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11:21 Sep 15, 2010
Italian to English translations [PRO] Geography
Italian term or phrase:bacino marittimo congolese
I can't find anywhere (or anything) in the Congo that matches this term. Any ideas?
Explanation: Più che marittimo, direi idrografico o fluviale
Congo = fiume Congo
Il bacino del Congo è il secondo più grande bacino fluviale del mondo, dopo quello del Rio delle Amazzoni. Copre una superficie di 3.730.500 km² e tocca i seguenti Paesi:
Angola
Burundi
Camerun
Gabon
Repubblica Centrafricana
Repubblica del Congo
Repubblica Democratica del Congo
Ruanda
Tanzania
Zambia
Congo River
The Congo River (also known as the Zaire River) is the second largest river in the world by volume of water discharged, though it has only one-fifth the volume of the world's largest river, the Amazon
The Congo River Basin is one of the distinct physiographic sections of the larger Mid-African province, which in turn is part of the larger African massive physiographic division.
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you might want to use capital letters to indicate the area:
yeah, that would be great, but, as you know, i can't in this instance. why don't you bung it up and you'll get my vote (though, in all honesty, i think the question is wrong).
Is it possible that your text refers to the Offshore Congo Basin?
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Congo river basin
Explanation: Più che marittimo, direi idrografico o fluviale
Congo = fiume Congo
Il bacino del Congo è il secondo più grande bacino fluviale del mondo, dopo quello del Rio delle Amazzoni. Copre una superficie di 3.730.500 km² e tocca i seguenti Paesi:
Angola
Burundi
Camerun
Gabon
Repubblica Centrafricana
Repubblica del Congo
Repubblica Democratica del Congo
Ruanda
Tanzania
Zambia
Congo River
The Congo River (also known as the Zaire River) is the second largest river in the world by volume of water discharged, though it has only one-fifth the volume of the world's largest river, the Amazon
The Congo River Basin is one of the distinct physiographic sections of the larger Mid-African province, which in turn is part of the larger African massive physiographic division.
-------------------------------------------------- Note added at 20 mins (2010-09-15 11:42:08 GMT) --------------------------------------------------
you might want to use capital letters to indicate the area:
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