Banana
Banana is a spit in Bas-Congo Province, DR Congo. Banana is situated nearby to the locality Bulambemba, as well as near Kifuku.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Banana is a small seaport in the Kongo Central province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the Atlantic coast. The port is situated in Banana Creek, an inlet about 1 km wide on the north bank of the Congo River's mouth, separated from the ocean by a spit of land 3 km long and 100 to 400 m wide.
Banana
- Type: Spit
- Also known as: “Banana Peninsula”, “Banana Sandspit”, and “Presqu’île de Banana”
- Category: landform
- Location: Bas-Congo Province, DR Congo, Central Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-6.01917° or 6° 1′ 9″ southLongitude
12.40397° or 12° 24′ 14″ eastElevation
3 metres (10 feet)Open location code
6F5JXCJ3+8HGeoNames ID
2317416
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