Nkam River

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The Nkam River is a significant river in western Cameroon that flows through forested regions and contributes to the formation of the Wouri estuary near Douala.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Nkam River canonical 2
Mbam River 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river
continent Africa
contributesTo Wouri estuary
linked to: Wouri River
country Cameroon
countrySubdivision Cameroon Littoral Region
Cameroon West Region
drainageBasin Atlantic Ocean basin
ecosystemType tropical rainforest river
flowsInto Wouri River
flowsThrough forest regions of Cameroon
formsEstuaryWith Makombé River
Wouri River
hasBiodiversity freshwater fish species of Central Africa
riparian rainforest flora
hasNotableFeature Ekom-Nkam waterfall gorge
linked to: Ekom-Nkam Falls
hasTributary Makombé River
hasWaterfall Ekom-Nkam Falls
languageRegion Francophone Cameroon
linked to: French Cameroon
locatedIn western Cameroon
mouthLocatedIn Gulf of Guinea
near Douala
nearSettlement Bafang
Melong
Nkongsamba
partOf Wouri River basin
linked to: Wouri River
region Littoral Region, Cameroon
West Region, Cameroon
usedFor fishing
irrigation
small-scale transport

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Wouri River hasTributary Nkam River
Sanaga River hasTributary Mbam River
linked to: Nkam River
Mbam–Nkam languages namedAfter Nkam River