Kalamu
Kalamu is a stream in Bas-Congo Province, DR Congo. Kalamu is situated nearby to the city Boma, as well as near the locality Kilele.Places of Interest
Highlights include Fort de Shinkakasa.
Fort de Shinkakasa
Ruins
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Fort de Shinkakasa, also called Fort Boma, was a fortification built in the Congo Free State to defend access to the Congo river in 1891. It is located about 1.5 kilometres west of Boma which was the capital of the Free State and later the Belgian Congo from 1886 to 1926.
Kalamu
- Type: Stream
- Also known as: “Crocodile River”, “Kalumu River”, and “Rivière des Crocodiles”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Bas-Congo Province, DR Congo, Central Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-5.85849° or 5° 51′ 31″ southLongitude
13.0495° or 13° 2′ 58″ eastElevation
2 metres (7 feet)Open location code
6F6M42RX+JQGeoNames ID
2315206
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