Central Congolian lowland forests

Central Congolian lowland forests
Aerial view of the Lukenie River as it meanders through the Central Congolese lowland forests of the DRC.
Location
Ecology
RealmAfrotropical
BiomeTropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests
Geography
Area414,800 km2 (160,200 sq mi)
CountryDemocratic Republic of the Congo
Coordinates1°30′S 22°36′E / 1.5°S 22.6°E / -1.5; 22.6
Conservation
Conservation statusrelatively intact

The Central Congolian lowland forests (French: Forêts de plaine du centre du Congo) are an ecoregion within the Democratic Republic of the Congo. This is a remote, inaccessible area of low-lying dense wet forest, undergrowth and swamp in the Cuvette Centrale region of the Congo Basin south of the arc of the River Congo.

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