Geography of The Democratic Republic of The Congo - Extreme Points

Extreme Points

This is a list of the extreme points of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the points that are farther north, south, east or west than any other location.

  • Northern-most point - unnamed location on the border with the Central African Republic in the Bomu river immediately west of the town of Mbaga in CAR, Orientale Province
  • Eastern-most point - at the point where the northern section of the border with Uganda enters Lake Albert immediately west of Mahagi Port, Oritentale Province
  • Southern-most point - unnamed location on the border with Zambia immediately to north-west of the Zambian town of Ndabala, Katanga province
  • Western-most point - the point at which the border with Cabinda enters the Atlantic Ocean, Bas-Congo province

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