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刚果河

Also known as Zaire River, Congo River, Zaire

非洲中部的河流

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The Congo is a major river in central Africa that flows through several countries and is the second-longest river on the continent. It matters because it is a vital source of water, transportation, and resources for millions of people in the region and plays an important role in the local environment and economy.

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Instance of: river
Country: Zambia
Located in: Kongo Central
Continent: Africa
Elevation: 32
Image: Sunrise near Mossaka (Congo).JPG
Length: 4700

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Commons category: Congo River
topic's main category: Category:Congo River
category for the water basin: Category:Congo drainage basin
Commons gallery: Congo River
watershed area: 401450000
discharge: 41800
drainage basin: Congo Basin
origin of the watercourse: Lualaba River
on focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
basin country: Tanzania
mouth of the watercourse: Atlantic Ocean

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刚果河（英语：Congo River，刚果语：Nzadi Kongo，林加拉语：Ebale Kongó，斯瓦希里語：Mto wa Kongo，法語：Fleuve Congo）是世界上最深的河流（平均深度达200米），且还是非洲中西部最长的河流，全长4640公里（以谦比西河为源头），名列全非洲第二位，仅次于尼罗河，是世界上第九長的河流。刚果河流域面积达401万平方公里，若按流量计算，刚果河是仅次于亚马逊河的世界第二大河，平均流量达4万立方米每秒以上，历史最大流量曾达8.1万立方米每秒。其干流流经赞比亚、刚果民主共和国、刚果共和国和安哥拉。刚果民主共和国和刚果共和国均以刚果河为名。1971年至1997年期间，刚果民主共和国称为扎伊尔，当地语言中意为“河流”，当时该国政府称该河为扎伊尔河(Zaire River)。

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