The Belgian Congo / [prepared ... under the direction of K. Mason].

  • Great Britain. Naval Intelligence Division
Date:
1944
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Credit: The Belgian Congo / [prepared ... under the direction of K. Mason]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    products and to prevent erosion by the tropical rains. The Great Equatorial Forest and the other forests of the Congo have no appreci- able influence upon the quantity or regime of rains in the colony. The average monthly rainfall, mean annual rainfall, and number of days with rain are given in the Appendix for a series of stations in Lukolela 63) 9] @Sangaie ar rete + xa ett “3 | x + ee ee ae EXPLANATION MONTHLY AVERAGES January to December @siTe OF > Mig at a STATION [39] +, C6) [is9] 4 ~ MEAN ANNUAL NUMBER OF ey @ Elisabethville HOA (COA Nan ones Mwinilunga ue ae tae s * x By + ° 100 200 300 400 500 Miles Fic. 17. Local Rainfall this area. The rainfall of these stations, and of a few others taken from reliable sources, is illustrated in Fig. 17. For Leopoldville three types of rain-day have been given: those with slight rain, those with moderate amounts, and days with considerable or heavy rain. For the first the observations cover a longer period than for the other two, and that is the reason for apparent inconsistencies, e.g. in June and August. As the basin of the Congo extends on both sides of the equator the wettest periods vary and the northern and southern tributaries