Cuvette Centrale

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Cuvette Centrale is a vast, low-lying swamp and forest basin in the central Congo Basin, known for its extensive peatlands and rich biodiversity.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Cuvette Centrale canonical 4
Cuvette Centrale region 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region ⓘ
peatland complex ⓘ
swamp forest basin ⓘ
wetland ⓘ
biome tropical moist broadleaf forest ⓘ
carbonStorageRole major tropical peat carbon reservoir ⓘ
climate humid tropical climate ⓘ
conservationImportance high priority for peatland protection ⓘ
conservationStatus partially protected by national parks and reserves ⓘ
continent Africa ⓘ
countryBorderFeatureOf Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ
Republic of the Congo ⓘ
drainage Congo River system ⓘ
linked to: Congo River
environmentalSignificance important for global carbon cycle ⓘ
important for regional hydrology ⓘ
hasBiodiversity rich biodiversity ⓘ
hasEcosystemType freshwater swamp ⓘ
tropical peat swamp forest ⓘ
tropical rainforest ⓘ
hasFeature extensive peat deposits ⓘ
permanently flooded swamps ⓘ
seasonally flooded forests ⓘ
hasSoilType peat soils ⓘ
waterlogged organic soils ⓘ
hydrologicalBasinOf Congo River ⓘ
hydrology seasonal flooding ⓘ
slow-moving blackwater rivers ⓘ
isHabitatFor aquatic species of the Congo Basin ⓘ
chimpanzees ⓘ
forest elephants ⓘ
lowland gorillas ⓘ
numerous bird species ⓘ
knownFor being one of the world’s largest tropical peatland complexes ⓘ
extensive swamp forests ⓘ
locatedIn Central Africa ⓘ
Congo Basin ⓘ
linked to: Congo Rainforest

Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ
Republic of the Congo ⓘ
partOf Congo rainforest ⓘ
linked to: Congo Rainforest

Cuvette Congolaise ecoregion ⓘ
regionType interior basin ⓘ
terrainType low-lying basin ⓘ
threatenedBy climate change ⓘ
deforestation ⓘ
drainage of peatlands ⓘ
potential oil and gas exploration ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Salonga National Park → region → Cuvette Centrale ⓘ
Lomami River → flowsThrough → Cuvette Centrale region ⓘ
linked to: Cuvette Centrale
Tshuapa River → locatedIn → Cuvette Centrale ⓘ
Bas-Uélé Province → partOfRegion → Cuvette Centrale ⓘ
Mongo → region → Cuvette Centrale ⓘ
Tshuapa Province → partOf → Cuvette Centrale region ⓘ
linked to: Cuvette Centrale