Eastern Congolian swamp forests

Eastern Congolian swamp forests
Eastern Congolian swamp forests
	Tumba-Ngiri-Maindombe, the largest RAMSAR wetland in the world
	Map of the Eastern Congolian swamp forests
Ecology
Realm	Afrotropical
Biome	Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests
Borders	List Central Congolian lowland forests; Northeast Congolian lowland forests; Southern Congolian forest–savanna mosaic; Western Congolian forest–savanna mosaic; Western Congolian swamp forests;
Geography
Area	92,315 km2 (35,643 sq mi)
Country	Democratic Republic of the Congo
Coordinates	.7°S 18.2°E
Conservation
Conservation status	relatively stable
Protected	23,092 km² (25%)

The Eastern Congolian swamp forests (French: Forêts marécageuses de l'est du Congo) are a fairly intact but underresearched ecoregion of the tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests biome. It is located within the Democratic Republic of the Congo. This is the eastern half of one of the largest areas of swamps in the world.

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