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Likouala-Mossaka
The Likouala-Mossaka (or Likouala River) is a river in the Republic of the Congo. It is a tributary of the Congo River, which it enters to the east of the town of Mossaka. Location The Likouala-Mossaka is a right tributary of the Congo into which it flows at Mossaka about from its source. Its basin adjoins that of the Sangha River to the north and the Ogooué River in Gabon to the west. To the south it adjoins the basin of the Alima, which has hardly any left tributaries. The lower Sangha, the Likouala-aux-Herbes and Likouala-Mossaka rivers flow through the Congolese Cuvette, a huge depression with an equatorial climate. The soil of this region is sandy or clayey quaternary fluvial alluvia. Vegetation is dense, humid, shady forest that partly floods during the high water season. Hydrology Between 1951 and 1993 annual rainfall in the Likouala-Mossaka basin was and average discharge at the Makoua gauging station was . The basin above this point covered . European exploration ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Congo River
The Congo River ( kg, Nzâdi Kôngo, french: Fleuve Congo, pt, Rio Congo), formerly also known as the Zaire River, is the second longest river in Africa, shorter only than the Nile, as well as the second largest river in the world by discharge volume, following only the Amazon. It is also the world's deepest recorded river, with measured depths around . The Congo- Lualaba-Chambeshi River system has an overall length of , which makes it the world's ninth- longest river. The Chambeshi is a tributary of the Lualaba River, and ''Lualaba'' is the name of the Congo River upstream of Boyoma Falls, extending for . Measured along with the Lualaba, the main tributary, the Congo River has a total length of . It is the only major river to cross the Equator twice. The Congo Basin has a total area of about , or 13% of the entire African landmass. Name The name ''Congo/Kongo'' originates from the Kingdom of Kongo once located on the southern bank of the river. The kingdom in turn was n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Likouala-aux-Herbes
The Likouala-aux-Herbes is a river in the Republic of the Congo. It is a tributary of the Sangha River, which in turn is a tributary of the Congo River. It gives its name to the Likouala Department. Location The Likouala-aux-Herbes is almost long and is the main tributary of the Sangha River. The lower Sangha, the Likouala-aux-Herbes and Likouala-Mossaka rivers flow through the Congolese Cuvette, a huge depression. The soil of this region is sand or clay Quaternary fluvial alluvia. The Likouala aux Herbes basin is located on the predominantly sandy Quaternary formations of the Congolese basin. The course of the Likouala meanders and shifts over time. The coefficient of sinuosity is more than 1.5 in the upper section, around 2.0 in the middle section and in the lower section as high as 2.8. The lower sections of the Sangha and Likouala-aux-Herbes flow through flat land with little difference in elevation between the two rivers. Part of the lower section of the Sangha River divid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sangha River
The Sangha River, a tributary of the Congo River, is located in Central Africa. Geography The Sangha River is formed at the confluence of the Mambéré River and the Kadéï River at Nola, Central African Republic, Nola in the western Central African Republic. () The Sangha flows along the border of Cameroon, with the Central African Republic, and then the Republic of Congo. It joins the Congo River at The tributary, tributaries of the Sangha River include the Dja River, Ngoko River (Dja river). Its river mouth and confluence with the Sangha is at Ouésso, in the Republic of the Congo. (). Ecology The Sangha River is a Freshwater ecoregion of Africa. Its wetlands in the Central African Republic, Cameroon and Congo are protected Ramsar sites. References External links Water Resources eAtlas.org: Map of the Sangha River basin Sangha River, Rivers of Cameroon Rivers of the Republic of the Congo Rivers of the Central African Republic Freshwater ecoregions of Africa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mossaka
Mossaka is a town located in the Cuvette Department, Republic of the Congo. Located on the banks of the Congo River to the west of the mouth of the Likouala-Mossaka The Likouala-Mossaka (or Likouala River) is a river in the Republic of the Congo. It is a tributary of the Congo River, which it enters to the east of the town of Mossaka. Location The Likouala-Mossaka is a right tributary of the Congo into whic ..., Mossaka is known for its large fish production. Cuvette Department Populated places in the Republic of the Congo {{RCongo-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Republic Of The Congo
The Republic of the Congo (french: République du Congo, ln, Republíki ya Kongó), also known as Congo-Brazzaville, the Congo Republic or simply either Congo or the Congo, is a country located in the western coast of Central Africa to the west of the Congo river. It is bordered to the west by Gabon, to its northwest by Cameroon and its northeast by the Central African Republic, to the southeast by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to its south by the Angolan exclave of Cabinda and to its southwest by the Atlantic Ocean. The region was dominated by Bantu-speaking tribes at least 3,000 years ago, who built trade links leading into the Congo River basin. Congo was formerly part of the French colony of Equatorial Africa. The Republic of the Congo was established on 28 November 1958 and gained independence from France in 1960. It was a Marxist–Leninist state from 1969 to 1992, under the name People's Republic of the Congo. The country has had multi-party elections sin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ogooué River
The Ogooué (or Ogowe), also known as the Nazareth river, some long, is the principal river of Gabon in west central Africa and the fifth largest river in Africa by volume of discharge, trailing only the Congo, Kasai, Niger and Zambezi. Its watershed drains nearly the entire country of Gabon, with some tributaries reaching into the Republic of the Congo, Cameroon, and Equatorial Guinea. Course The source of the Ogooué River was discovered in 1894 by Mary Kingsley, an English explorer who travelled up the banks by steamboat and canoe. The river rises in the northwest of the Bateke Plateaux near Kengue, Republic of Congo. It runs northwest, and enters Gabon near Boumango. Poubara Falls are near Maulongo. From Lastoursville up to Ndjole, the Ogooué is non-navigable due to rapids. From the latter city, it runs west, and enters the Gulf of Guinea near Ozouri, south of Port Gentil. The Ogowe Delta is quite large, about 100 km long and 100 km wide. Basin The O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alima
The Alima River is a tributary of the Congo River. It is formed by the confluence of two streams, the Lékéti and the Dziélé. Towns Towns on the banks of this river include (from the source): * Okoyo * Boundji * Oyo Location See also * List of rivers of the Republic of the Congo References Rivers of the Republic of the Congo Tributaries of the Congo River {{RCongo-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre Savorgnan De Brazza
Pietro Paolo Savorgnan di Brazzà, later known as Pierre Paul François Camille Savorgnan de Brazza; 26 January 1852 – 14 September 1905), was an Italian-born, naturalized French explorer. With his family's financial help, he explored the Ogooué region of Central Africa, and later with the backing of the Société de Géographie de Paris, he reached far into the interior along the right bank of the Congo. He has often been depicted as a man of friendly manner, great charm and peaceful approach towards the Africans he met and worked with on his journeys, but recent research has revealed that he in fact alternated this kind of approach with more calculated deceit and at times relentless armed violence towards local populations. Under French colonial rule, the capital of the Republic of the Congo was named Brazzaville after him and the name was retained by the post-colonial rulers, one of the few African nations to do so. (Other exceptions are Pretoria, South Africa; Port Louis, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albert Dolisie
Albert may refer to: Companies * Albert (supermarket), a supermarket chain in the Czech Republic * Albert Heijn, a supermarket chain in the Netherlands * Albert Market, a street market in The Gambia * Albert Productions, a record label * Albert Computers, Inc., a computer manufacturer in the 1980s Entertainment * ''Albert'' (1985 film), a Czechoslovak film directed by František Vláčil * ''Albert'' (2015 film), a film by Karsten Kiilerich * ''Albert'' (2016 film), an American TV movie * ''Albert'' (Ed Hall album), 1988 * "Albert" (short story), by Leo Tolstoy * Albert (comics), a character in Marvel Comics * Albert (''Discworld''), a character in Terry Pratchett's ''Discworld'' series * Albert, a character in Dario Argento's 1977 film ''Suspiria'' Military * Battle of Albert (1914), a WWI battle at Albert, Somme, France * Battle of Albert (1916), a WWI battle at Albert, Somme, France * Battle of Albert (1918), a WWI battle at Albert, Somme, France People * Albert (gi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giacomo Savorgnan Di Brazzà
Jacques Savorgnan di Brazza (or Giacomo Savorgnan de Brazza e Cergneu; 14 December 1859 – 29 February 1888) was an Italian naturalist, mountaineer and explorer, younger brother of Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza. Early years Giacomo Savorgnan di Brazzà was born in Rome on 14 December 1859, the 12th of 13 children. His parents were Ascanio Savorgnan di Brazzà, a sculptor and painter who had studied under Antonio Canova, and Giacinta Simonetti, Marquise of Gavignano. His father came from a liberal family which owned houses in Brazzacco (Moruzzo), Udine and Soleschiano ( Manzano). He was descended from the old nobility of Friuli. The family moved to Rome in 1870 and he studied first at the Roman College, then at the school in Bressanone, then returned to Rome to complete his secondary education. He attended the Faculty of Science in Rome, where he obtained a degree in 1882. Alpine explorations Influenced by his father, who had travelled in the east, and by his brother Pietro, Brazz� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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