<P> The great Congo River ( also spelled Kongo River and known as the Zaire River ; French : ( le ) fleuve Congo / Zaïre ; Portuguese : rio Congo / Zaire ; Kongo : Nzâdi Kôngo ) is the second longest river in Africa , shorter only than the Nile , as well as the second largest river in the world by discharge volume , following only the Amazon . It is also the world 's deepest recorded river , with measured depths in excess of 220 m ( 720 ft ) . The Congo - Lualaba - Chambeshi River system has an overall length of 4,700 km ( 2,920 mi ) , which makes it the world 's ninth - longest river . The Chambeshi is a tributary of the Lualaba River , and Lualaba is the name of the Congo River upstream of Boyoma Falls , extending for 1,800 km ( 1,120 mi ) . </P>
<P> The great Congo River ( also spelled Kongo River and known as the Zaire River ; French : ( le ) fleuve Congo / Zaïre ; Portuguese : rio Congo / Zaire ; Kongo : Nzâdi Kôngo ) is the second longest river in Africa , shorter only than the Nile , as well as the second largest river in the world by discharge volume , following only the Amazon . It is also the world 's deepest recorded river , with measured depths in excess of 220 m ( 720 ft ) . The Congo - Lualaba - Chambeshi River system has an overall length of 4,700 km ( 2,920 mi ) , which makes it the world 's ninth - longest river . The Chambeshi is a tributary of the Lualaba River , and Lualaba is the name of the Congo River upstream of Boyoma Falls , extending for 1,800 km ( 1,120 mi ) . </P>
what is the second largest river in africa
what is the second largest river in africa
The great Congo River ( also spelled Kongo River and known as the Zaire River
The great Congo River ( also spelled Kongo River and known as the Zaire River