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Salonga National Park is the largest forest national park in Africa, with an area of 33,350 square kilometres (12,880 sq mi). The river enters the Busira 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) upstream from
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The river's name is said to come from a mispronunciation of "nsao'loonga", the local name of a bird. The
Salonga River meanders in a generally northwest direction through the
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