Congo River mouth
E4339
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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Congo River | 1 |
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 |
Central Africa
ⓘ
surface form:
Congo Basin
|
| 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
ⓘ
surface form:
Atlantic Ocean basin
Gulf of Guinea ⓘ west coast of Africa ⓘ |
| longitude | approximately 12°E ⓘ |
| near |
Democratic Republic of the Congo
ⓘ
surface form:
Banana, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Angola ⓘ
surface form:
Cabinda exclave of 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Congo River