are the largest rivers in Vera Cruz? (1 Answer)http://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 the north; the Tecolutla, Actopan, La Antigua, Jamapa, Nautla and Blanco rivers in the central ... read moreWhat rivers connect into the Mississippi river near St. Louis? (2 Answers)The 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.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/62/Mississippi_River_map.png read moreWhat Castrophic event caused the formation of the Snake River? (1 Answer)This caught my attention because I remember the famous Ansel Adams Snake River picture. It seems geologists are still debating what formed the river. The eastern and western halves are ... read more
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