Congo River mouth

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The Congo River mouth is the point on Africa’s west coast where the Congo River empties into the Atlantic Ocean, forming one of the continent’s major estuaries.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Congo River estuary 3
Congo River mouth canonical 2
Congo Atlantic coast 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf estuary
river mouth
borderFunction forms part of the maritime boundary between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Angola
climateInfluence affects local ocean salinity and circulation
continent Africa
country Angola
Democratic Republic of the Congo
drainageBasin Congo Basin
linked to: Central Africa
ecologicalRole influences productivity in the adjacent Atlantic waters
supports coastal and marine ecosystems
emptiesInto Atlantic Ocean
hasApproximateDepth over 200 meters in some areas
hasApproximateDistanceFromEquator about 6 degrees south
hasApproximateWidth about 10 to 20 kilometers
hasDelta no large classic delta
hasFeature high sediment discharge
strong river plume
submarine canyon
tidal estuary
underwater channel
hasNearbyPort Port of Banana
Port of Muanda
hasSedimentPlume visible from satellite imagery
hasTides yes
hydrologicalRole discharges large volume of freshwater into the Atlantic Ocean
transports sediments from central Africa to the Atlantic Ocean
importance key outlet of the Congo River to the Atlantic Ocean
major estuary of Africa
latitude approximately 6°S
locatedIn Atlantic Ocean basin
linked to: Atlantic Ocean

Gulf of Guinea
west coast of Africa
longitude approximately 12°E
near Banana, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Cabinda exclave of Angola
linked to: Angola

Muanda, Democratic Republic of the Congo
oceanCurrent influenced by southeast Atlantic currents
oceanRegion southeast Atlantic Ocean
partOf Congo River
reasonForNoLargeDelta deep submarine canyon rapidly transports sediments offshore
river Congo River
salinityGradient freshwater to marine
usedFor fishing
local transport
shipping access to the Congo River
waterType brackish water

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (7)

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

Atlantic Ocean containsFeature Congo River mouth
Africa hasMajorRiver Congo River
linked to: Congo River mouth
Kongo Central Province hasBorderFeature Congo River estuary
linked to: Congo River mouth
Diogo Cão exploredRegion Congo River estuary
linked to: Congo River mouth
Muanda Territory locatedOn Congo Atlantic coast
linked to: Congo River mouth
Muanda Airport nearbyGeographicalFeature Congo River mouth
Lower Congo region contains Congo River estuary
linked to: Congo River mouth