4°15′S 15°25′E / 4.250°S 15.417°E / -4.250; 15.417

Satellite picture showing the Malebo/Stanley Pool
Map of Malebo/Stanley Pool and Mbamu, labelled as "Bamu Island"

Mbamu (also: M´Bamou and Bamu) is an island in the Pool Malebo, a large lake formed by a widening of the River Congo. The island is territory of the Republic of the Congo. Mbamu was a demilitarized zone under the neutral regime established in the Franco-Belgian Convention of 1908, when these two countries exerted colonial rule over the territories on either side of the River Congo.[1]

The Pool Malebo has a surface area of 180 km2.[2] Two national capitals are located downriver: to the northwest along the river is Brazzaville, capital of Republic of the Congo. To the south of the pool and river is Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Congo-Kinshasa).

References

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  1. ^ Verzijl, J. H. W. (1970-12-31). International Law in Historical Perspective. ISBN 9789021890500.
  2. ^ "Malebo Pool". Encyclopædia Britannica. Accessed June 2017.


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Pool Malebo

northwest of the Congo River, showing the upstream half of Pool Malebo and Mbamu Island. The northern outskirts of Brazzaville appear in the right foreground

Brazzaville

large area to the north of the Congo River, just below the Pool Malebo. Mbamu, a large island within the Pool, is part of the Republic of Congo's territory

Bamu

Bamu may refer to: Mbamu, an island in the Republic of the Congo Bamu language, a language of Papua New Guinea Bamu Rural LLG, Papua New Guinea Bamu River

Ile Mbamou

the only district of the Brazzaville Department of Republic of the Congo. Mbamu "Congo (Rep.): Administrative Division". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved

List of countries by largest island

Volta[citation needed] 190 (73)[citation needed] 95  Republic of the Congo Mbamu 180 (69)  Northern Marianas Saipan 180 (69) 96  Kenya Pate 170 (66) (ca

Congo River

Aerial view from the west of the Congo River with upstream half of Pool Malebo and Mbamu

Palais de Marbre

University of Michigan Press. p. 156. ISBN 978-0-472-90388-7. "Albert Ndele Mbamu est décédé à Bruxelles à 93 ans". Forum des As (in French). 3 April 2023

Limete

River, N'djili River, and Yolo River. Five of its quartiers, like Kingabwa, Mbamu, Nzadi, Ndanu, and Salongo, lie within the N'djili River basin and therefore