Congo [River] - Congo

Japanese: コンゴ[川] - コンゴ

The second largest river in Africa, it flows through central Africa near the equator. In the former Democratic Republic of the Congo, it is called the Zaire River. It is 4,667 km long. Its drainage area is 3.7 million ^km2 , and it almost overlaps with the Congo Basin. The Luapula River originates in the mountains of northern Zambia and becomes the Lubua River, which joins the Lualaba River originating in the Shaba region, and flows northward to become the main Congo river after passing through the Stanley Falls. It flows west from Kisangani and forms the main artery of the Congo Basin together with the Lomami River, and turns southwest to join the Ubangi River and Kasai River and reaches Kinshasa. It then becomes a rapid current and flows into the Atlantic Ocean at its vast mouth. It is an important transportation route, and plans for power development are being made. From the 14th to the 19th century, the Loango and Kongo Kingdoms flourished in the basin from the mouth of the river to the Atlantic coast, and the Luba and Lunda Kingdoms flourished inland upstream of the Lualaba River. The Portuguese arrived at the river mouth in 1482. Later, Livingstone explored the upper reaches, and Stanley explored the entire basin.
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Japanese:

アフリカ中央部，赤道付近を流れるアフリカ第２の大河。コンゴ民主共和国（旧）内ではザイール川と呼ばれる。全長4667km。流域面積370万km²で，コンゴ盆地とほぼ重なる。ザンビア北部の山地に発するルアプラ川がルブア川となって，シャバ地方に発するルアラバ川に合流，さらに北流し，スタンリー滝を経てコンゴ本流となる。キサンガニから西流，ロマミ川を合わせてコンゴ盆地の大動脈をなし，南西に転じてウバンギ川，カサイ川を合わせキンシャサに至る。以後急流をなし，広大な河口部で大西洋に注ぐ。重要な交通路で，電源開発計画も進められている。流域には，14―19世紀ころ，河口付近から大西洋岸にロアンゴ王国やコンゴ王国，内陸のルアラバ川上流にはルバ王国，ルンダ王国などが栄えた。1482年ポルトガル人が河口に渡来。のちリビングストンが上流部，スタンリーが全流域を探検。
→関連項目アフリカ｜コンゴ盆地条約｜ブラザ｜リビングストン滝

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