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Congo River (river) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 06 04 00 S degrees minutes |
Lat: -6.0667 decimal degrees |
| Long: 012 24 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 12.4000 decimal degrees |
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Note: Second largest river in Africa, after the Nile; rises in highlands of NE Zambia, flowing in counterclockwise arc, to the Atlantic Ocean at Banana, Bas-Congo, Congo; navigable only in part, due to obstacles of 32 cataracts. |
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| Congo (preferred,C,V)
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............ | since early 18th cen., taken from name of Congo kingdom at river's lower course |
| Kongo (C,V)
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| Congo River (C,O,English-P,U,N)
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| Zaire (C,O)
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............ | named by Europeans in 15th century; corruption of "nzari" & various similar words in African dialects, meaning "river" |
| Zaïre (C,O)
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| Zaire River (C,O)
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