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 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

How these facts were elicited

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

Lualaba River partOf Congo River
Lualaba River mouth Congo River
Lualaba River upperCourseOf Congo River
Lualaba River drainageBasin Congo River
this entity surface form: Congo River basin
Tshuapa River partOf Congo River
this entity surface form: Congo River basin
Tshuapa River partOf Congo River
this entity surface form: Congo River system
Malapteruridae foundInBasin Congo River
this entity surface form: Congo River basin
Mount Heha drainageBasin Congo River
this entity surface form: Congo River basin
Aruwimi River partOf Congo River
this entity surface form: Congo River basin
Aruwimi River mouth Congo River
Aruwimi River tributaryOf Congo River
Aruwimi River drainageBasin Congo River
this entity surface form: Congo River system
Lukuga River flowsToward Congo River
this entity surface form: Congo River basin
Lukuga River partOf Congo River
this entity surface form: Congo River basin
Munukutuba region Congo River
this entity surface form: Congo River basin
Notopteridae nativeTo Congo River
this entity surface form: Congo River basin
Mormyridae nativeTo Congo River
this entity surface form: Congo River basin
Nile perch nativeTo Congo River
this entity surface form: Congo River basin
Cuvette Centrale drainage Congo River
this entity surface form: Congo River system
N’Dolo Airport nearbyWaterBody Congo River
Bobangi region Congo River
this entity surface form: Congo River basin
Bobangi spokenAlong Congo River
Lower Congo region locatedOnRiver Congo River
Lower Congo region partOf Congo River
this entity surface form: Congo River basin
Mountains of the Moon drainage Congo River
this entity surface form: Congo River basin
Mbandaka locatedOnRiver Congo River
Mbandaka riverPortOn Congo River
Orientale Province traversedBy Congo River
Salonga River partOf Congo River
this entity surface form: Congo River basin
Uganda and Democratic Republic of the Congo hasRiver Congo River
subject surface form: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Teke people geographicArea Congo River
this entity surface form: Congo River basin
Atlantic Ocean drainage basin hasPart Congo River
this entity surface form: Congo River basin
Humphrey Bogart as Charlie Allnut filmingLocation Congo River
this entity surface form: Congo
Pool Department locatedOnRiver Congo River
Sangha River mouthRiver Congo River
Sangha River tributaryOf Congo River
Sangha River partOf Congo River
this entity surface form: Congo River system
Sangha River drainageBasin Congo River
this entity surface form: Congo River basin
Gorillas in the Mist setIn Congo River
this entity surface form: Congo
Lomela River partOf Congo River
this entity surface form: Congo River basin
Ebola River partOfBasin Congo River
this entity surface form: Congo River basin
Ebola River partOf Congo River
this entity surface form: Congo River system
Yenge River partOf Congo River
this entity surface form: Congo River basin