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Fig. 15.1 The geographical setting of the Congo River System (CRS).
(A) Illustrates the CRS in relation to several other large African rivers
( numbered ). The grey shading indicates elevations above 1,000 m.a.s.
l., highlighting the biomodal topography of Africa. (B) The extent of
the Congo Basin ( dark grey line ) and the Equatorial forest ( light grey
shading) in central Africa. Central Africa is an area of high rainfall,
the Eastern (E) with the Western (W) branch forming part of the eastern
boundary of the Congo Basin. (C) The Congo Basin ( dashed black line )
straddles the Equator and measures ca . 2,600 km at its longest and ca .
2,400 km at its widest. The CB extends beyond the Democratic Repub-
lic of Congo into Gabon, Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Central
African Republic, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, Zambia and Angola.
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