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Congo Basin

American

[kong-goh bey-sin] / ˈkɒŋ goʊ ˌbeɪ sɪn /

noun

the sedimentary basin of the Congo River, located in central Africa, covering approximately 1.4 million sq. mi. (3.7 million sq. km), including great wetlands and vast stands of unspoiled tropical rainforest.

Etymology

Origin of Congo Basin

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

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Among other things, it aims to get an agreement for a multi-billion-dollar fund to support the world's rainforests like the Amazon and the Congo Basin.

From BBC • Nov. 9, 2025

It rains almost all year round in Mbandaka, the capital of Equateur province in the dense rainforest of the Congo Basin of central Africa.

From Barron's • Oct. 13, 2025

Across most of the Congo Basin, active fire densities typically doubled over the study period.

From Science Daily • May 2, 2024

Bonobos, meanwhile, live only in a relatively isolated portion of the Congo Basin that has no mountains, and consequently, no gorillas.

From Science Magazine • Apr. 12, 2024

There it was decided to make of the Congo Basin an Independent State, a "free-for-all" country, where every flag could trade with equal right, and with no special tariff or restriction.

From The Congo and Coasts of Africa by Davis, Richard Harding

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