Ogooué River

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The Ogooué River is the principal waterway of Gabon, flowing across the country to the Atlantic Ocean and serving as a vital ecological and transportation corridor in Central Africa.

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Label Occurrences
Ogooué River canonical 28
Ogooué River basin 9
Ogooué River system 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf river
alsoKnownAs Ogooué River
surface form: Ogooué
associatedProtectedArea Ogooué basin protected areas
basinCountry Cameroon
Equatorial Guinea
Gabon
Republic of the Congo
continent Africa
country Gabon
countryCapitalOnBasin Libreville
countryRankBySize largest river in Gabon
dischargeLocation Atlantic Ocean
drainageAreaCharacteristic largely forested basin
drainageBasin Ogooué River self-linksurface differs
surface form: Ogooué River basin
drainageType Atlantic drainage
flowsThrough Gabon
Republic of the Congo
hasBiodiversity supports rich tropical rainforest ecosystems
hasEcologicalRole major ecological corridor in Gabon
hasEconomicRole important transportation route in Gabon
used for river transport of goods and people
hasHistoricalRole historically used as an exploration route into Gabon’s interior
important in colonial-era river navigation
hasHydrologicalFeature numerous rapids and falls in upper course
hasSedimentTransport carries sediments from interior plateau to Atlantic coast
influencesClimate local hydrological and climatic patterns in Gabon
languageOfName French
length about 1200 km
locatedIn Gabonese rainforest
majorTributary Ngounié River
surface form: Abanga River

Ivindo River
Lolo River
Ngounié River
Okano River
Sébé River
mouth Atlantic Ocean
mouthLocation Gabon
mouthPosition near Port-Gentil
nationalSignificance principal waterway of Gabon
passesNear Booué
Lambaréné
Lastoursville
Ndjolé
region Central Africa
sourceLocation Republic of the Congo
sourceRegion Batéké Plateau
transportMode inland water transport

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

Gabon majorRiver Ogooué River
Republic of the Congo majorRiver Ogooué River
Ogooué River drainageBasin Ogooué River self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Ogooué River basin
Ogooué River alsoKnownAs Ogooué River
this entity surface form: Ogooué
Lope National Park partOf Ogooué River
this entity surface form: Ogooué River basin
Ngounié Province hasMajorRiver Ogooué River
Lambaréné locatedOnRiver Ogooué River
Lambaréné crossedBy Ogooué River
Lambaréné locatedInRiverBasin Ogooué River
this entity surface form: Ogooué River basin
Haut-Ogooué Province containsRiver Ogooué River
Haut-Ogooué Province namedAfter Ogooué River
Ndjolé locatedOnRiver Ogooué River
Ivindo River tributaryOf Ogooué River
Ivindo River mouthLocation Ogooué River
Ivindo River partOf Ogooué River
this entity surface form: Ogooué River basin
Ogooué-Lolo Province hasRiver Ogooué River
Lastoursville locatedOnRiver Ogooué River
Ogooué-Maritime Province hasRiver Ogooué River
Ogooué-Ivindo Province namedAfter Ogooué River
Ogooué-Ivindo Province containsRiver Ogooué River
Mikongo hasNearbyRiver Ogooué River
Ngounié River mouthOf Ogooué River
Ngounié River tributaryOf Ogooué River
Ngounié River partOf Ogooué River
this entity surface form: Ogooué River basin
Booué locatedOnRiver Ogooué River
Booué riverBasin Ogooué River
this entity surface form: Ogooué River basin
Okano River tributaryOf Ogooué River
Okano River partOf Ogooué River
this entity surface form: Ogooué River basin
Okano River hasMouthIn Ogooué River
Sébé River tributaryOf Ogooué River
Sébé River partOf Ogooué River
this entity surface form: Ogooué River basin
Sébé River hasMouth Ogooué River
Sébé River hydrologicalSystem Ogooué River
this entity surface form: Ogooué River system
Lolo River mouthOfWatercourse Ogooué River
Lolo River partOf Ogooué River
this entity surface form: Ogooué River basin
Lolo River tributaryOf Ogooué River
Lolo River riverSystem Ogooué River
this entity surface form: Ogooué River system
Lolo River dischargeLocation Ogooué River