Congo River

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The Congo River is Africa’s second-longest river and the world’s deepest, flowing through central Africa to the Atlantic Ocean and serving as a major waterway for transport, ecology, and regional economies.

All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
Congo River canonical 53
Congo River basin 30
Congo River system 7

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (63)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river
averageDischarge approximately 41000 cubic meters per second
basinArea approximately 1.5 million square miles
approximately 4 million square kilometers
biodiversity very high aquatic biodiversity
climateInfluence major influence on Central African climate and hydrology
continent Africa
countryTraversed Angola
Cameroon
Central African Republic
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Republic of the Congo
Tanzania
Zambia
depthRanking deepest river in the world
dischargesInto Atlantic Ocean
drainageBasin Congo Basin
linked to: Congo Rainforest
economicImportance major waterway for Central African economies
ecoregion Congo rainforest
linked to: Congo Rainforest
flowsNearCity Kisangani
Matadi
flowsThroughCity Brazzaville
Kinshasa
formsBorderBetween Democratic Republic of the Congo
formsBorderWith Angola (Cabinda exclave)
linked to: Cabinda

Republic of the Congo
hasFeature extensive rapids
large meanders
waterfalls
hasSpecies numerous endemic fish species
historicalName Zaire River
linked to: Congo River
historicalNameUsedBy Zaire (country name 1971–1997)
hydropowerPotential very high
length approximately 2920 miles
approximately 4700 kilometers
locatedIn Central Africa
majorTributary Aruwimi River
Kasai River
linked to: Lomami River

Lomami River
Lualaba River
Ruki River
linked to: Aruwimi River

Sangha River
Tshuapa River
Ubangi River
maximumDepth over 220 meters
over 720 feet
mouth Atlantic Ocean
nameOrigin named after the Kingdom of Kongo
navigability partially navigable
navigationObstacle rapids near Matadi
notableSection Inga Falls
linked to: Livingstone Falls

Livingstone Falls
rankingByDischarge second-largest river in the world by discharge after the Amazon River
rankingByLengthInAfrica second-longest river in Africa
rankingByLengthInWorld one of the world’s longest rivers
sourceRegion East African Rift
highlands of northeastern Zambia
supports agriculture in floodplains
fisheries
regional trade
river transport
timeZoneRegion flows through multiple time zones in Central Africa
upperCourseName Lualaba River

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (95)

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

Congo River mouth partOf Congo River
Congo River mouth river Congo River
Republic of the Congo majorRiver Congo River
Brazzaville locatedOnRiver Congo River
Sub-Saharan Africa hasMajorRiver Congo River
Central Africa drainedBy Congo River
Central Africa riverSystem Congo River system
linked to: Congo River
Niger River shorterThan Congo River
Port of Muanda waterwayConnection Congo River
Congo River historicalName Zaire River
linked to: Congo River
Port of Banana locatedAtMouthOf Congo River
Republic of the Congo majorRiver Congo River
subject linked to: Congo
Kinshasa locatedOnRiver Congo River
Kinshasa isMajorPortOn Congo River
Congo Rainforest river Congo River
Lingala region Congo River basin
linked to: Congo River
Lingala developedAlong Congo River
Rwenzori Mountains drainage Congo River basin
linked to: Congo River
Central African Republic drainageBasin Congo River basin
linked to: Congo River
The African Queen filmingLocation Congo
linked to: Congo River
Maya-Maya Airport locatedNear Congo River
African Great Lakes hydrologicalBasin Congo River basin
linked to: Congo River
Muanda locatedOn Congo River
Kongo Central Province hasRiver Congo River
Kisangani locatedOnRiver Congo River
Livingstone Falls locatedOn Congo River
Livingstone Falls partOf lower Congo River
linked to: Congo River
Livingstone Falls partOf Congo River basin
linked to: Congo River
Matadi locatedOnRiver Congo River
Matadi OEBK BridgeCrosses Congo River
Matadi isPartOf Congo River basin
linked to: Congo River
Lake Kivu partOf Congo River basin
linked to: Congo River
Lomami River tributaryOf Congo River
Lomami River riverSystem Congo River basin
linked to: Congo River
Lomami River mouth Congo River
Ubangi River mouth Congo River
Ubangi River partOf Congo River basin
linked to: Congo River
Ubangi River tributaryOf Congo River
Ubangi River majorRightTributaryOf Congo River
Ubangi River hydrologicalSystem Congo River system
linked to: Congo River