Upemba Depression
The Upemba Depression is a large marshy bowl area in the Democratic Republic of the Congo comprising some fifty lakes, including 22 of relatively large size including Lake Upemba.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Marsh
- Description: lake
- Also known as: “Belgida marecageuse de I’Upemba” and “Kamalondo Depression”
Upemba Depression
- Categories: depression and body of water
- Location: Bukama, Haut-Lomami, DR Congo, Central Africa, Africa
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Satellite Map
Discover Upemba Depression from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Albanian to Ukrainian—“Upemba Depression” goes by many names.
- Albanian: “Depresioni Kamalondo”
- Arabic: “اكتئاب كامالوندو”
- Armenian: “Կամալոնդո դեպրեսիա”
- Chinese: “烏朋巴窪地”
- Dutch: “Kamalondo-depressie”
- French: “Dépression de Kamalondo”
- Hebrew: “דיכאון קמאלונדו”
- Hungarian: “Upemba-medence”
- Japanese: “ウペンバ低地”
- Lingala: “Komitungisa ya Kamalondo”
- Portuguese: “Depressão Kamalondo”
- Portuguese: “Depressão Upemba”
- Russian: “Впадина Упемба”
- Spanish: “Depresion de Kamalondo”
- Spanish: “Depresión de Kamalondo”
- Spanish: “Depresion del Upemba”
- Spanish: “Depresión del Upemba”
- Swahili: “Bonde la Kamalondo”
- Swedish: “Upembasänkan”
- Ukrainian: “Депресія Камалондо”
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Notable Places Nearby
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