The Congo River Explained in under 3 Minutes 

I need more than 3 minutes of Congo river explanation

Some 40 years back I was working in Brazzaville (BTW, lovely place and people) and took a flight to Kinshasa. I always thought that the river was wider at that point than the 3 km indicated above. Worth noting too that the flow was very fast. Just downstream of Brazzaville I visited a location with a standing wave of what seemed like 10 metres. Happy days.

Fact--the second deepest lake in the world - Lake Tangayika (over 400 species of fish - 79% endemic) is part of the Congo river basin and together with this lake, the Congo basin ranks next to the Amazon in the number of fish species in the world - ca. 1500 species and it is far less explored than the Amazon and could perhaps have well over 2000 species of fish. In 2019, a survey of Lake Mweru revealed over 40 new species! One of the reasons why the Congo is very rich in species is simple- it travels via diverse ecological and geological zones allowing species to evolve and adapt to the varying challenges of this mighty river. An interesting fact of the river is that the rapids are so powerful that it acts as barrier that the opposite sides of the less than 2km river do not mix at all. The results are that fishes on both sides of the same river are entirely different species! The river also holds the records of being the deepest in the World and in some parts reaches up to 250m deep! The Congo basin also holds the record of the greatest reserves of peat in the tropics thus plays an important role in carbon storage. I am concerned that many of the these unique species might be destroyed the dams are constructed. A balance between the need to provide the much needed infrastructure as well as preservation of this unique bounties of nature should be advanced

Congo river and amazon river are my favorites

Very informative!

Thank you for the information on Congo River 👍

I love Congo .With the rainfall it enjoys,Africa can be very self supporting .

Thank you for this research. 🖖🏾Namaste ☮

'Explained' because it has invaluable information. The Mighty Zaire is God's gift to Zaire. Wish Africa could unite to make Grand Inga a reality!

another river I didn't know I wanted explained, thank you youtube algorithing

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During my childhood , I always thought Rhine (German section ) being a huge river but after reading about the Congo river...I realized how Rhine is small in comparison with Congo .

I love Africa.

So marvelous, God created so many gud things n this River is just one of the many creations

Aos meus amigos do Congo um grande abraço.

It is the only major river in the world that drains rainfall from both North and South of the Equator. This affords a steady inflow of rain to the river all through the year .

Near banana a deep water port is planned. What should also be mentioned that there are almost no bridges to cross the congo river, Matadi has a bridge, but there is no bridge between Kinshassa and Brazzavile, although a bridge with railway track is planned to be built there.

Le majestueux fleuve Congo

Great topic and visuals but why do you need to mention so many chapters in a three minute video?

0:50 you say meter cubed but you pur the symbol for meter squared

Didn't hear you mention the source of the Congo river please

you should add subtitles...

Misplaced Montevideo on the map 🤨

In the world 🌎🌍👀🤔

How navigable is it? How far upriver can a large ship go? How large a ship can go upriver? Does the navigability of the river last all year long? You left out some very important information.

Congo River is 4th longest, not 2nd. After the Nile, 2nd and 3rd are Niger and Benue rivers respectively. 5th, 6th and 7th are Orange, Oripopo and Zambesi rivers.

2:58 😅😊

I think you can tell more about the Congo. Make a new video.

Great video, glad I don't live there...

Say no zo dam...dont change nature

That's not where Montevideo is

Fascinating information, but this mega dam project will displace how many thousands of people? And where will they go? Who will support them to resettle? For how long? How much? And how will this resettlement affect the area(s) where it will take place? How does all this cost stack up against the cost of solar power plus wind power plus energy storage?

who is the guy who did the kayaking across the rapids in 2012?

The only river with expired fish

0:30: just behind the Amazon river? The Congo river might be number 2, but it's FAR behind the Amazon river. The Amazon river is in a league of its own.

That dam will destroy one of the world's greatest rivers. It must not be built.

Is the Saguenay River in Quebec, Canada not deeper than this?

What happens when hippos n crocodiles arrive at the big falls, do they turn back or do they move down with the big currents

So goodbye to Inga rapids, the biggest volume rapids in the world. How environmentally brutal and sad.

Congo river has man eating crocadiles.

I wonder how many mosquito deaths that river has helped cause. Billion?

I cry for my country Congo the world's richest mineral country if through BRICS we shall prosper no imperialist needed

Is this river infested with hippos n crocodiles?

Anything to make YT content 😮

Another project that would possible for a united Africa instead of looking to the world bank or other western neocolonialist funders.

Any project that will develop Africa. World Bank: im outta here. If you want money for public schools to teaches Sex Education, Im your guy.

Haha banana

"Explained"? Why? Is the Congo River a problem, or a mystery? What is there to "explain" about a natural geographical feature?