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Nyamuragira

(Encyclopedia)Nyamuragira or Nyamulagira, active volcano (11,033 ft/3,058 m), S Virunga range, in E Congo (Kinshasa) near the Rwanda border, N of Lake Kivu and 15 mi (25 km) N of Goma, in S Virunga National Park. A...

Kananga

(Encyclopedia)Kananga lo͞olwäbo͞orˈ [key], city (1984 pop. 298,693), capital of Kasai-Central prov., S central Congo (Kinshasa), on the Lulua River. It is the commercial and transportation center of a region wh...

hemorrhagic fever

(Encyclopedia)hemorrhagic fever hĕmˌərăjˈĭk [key], any of a group of viral diseases characterized by sudden onset, muscle and joint pain, fever, bleeding, and shock from loss of blood. Bleeding occurs in the ...

Bangui

(Encyclopedia)Bangui bäng-gēˈ [key], city (1994 est. pop. 560,000), capital of the Central African Republic, a port on the Ubangi River, near the Congo (Kinshasa) border. Bangui is an administrative, trade, and ...

Obed Wild and Scenic River

(Encyclopedia)Obed Wild and Scenic River: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

Little River Canyon National Preserve

(Encyclopedia)Little River Canyon National Preserve: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

Middle Delaware National Scenic River

(Encyclopedia)Middle Delaware National Scenic River: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

River Raisin National Battlefield Park

(Encyclopedia)River Raisin National Battlefield Park: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area

(Encyclopedia)Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

Gauley River National Recreation Area

(Encyclopedia)Gauley River National Recreation Area: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...