The Sangha River, a tributary of the Congo River, is located in Central Africa.
Designations | |
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Ramsar Wetland | |
Official name | Partie camerounaise du fleuve Sangha |
Designated | 2 February 2008 |
Reference no. | 1739[1] |
Ramsar Wetland | |
Official name | Sangha-Nouabalé-Ndoki |
Designated | 4 March 2009 |
Reference no. | 1858[2] |
Ramsar Wetland | |
Official name | Riviere Sangha située en République Centrafricaine |
Designated | 5 November 2009 |
Reference no. | 1889[3] |
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) 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
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).
The Sangha River is a Freshwater ecoregion of Africa. Its wetlands in the Central African Republic, Cameroon and Congo are protected Ramsar sites.
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