Partie_Camerounaise_du_fleuve_Sangha

Sangha River

Sangha River

River in Central Africa

The Sangha River (Kikongo: Nzâdi Sangha, French: Rivière Sangha), a tributary of the Congo River, is located in Central Africa.

Map of the Sangha.Likouala drainage basin Likouala-aux-Herbes to the east and Likouala-Mossaka to the west
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The Sangha River in the Central African Republic in 2010

Geography

The Sangha River is formed at the confluence of the Mambéré River and the Kadéï River at Nola in the western Central African Republic. (3°30′55″N 16°2′50″E) 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 1°12′45″S 16°49′40″E

The tributaries of the Sangha River include the Ngoko River (Dja river). Its river mouth and confluence with the Sangha is at Ouésso, in the Republic of the Congo. (1°39′5″N 16°3′25″E).

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

  1. [1]
    "Partie camerounaise du fleuve Sangha". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  2. [2]
    "Sangha-Nouabalé-Ndoki". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  3. [3]
    "Riviere Sangha située en République Centrafricaine". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
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