Congo Basin

[ kong-goh bey-sin ]

noun

1. 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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Congo Basin¹

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

The Congo Basin rain forest ecosystem, sometimes called the world’s “second lung,” is, like the Amazon, rich in biodiversity.

From Time

At one point, a man said how puzzled he was that the ongoing degradation of the Amazon rain forest was widely condemned, even in Africa, and yet no one was talking about the destruction of the Congo Basin rain forest.

From Time

Later, we held a strike for the Congo Basin forests in front of the pavilion.

From Time

There, I talked to the people staffing it about the strikes I was staging on behalf of the Congo Basin rain forest.

From Time

This seems incredible when you consider that the whole Congo Basin is one vast forest.

From Project Gutenberg

Both missions now have steamers at their disposal, and are engaged in peaceful rivalry for moral conquest in the Congo Basin.

From Project Gutenberg

What do our converted young men want, as a chance to crowd life with heroic service, that the Congo Basin does not attract them!

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