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	CONGO - Online Information article about CONGO
		The river, the width of which varies from 250 to 1200 yds., is almost unnavigable until below the Johnston Falls (Mambilima of the natives), a series of rapids extending from 11 io' to 1o 3o' S. Below the falls the river is navigable by steamer all the way to Lake Mwerua distance of loo m.
		The Lualaba, also known as Nzilo, which is the main stream of the Kamolondo, rises at an altitude of,4700 ft., in 264o' E., just north of 12 S.the watershed of the western head-streams of the Congo being everywhere north of that parallel.
		East of the Lualababetween it and the Luapularises the river Lufira.
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /COM_COR/CONGO.html (4624 words)

	Congo, river, Africa. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
		The Lualaba River, considered to be the upper Congo River, rises in SE Congo (Kinshasa), flows north over rapids and falls to Bukama, and thence across a vast plain and through a series of marshy lakes (Kabwe, Kabele, Upemba) to receive the Luvua River at Ankoro.
		The river is continued offshore by a c.500-mi-long (800-km) submarine canyon that is c.4,000 ft (1,220 m) deep.
		It became known as the Zaïre River (a corruption of the local name Mzadi meaning “great water”) and was later referred to as the Congo River (for the Kongo kingdom located near its mouth); it was called Zaïre River by the government of Zaïre (now Congo [Kinshasa]) from 1971 to 1997.
	www.bartleby.com /65/co/Congo.html (722 words)

	Lualaba River - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Lualaba is the headstream of the Congo River, running from the vicinity of Lubumbashi north to Kisangani, where the Congo officially begins.
		The Lualaba was once considered a possibility for the source of the Nile, until Henry Morton Stanley journeyed down it and proved that it drained into the Atlantic Ocean.
		Rivers of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lualaba_River (94 words)

	ninemsn Encarta - Congo
		Congo, river, primarily in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly ZaÃ¯re), the second longest river in Africa, and one of the longest in the world.
		South of its junction with the Ubangi River, the chief northern tributary, to a point below Pool Malebol (Stanley Pool), the River Congo is part of the boundary between the Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
		The Scottish explorer and missionary David Livingstone reached the Lualaba River in 1871; the first exploration of the main stream was the expedition of the Anglo-American explorer Henry M. Stanley.
	au.encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761553048/Congo.html (802 words)

	River Congo. Who is River Congo? What is River Congo? Where is River Congo? Definition of River Congo. Meaning of River ...
		Kinshasa and Brazzaville are on opposite sides of the river at the Pool, then the river narrows and falls through a number of cataracts in deep canyons, running by Matadi and Boma, and into the sea at the small town of Muanda.
		Henry Morton Stanley was the first European to navigate along the river's length and report that the Lualaba was not a source of the Nile as had been suggested.
		Nearly the entire Congo is readily navigable, and railways bypass the three major falls, and much of the trade of central Africa passes along it, including copper, palm oil (as kernels), sugar, coffee, and cotton.
	www.knowledgerush.com /kr/encyclopedia/River_Congo (344 words)

	Congo River - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The river also has the second-largest flow in the world, behind the Amazon, and the second-largest watershed of any river, again trailing the Amazon and slightly ahead of the Mississippi.
		Kinshasa (formerly LÃ©opoldville) and Brazzaville are on opposite sides of the river at the Pool, then the river narrows and falls through a number of cataracts in deep canyons (collectively known as the Livingstone Falls), running by Matadi and Boma, and into the sea at the small town of Muanda.
		Rivers of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
	wikipedia.com /wiki/Congo_River (533 words)

	MSN Encarta - Congo (river)
		Congo (river), river in Central Africa, for which two African countries are named: Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC, formerly Zaire) and Republic of the Congo.
		To the west, in southern DRC, the Lualaba and its headstreams rise in the highlands of the Katanga region.
		The Lualaba is joined by the Lufira at Lake Upemba and flows north to meet the Luvua in northern Katanga, an administrative region of the DRC.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761553048/Congo.html (604 words)

	Probert Encyclopaedia: Gazetteer (Lu-Lul) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		The Lualaba is a river that rises in south-east the Democratic Republic of the Congo ( Zaire) and flows northwards for about 640 km before joining with the Luapula to form the Zaire River.
		Ludlow is a town on the River Teme in Shropshire, England.
		Lugwardine is a village on the River Lugg in Herefordshire, England.
	www.probertencyclopaedia.com /GGE.HTM (1038 words)

	The Congo River
		It begins at the junction of the Lualaba and Luvua rivers, in the Altai Mountains, and flows southwest to the Atlantic Ocean.
		river forms most of the border between Zaire and the Republic of Congo and drains more than 1,600,000 square miles of land.
		The river has a width in a range of 0.5 to 10 miles.
	www.socialstudiesforkids.com /articles/geography/congoriver.htm (294 words)

	Congo River Congo Free State Congolese Music (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		It is approximately 96 km long and 45 km wide, with its long end oriented northeast/southwest, and li, which feed the Lualaba River The Lualaba is the largest tributary of the Congo River, running from the vicinity of Lubumbashi north to Kisangani, where the Congo officially begins.
		Kisangani is located where the Lualaba River becomes the Congo River north of the Boyoma F just below the falls, then gradually bends southwest, passing by Mbandaka, joining with the Ubangi River The Ubangi River (also Oubangi is a major tributary of the Congo River in central Africa.
		Kinshasa and Brazzaville are on opposite sides of the river at the Pool, then the river narrows and falls through a number of cataract s in deep canyons (collectively known as the Livingstone Falls), running by Matadi and Boma, and into the sea at the small town of Muanda.
	www.masterliness.com /a/Congo.River.htm (892 words)

	MSN Encarta - Congo
		The Congo River holds numerous sandbars and thousands of islands, many of which are cloaked in evergreen trees.
		With its numerous tributaries, which also include the Aruwimi, Kasai, and Lomami rivers, the Congo drains the central African equatorial basin, an area of more than 4.1 million sq km (more than 1.6 million sq mi) and provides the main artery of transport in central Africa.
		After Cam's voyage other Europeans visited the river estuary, chiefly for trading purposes, but more than three centuries elapsed before a serious exploratory project was undertaken.
	uk.encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761553048/Congo.html (802 words)

	afrapidsbio
		The Congo/Zaire River basin is the largest river basin of Africa, covering over 12 percent of the continent, and is the second largest rainforest area in the world (only the Amazon is bigger).
		Tributaries: Aruwimi River; Itimbiri River; Kwa River; Fimi River; Kasai River; Sankuru River; Kwango River; Kwilu River; Lomami River; Lualaba River; Lufira River; Luvua River; Lulonga River; Ruki River; Busira River; Momboyo River; Sangha River; Ubangi River; Bomu River; Uele River.
		The river is tidal to Boma, approximately 100 kilometres upriver.
	www.wetpetz.com /congoriver.htm (897 words)

	Congo River
		The Congo is a river in Western Africa.
		Kinshasa and Brazzaville are on opposite sides of the river below the Pool, then the river narrows and falls through a number of cataracts in deep canyons, running by Matadi and Boma[?], and into the sea at the small town of Muanda[?].
		Henry Morton Stanley was the first European to navigate along the river's length and report on it.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/co/Congo_River.html (185 words)

	africanfront.com (AUF)
		The river has cut deep into the ocean floor, and the brown of its silt-filled waters may be seen 50 kilometers out to sea.
		It is a humid region, with many sources flowing into the Oubangui River, a major tributary of the Congo River and forming the border between the CAR and the DRC.
		The discharge of the Congo River reaching Kinshasa and Brazzaville is about 1269 km3/year, which is equal to 32% of the renewable water resources for the whole of Africa.
	africanfront.com /water_sheds/water_sheds2/water_sheds7.php?printable=1 (1123 words)

	BBC - Science & Nature - Wild Africa
		Two rivers, the Luapula and the Lualaba, form the headstream of the mighty Congo River.
		The lower river is an endless labyrinth of channels and streams.
		The Congo River is transformed from a lazy snake into a wild torrent as it's thrust down a series of narrow gorges and cataracts extending for about 354km (220 miles) between Kinshasa and Matadi.
	www.bbc.co.uk /nature/programmes/tv/wildafrica/congo.shtml (505 words)

	lualaba_river (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		From Kabalo, the Lualaba River flows N to Kisangani in...
		The Scottish explorer and missionary David Livingstone reached the Lualaba River in 1871; the first exploration of the main stream was the expedition of the Anglo-American...
		The Ngala people live on the banks of Lualaba River and are closely related to the Ngbandi in their artistic style.Â This figure measures...
	lualaba_river.networklive.org (315 words)

	Location and Flow (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		The river forms the border between the Republic of Congo and Zaire; however, most of the Congo lies within the Zaire area.
		The river stretches along both sides of the equator, therefore the weather is hot.
		The river is a very beautiful place and has very gorgeous plants and wildlife.
	web.bryant.edu /~langlois/ecology/location.htm (212 words)

	MSN Encarta - David Livingstone
		Between 1858 and 1863, with half a dozen British assistants and a succession of steam vessels, Livingstone explored the Zambezi, the Shire River, Lake Malawi, and the Ruvuma River.
		From Ujiji on Lake Tanganyika he accompanied a group of Arab slave traders westward, in March 1871, becoming the first European to reach the Lualaba River.
		Livingstone theorized that the Lualaba was the headwaters of the Nile (it is actually the headwaters of the Congo River), but instability caused by slave raiding made further exploration impossible.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761557618/David_Livingstone.html (1689 words)

	Lualaba -- Der afrikanische Fluss Lualaba wird als eigentlicher Quellfluss d... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		Lualaba -- Der afrikanische Fluss Lualaba wird als eigentlicher Quellfluss d...
		Der afrikanische Fluss Lualaba wird als eigentlicher Quellfluss des Kongos angesehen.
		Der eben erwähnte Flusslauf - Luvua - Luapula - Chambeshi - ist bis zu seiner Einmündung in den Lualaba deutlich länger, als dieser, wird aber nur als Nebenfluss des Kongos betrachtet.
	lualaba.exsudo.de (187 words)

	Luvua River -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		tributary of the Lualaba River in southeastern Congo (Kinshasa).
		The second longest river in South America after the Amazon, the Paraná River joins with the Paraguay and Uruguay Rivers before emptying into the Río de la Plata estuary on its way to the Atlantic...
		The principal tributary of the Paraná River, the Paraguay is the fifth largest river in South America.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article?tocId=9049450 (640 words)

	Boyoma Falls -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		The falls extend for 60 miles (100 km) along a curve of the river between Ubundu and Kisangani.
		The total fall in the river's elevation is about 200 feet (60 m), and the seventh and largest cataract is 800 yards (730 m) wide.
		Three types of environment are found, either juxtaposed or in succession, along the river and its tributaries: the narrower sections, bordered by firm ground; the wider stretches, dotted with islands...
	www.britannica.com /eb/article?tocId=9016077 (702 words)

	Lualaba River -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		tributary of the Lualaba River in eastern Congo (Kinshasa).
		tributary of the Lualaba River, which is itself a headstream of the Congo River, in Congo (Kinshasa).
		Its northern and western borders touch the Lualaba River and the surrounding...
	secure.britannica.com /eb/article?tocId=9049201 (648 words)

	The Course of the Zaire River (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		The river flows through the second largest rainforest area in the world, the Amazon Rainforest is larger though.
		The river also has the second largest flow in the world, behind the Amazon, and the second largest watershed of any river.
		Kinshasa and Brazzaville are on opposite sides of the river at the pool, the river narrows and falls through a number of contracts in deep canyons, running by Matadi and Boma, and into the sea at the small town of Muanda.
	www.bps.sa.edu.au /year9/9M%20Webs/zaire_ls/course.htm (204 words)

	Mineralogical Record: Into the Heart of Darkness: Searching for minerals in the democratic Republic of the Congo
		The Lualaba River, originating just a few miles southwest of Kolwezi, is the largest tributary of the Congo River.
		Lake Lualaba was created in 1952 when the Union Miniere mining company dammed the river to produce hydroelectric power.
		A number of other dams on the river generate large amounts of electricity that is sold to Zambia.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qa3672/is_200211/ai_n9160979/pg_4 (1722 words)

	On a Steamer on the Lualaba River - Belgian Congo - Native Village at Water's Edge
		From a Steamer on the Lualaba River, Belgian Congo
		We are on the Lualaba River, a tributary of the Congo.
		By now we have left the classic Nile thousands of miles behind us and at Kabolo embark on the Lualaba River for the 353 miles up the river (south) to Bukama, if we are going direct to the Cape; down the river (north) if we want to see something of the Congo country.
	www.boondocksnet.com /stereo/sv267f.html (389 words)

	e. West Central Africa. 2001. The Encyclopedia of World History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		Despite an expansion of population in the preceding half millennium, the region was still sparsely populated compared with West Africa and the interlacustrine region.
		Sanga, on the Lualaba River in the Katanga (Shaba) region of present-day Zaire, had by this time a rich metalworking tradition in an area that attracted Iron Age populations, due to a good supply of fish and game and good rainfall for agriculture.
		The transition to later Iron Age culture in Lunda led to a centralization of power by territorial chiefdoms, in competition with lineage-based authority.
	www.bartelby.com /67/363.html (526 words)

	C and S's river page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		This river which we had a wonderful time traveling on, stretches 4375 Km and goes from 0.8 to 16 Km wide.
		As we met some of the locals we noticed that the river is their main root of transport for them.
		Formed by the junction of the Lualaba and Luvua rivers in southern DRC, it flows generally north as far as Stanley Falls, just north of the equator.
	thom.rbe.sk.ca /academics/science/websci/stu/d2p1/candsquiz.html (264 words)

	European Control - History - Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire) - Africa
		Scottish explorer and missionary David Livingstone, who brought the injustices of the Zanzibari slave trade to the attention of Europe, reached Lualaba River from the east in 1871.
		Growing European interest in Africa as a source of wealth was stimulated by the accounts of explorers, notably Anglo-American journalist Henry Morton Stanley, who explored the Congo between 1874 and 1877.
		The first explorer to fully investigate the river, Stanley descended the Congo River system from the upper Lualaba to its mouth, traveling more than 2,600 km (more than 1,600 mi).
	www.countriesquest.com /africa/democratic_republic_of_the_congo_formerly_zaire/history/european_control.htm (154 words)

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