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Sangha River

Coordinates: 1°12′45″S 16°49′40″E / 1.21250°S 16.82778°E / -1.21250; 16.82778 (Sagha River mouth)
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Map of the Sangha.Likouala drainage basin Likouala-aux-Herbes to the east and Likouala-Mossaka to the west
Designations
Official namePartie camerounaise du fleuve Sangha
Designated2 February 2008
Reference no.1739[1]
Official nameSangha-Nouabalé-Ndoki
Designated4 March 2009
Reference no.1858[2]
Official nameRiviere Sangha située en République Centrafricaine
Designated5 November 2009
Reference no.1889[3]
The Sangha River in the Central African Republic in 2010

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

Geography

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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 / 3.51528°N 16.04722°E / 3.51528; 16.04722 (Sangha River head)). 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 / 1.21250°S 16.82778°E / -1.21250; 16.82778 (Sagha River mouth).

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 / 1.65139°N 16.05694°E / 1.65139; 16.05694 (Ngoko River mouth)).

Ecology

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The Sangha River is a Freshwater ecoregion of Africa. Its wetlands in the Central African Republic, Cameroon and Congo are protected Ramsar sites.

References

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