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The Congo River (Kongo: Nzâdi Kôngo, Swahili: Mto Kongo, French: Fleuve Congo, Portuguese: Rio Congo), 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.
- 4,014,500 km² (1,550,000 sq mi)
- Atlantic Ocean
- 4,700 km (2,900 mi)
- Lualaba River
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. The Congo River, formerly known as the Zaire, flows through west-central Africa. With a length of 2,900 miles (4,700 kilometers), it is the continent’s second longest river, after the Nile. With its tributaries, the Congo drains more than 1,600,000 square miles (4,100,000 square kilometers) in the heart of ...
The Congo River (also known as the Zaire River) is the third longest river in the world, and the second longest in Africa (after the Nile River in northeastern Africa). Its river basin, one of the most humid in Africa, is also the largest on that continent, covering over 12% of the total land area.
Congo River, or Zaire River, River, west-central Africa. Rising in Zambia as the Chambeshi and flowing 2,900 mi (4,700 km) through the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the Atlantic Ocean, it is the second longest river in Africa.
The river was known as Zaire during the 16th and 17th centuries; Congo seems to have replaced Zaire gradually in English usage during the 18th century, and Congo is the preferred English name in 19th-century literature, although references to Zaire as the name used by the natives (i.e., derived from Portuguese usage) remained common.
The Congo River (also known as Zaire River) is the largest river in Africa. Its overall length of 4,700 km (2,922 miles) makes it the second longest in Africa (after the Nile ). The river and its tributaries flow through the second largest rain forest area in the world, [1] second only to the Amazon Rainforest in South America.
Apr 6, 2024 · The Congo River ( Kongo: Nzâdi Kôngo, French: Fleuve Congo, Portuguese: Rio Congo ), formerly also known as the Zaire River, 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.
