Congo
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Length
4,700 km
Coordinates
-4.3833, 15.3000
Category
rivers
Overview
Deepest river in the world, draining the dense Congo Rainforest.
About
The Congo River, formerly also known as the Zaire River, is the second-longest river in Africa, shorter only than the Nile, as well as the third largest river in the world by discharge volume, following the Amazon and Ganges–Brahmaputra rivers. It is the world's deepest recorded river, with measured depths of around 220 m (720 ft). The Congo–Lualaba–Luvua–Luapula–Chambeshi River system has an overall length of 4,700 km (2,900 mi), which makes it the world's ninth-longest river.
More about Congo
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