Central Congolian lowland forests
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.
| Central Congolian lowland forests | |
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Aerial view of the Lukenie River as it meanders through the Central Congolese lowland forests of the DRC. | |
Location | |
| Ecology | |
| Realm | Afrotropical |
| Biome | Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests |
| Geography | |
| Area | 414,800 km2 (160,200 sq mi) |
| Country | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Coordinates | 1.5°S 22.6°E |
| Conservation | |
| Conservation status | relatively intact |
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