Boyoma Falls , formerly Stanley Falls, seven cataracts on the Lualaba River, extending c.60 mi (100 km) between Kisangani and Ubundu, N central Congo (Kinshasa), central Africa. The falls have a drop of c.200 ft (60 m) and are circumvented by a short railroad.
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By the numbers: World's wondrous waterfalls
Capital (Annapolis); 3/14/2004; George Dunsay; 374 words;
... in one of two different ways: Erosion. These falls are created in places where hard rock covers ... the rivers in the glaciated valley. Yosemite Falls is an example of this type of waterfall. OK ... waterfalls are created, so what are the biggest falls in world? Well, just like the airport scenario, that ...
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STATISTICALLY SPEAKING.(Column)
The Mail on Sunday (London, England); 5/20/2007; 141 words;
... circumstances: 15 per cent; undecided: 2 per cent Rate of flow of Boyoma Falls, Congo: about 600,000 cubic feet per second Maximum speed of ... Janos Marton, Hungary); year: 2003 Has anything like this week's news happened to you? Write and tell us
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STATISTICALLY SPEAKING
Mail on Sunday; 5/20/2007; JOHN CROUCHER; 137 words;
... circumstances: 15 per cent; undecided: 2 per cent Rate of flow of Boyoma Falls, Congo: about 600,000 cubic feet per second Maximum speed of ... Janos Marton, Hungary); year: 2003 Has anything like this week's news happened to you? Write and tell us
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