Ubangi

Ubangi

Ubangi , Fr. Oubangui, river, c.700 mi (1,130 km) long, formed on the Congo (Kinshasa)–Central African Republic border, central Africa, by the confluence of the Uele and Bomu rivers. It flows west and south, forming part of the boundary between Congo (Kinshasa) and the Central African Republic and Congo (Kinshasa) and Congo (Brazzaville), before emptying into the Congo River, of which it is the chief northern tributary. The river is navigable to Bangui.

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Ubangi River

U·ban·gi Riv·er / (y)oōˈbæng/ (French spelling Oubangui) a river that flows for 660 miles.(1,060 km) from the border of the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire), along the border of the latter with the Republic of Congo, to join the Congo River, of which it is the chief northern tributary.

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