Congo River Basin

GPTKB entity

Statements (55)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:river
gptkbp:annualRainfall 1,500–2,000 mm
gptkbp:area about 4 million square kilometers
gptkbp:climate tropical
gptkbp:contains gptkb:Congo_Rainforest
gptkbp:discoveredByEuropeans 15th century
gptkbp:drainedBy gptkb:Congo_River
gptkbp:explores gptkb:Henry_Morton_Stanley
gptkbp:hasBiodiversity true
gptkbp:homeTo gptkb:bonobos
okapi
forest elephants
gorillas
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Congo River Basin
gptkbp:hydroelectricPotential gptkb:Inga_Dams
gptkbp:importantFor carbon sink
gptkbp:includesCountry gptkb:Angola
gptkb:Burundi
gptkb:Cameroon
gptkb:Central_African_Republic
gptkb:Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo
gptkb:Equatorial_Guinea
gptkb:Gabon
gptkb:Republic_of_the_Congo
gptkb:Rwanda
gptkb:Tanzania
gptkbp:largestRainforest gptkb:Africa
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Central_Africa
gptkbp:mainEconomicActivity agriculture
fishing
mining
wood
gptkbp:mainRiver gptkb:Congo_River
gptkbp:majorCity gptkb:Kisangani
gptkb:Brazzaville
gptkb:Kinshasa
gptkbp:population over 75 million
gptkbp:protectedArea gptkb:Odzala-Kokoua_National_Park
gptkb:Salonga_National_Park
gptkb:Nouabalé-Ndoki_National_Park
gptkbp:secondLargestRainforest world
gptkbp:threats mining
deforestation
poaching
illegal logging
gptkbp:tributaryOf gptkb:Kasai_River
gptkb:Lualaba_River
Sangha River
Ubangi River
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite gptkb:Okapi_Wildlife_Reserve
gptkb:Salonga_National_Park
Sangha Trinational
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Mokele-mbembe
gptkb:Nile_perch
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6