Boyoma ( Stanley before 1983) is a series of waterfalls on the Lualaba River in the Democratic Republic of the Congo , between the cities of Ubundu and Kisangani . They consist of seven rapids, separated by stretches, at a distance of about 150 km; the total height of the fall is 40 m. The water flow is about 17,000 m³ / s, and by this indicator the waterfalls are included in the Guinness Book of Records [1] . Named after the discoverer Henry Stanley , in 1983 renamed Boyoma.
| Boyoma | |
|---|---|
| fr. Chutes boyoma | |
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| Characteristics | |
| Height | 60 m |
| Consumption | 17 000 m³ / s |
| Location | |
| River | Lualaba |
| A country |
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Notes
- ↑ Greatest waterfall flow // Guinness World Records 2015 .
Links
- Boyoma // "Banquet Campaign" 1904 - Big Irgiz [Electronic resource]. - 2005. - S. 679. - (The Great Russian Encyclopedia : [in 35 vols.] / Ch. Ed. Yu. S. Osipov ; 2004—2017, vol. 3). - ISBN 5-85270-331-1 .