SSC
PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY
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Question
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Which African river near the equator is located in the tropical rainforest?
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Nile
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Niger
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Congo
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Mekong
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Congo basin, basin of the Congo River, lying astride the Equator in west-central Africa. It is the world’s second largest river basin (next to that of the Amazon), comprising an area of more than 1.3 million square miles (3.4 million square km).
Detailed explanation-2: -The Congo River has a total length of 4, 370 km (2, 715 mi). It is the only river to cross the equator twice. The Congo Basin has a total area of about 4, 000, 000 km2 (1, 500, 000 sq mi), or 13% of the entire African landmass.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Congo Basin rainforest is enormous. It stretches over six central African countries along the Equator.
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