Congo River

E29137

river

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.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Congo River canonical	53
Congo River basin	30
Congo River system	7
Congo	3
Zaire River	1
lower Congo River	1

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 Rainforest ⓘ surface form: Congo Basin
economicImportance	major waterway for Central African economies ⓘ
ecoregion	Congo Rainforest ⓘ surface form: Congo rainforest
flowsNearCity	Kisangani ⓘ Matadi ⓘ
flowsThroughCity	Brazzaville ⓘ Kinshasa ⓘ
formsBorderBetween	Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ
formsBorderWith	Cabinda ⓘ surface form: Angola (Cabinda exclave) Republic of the Congo ⓘ
hasFeature	extensive rapids ⓘ large meanders ⓘ waterfalls ⓘ
hasSpecies	numerous endemic fish species ⓘ
historicalName	Congo River self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Zaire River
historicalNameUsedBy	Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ surface form: Zaire (country name 1971–1997)
hydropowerPotential	very high ⓘ
length	approximately 2920 miles ⓘ approximately 4700 kilometers ⓘ
locatedIn	Central Africa ⓘ
majorTributary	Aruwimi River ⓘ Lomami River ⓘ surface form: Kasai River Lomami River ⓘ Lualaba River ⓘ Aruwimi River ⓘ surface form: Ruki 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	Livingstone Falls ⓘ surface form: Inga 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 ⓘ

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 → capitalLocatedOnRiver → Congo River ⓘ

Republic of the Congo → majorRiver → Congo River ⓘ

Democratic Republic of the Congo → hasRiver → Congo River ⓘ

Brazzaville → locatedOnRiver → Congo River ⓘ

Sub-Saharan Africa → hasMajorRiver → Congo River ⓘ

Central Africa → drainedBy → Congo River ⓘ

Central Africa → riverSystem → Congo River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Congo River system

Niger River → shorterThan → Congo River ⓘ

Port of Muanda → waterwayConnection → Congo River ⓘ

Congo River → historicalName → Congo River self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Zaire River

Port of Banana → locatedAtMouthOf → Congo River ⓘ

Port of Banana → hasWaterwayConnection → Congo River ⓘ

Congo → majorRiver → Congo River ⓘ

subject surface form: Republic of the Congo

Kinshasa → locatedOnRiver → Congo River ⓘ

Kinshasa → isMajorPortOn → Congo River ⓘ

Congo Rainforest → river → Congo River ⓘ

Lingala → region → Congo River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Congo River basin

Lingala → developedAlong → Congo River ⓘ

Rwenzori Mountains → drainage → Congo River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Congo River basin

Central African Republic → drainageBasin → Congo River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Congo River basin

The Negro Speaks of Rivers → references → Congo River ⓘ

The African Queen → filmingLocation → Congo River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Congo

Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza → exploredRegion → Congo River ⓘ

Maya-Maya Airport → locatedNear → Congo River ⓘ

Kinshasa–Brazzaville metropolitan area → locatedOnRiver → Congo River ⓘ

Kinshasa–Brazzaville metropolitan area → separatedBy → Congo River ⓘ

African Great Lakes → hydrologicalBasin → Congo River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Congo River basin

Muanda → locatedOn → Congo River ⓘ

Kongo Central Province → hasRiver → Congo River ⓘ

Kisangani → locatedOnRiver → Congo River ⓘ

Livingstone Falls → locatedOn → Congo River ⓘ

Livingstone Falls → partOf → Congo River ⓘ

this entity surface form: lower Congo River

Livingstone Falls → partOf → Congo River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Congo River basin

Matadi → locatedOnRiver → Congo River ⓘ

Matadi → OEBK BridgeCrosses → Congo River ⓘ

Matadi → isPartOf → Congo River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Congo River basin

Grand Inga Dam Project → locatedOnRiver → Congo River ⓘ

Middle East and Africa → hasMajorRiver → Congo River ⓘ

Lake Kivu → partOf → Congo River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Congo River basin

Lomami River → tributaryOf → Congo River ⓘ

Lomami River → flowsRoughlyParallelTo → Congo River ⓘ

Lomami River → riverSystem → Congo River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Congo River basin

Lomami River → mouth → Congo River ⓘ

Ubangi River → mouth → Congo River ⓘ

Ubangi River → partOf → Congo River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Congo River basin

Ubangi River → tributaryOf → Congo River ⓘ

Ubangi River → majorRightTributaryOf → Congo River ⓘ

Ubangi River → hydrologicalSystem → Congo River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Congo River system