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The '''Congo Basin''' is the sedimentary [[drainage basin|basin]] that is the [[drainage basin|drainage]] of the [[Congo River]] of west equatorial Africa. The basin begins in the highlands of the [[East African Rift]] system with input from the Chambeshi River, the Uele and Ubangi Rivers in the upper reaches and the Lualaba River draining wetlands in the middle reaches. Due to the young age and active uplift of the East African Rift at the headlands, the river's yearly sediment load is very large but the drainage basin occupies large areas of low relief throughout much of its area.<ref name ="McDonald2005">{{cite book|title=Mineral Deposits & Earth Evolution|publisher=Geological Society Publishing House|date= 2005|isbn=9781862391826}}</ref> The basin is a total of 3.7 million square kilometers and is home to some of the largest undisturbed stands of [[tropical rainforest]] on the planet, in addition to large wetlands. The basin ends where the river empties its load in the [[Gulf of Guinea]] on the [[Atlantic Ocean]]. The climate is equatorial tropical, with two rainy seasons including very high rainfalls, and high temperature year round. The basin is home to the endangered [[mountain gorilla]].<ref name="Terborgh2002">{{cite book|title=Making Parks Work|editor-last = Terborgh|editor-first=John|publisher=Island Press|date=2002|isbn=9781559639057}}</ref>
La '''conca del Congo''' és la [[conca hidrogràfica]] sedimentària del [[
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