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Canoeing the Congo: the first source-to-sea descent of the Congo River

By Phil , Harwood

Book information

Publisher
Summersdale
Year
2013
ISBN
9780857659101, 9780857659088, 0857659081, 0857659103
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
745 kB (762519 bytes)
Edition
North American ed.
Pages
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Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
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Description

At 2,922 miles, the Congo is the eighth longest river and the deepest in the world, with a flow rate second only to the Amazon. Ex-Marine Phil Harwood embarked on an epic solo journey from the river's true source in the highlands of Zambia through war-torn Central Africa. With no outside help whatsoever he faced swamps, waterfalls, man-eating crocodiles, hippos, aggressive snakes and spiders' webs the size of houses. He collapsed from malaria, and was arrested, intimidated and chased. On one stretch, known as 'The Abattoir' for its history of cannibalism and reputation for criminal activity

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