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Congo (q.v.). The Ubangi (otherwise Mubangi or Mobangi) enters the Congo by various mouths between o° 22' and o° 37' S. and 17° 40' and 17° 50' E. The See also:

main channel,fully 1 m. wide, joins the Congo in o° 31' S. The Ubangi is formed by the junction of the Mbomu and the Welle, both of which rise on the See also:

north-eastern rim of the Congo See also:

basin. The See also:

WATER

water-parting between the See also:

BAHR

Bahr-el-Ghazal affluents (See also:

Nile See also:

SYSTEM

system) and the Mbomu headstreams is not very clearly marked, but high hills See also:

RUNNING

running parallel with the Nile between See also:

Albert See also:

NYANZA (from the ancient Bantu root word anza, a river or lake)

Nyanza and Dufile sharply See also:

SEPARATE

separate the valley of the Welle and other See also:

west-flowing streams from that of the See also:

Mountain Nile. The chief of the headstreams of the Welle (known in its upper course as the Kibali) rises on the western slope of a See also:

hill about 40 M. west of See also:

WADELAI

Wadelai. It is joined by several small streams, the main river flowing in a W.N.W. direction. After a course of over 700 m. (during which it receives one large See also:

SOUTHERN

southern tributary—the Bomokandi—and other considerable affluents) the Welle joins the Mbomu in 4° to' N. 22° 37' E. The Mbo,nu, which has two large northern tributaries, the Shinko and the See also:

Bale, rises in 4° 50' N. 27° 12' E.

For some distance it runs parallel to and about too m. north of the See also:

LOWER

lower course of the Welle. About 23° 12' E. it turns sharply See also:

south until its junction with the Welle. In its lower course the Mbomu is interrupted by many falls and rapids. A See also:

SHORT, FRANCIS JOB (1857– )

short distance below the junction of the Mbomu and Welle the Kotto, coming from beyond 8° N., on the See also:

BORDERS, THE

borders of See also:

DARFUR

Darfur, and forming the most northerly See also:

EXTENSION (Lat. ex, out ; tendere, to stretch)

extension of the Congo basin, enters the See also:

UNITED

united stream, now known as the Ubangi, on the right See also:

BANK

bank. The remaining tributaries, mostly on the right bank, are smaller, but the Kemo, which joins the Ubangi near its most northern point (5° 8' N.), is of some importance as offering water communication to within a short distance of the See also:

SHARI

Shari basin. Below the Kemo confluence the Ubangi, which has hitherto continued to flow W.N.W., makes a See also:

GREAT

great See also:

BEND

bend south and runs into the Congo after a southerly course of 400 M. Shortly after receiving the Kemo the river forces its way through a See also:

LINE

line of hills whose tops rise 600 to 800 ft. above the See also:

banks of the stream. Here are the Zongo or Grenfell rapids, which are a barrier to See also:

NAVIGATION (from Lat. navis, ship, and agere, to move)

navigation See also:

SAVE, or SAVA (Ger. Sau; Hungarian Szdva; Lat. Savus)

save for small boats at See also:

flood See also:

SEASON (0. Fr. seson, seison, mod. saison, Lat. satio, sowing time, the spring, from serere, to sow; in Late Lat. the word is found with its present meaning, the spring being considered as particularly the season of the year)

season. Above the Zongo rapids the river is navigable up to the confluence of the Welle and Mbomu, and the Welle is navigable at high flood up to the Bomokandi confluence in 26° 8', though the stream is much interrupted by rapids. From the Mbomu-Welle confluence to the junction of the Ubangi with the Congo the river has a course of fully 700 m., while the Ubangi-Welle combined exceeds 1400 M. From its mouth to Zongo rapids, a distance of 35o m., the stream is navigable by steamers See also:

DRAWING

drawing 3 ft. of water. In See also:

general the Ubangi flows through a fertile and forested region.

The Welle was discovered from the north by G. A. See also:

SCHWEINFURTH, GEORG AUGUST (1836– )

Schweinfurth in 187o; i.e. seven years before the See also:

DISCOVERY

discovery of the course of the Congo by H. M. See also:

Stanley. By Schweinfurth the Welle was believed to belong to the See also:

Chad system, but W. See also:

JUNKER, WILHELM (1840-1892)

Junker, who (1882–1883) followed the river to near its confluence with the Mbomu, made it clear that the Welle belonged to the Congo system. In 1885 the Rev. See also:

George Grenfell, of the Baptist Missionary Society (who had discovered the mouth of the river in 1884), ascended the Ubangi as far as the Zongo rapids. He was followed in 1886–1889 by the Belgian A. See also:

van Gele, who in the last-named See also:

YEAR

year finally established the identity of the Ubangi with Schweinfurth's Welle. The Mbomu was discovered from the north in 1877 by a See also:

Greek, Dr P. Potagos, and its upper course was followed for some distance by Junker.

The Ubangi and the Mbomu See also:

FORM (Lat. forma)

form the frontier between Belgian Congo and See also:

French Congo, the northern banks of both streams belonging to See also:

France. See, besides the See also:

WORKS

works of Schweinfurth, Junker and other travellers, A. J. See also:

WAUTERS, EMILE (1848– )

Wauters, See also:

Les Bassins de 1' Ubangi (inferieur) et de la Sanga, with See also:

map (See also:

BRUSSELS (Fr. Bruxelles, Flem. Brussel)

Brussels, 1902) ; Dr Cureau's map (t : 1,000,000) of the upper Ubangi in La Geographic (See also:

OCTOBER

October 1900) ; the CONGO and works there cited. (JBEDA, a See also:

TOWN

town of southern See also:

Spain, in the See also:

province of See also:

JAEN

Jaen; 2000 ft. above See also:

sea-level, in the Loma de Ubeda, a range on the right bank of the See also:

GUADALQUIVIR (ancient Baetis, Moorish Wadi al Kebir, "the Great River ")

Guadalquivir. Pop. (1900), 19,913• The surrounding See also:

COUNTRY (from the Mid. Eng. contre or contrie, and O. Fr. cuntree; Late Lat. contrata, showing the derivation from contra, opposite, over against, thus the tract of land which fronts the sight, cf. Ger. Gegend, neighbourhood)

country produces See also:

wheat, See also:

WINE (Lat. vinum, Gr. oivos)

wine, See also:

OLIVES, MOUNT OF, or MOUNT OLIVET ("Opus 'EXc uwos or riov 'EXauav; mod. Jebel-et-Tur)

olives and See also:

FRUIT (through the French from the Lat. fructus; frui, to enjoy)

fruit. rJbeda has a station 6 m. south on the See also:

MADRID

Madrid-See also:

ALMERIA

Almeria railway. Portions of the old walls, with towers and See also:

GATES, HORATIO (1728-1806)

gates, still remain, and there are three See also:

LATE

late See also:

GOTHIC

Gothic churches, the See also:

OLDEST

oldest of which, See also:

San See also:

SALVADOR, or SAN SALVADOR (Republica del Salvador)

Salvador, See also:

DATES

dates from 1540 to 1556, and contains some interesting paintings. An important See also:

FAIR

fair is held from the 29th of See also:

SEPTEMBER (Lat. septem, seven)

September to the 5th of October. Oil, See also:

SOAP

soap, See also:

ESPARTO, or SPANISH GRASS

esparto and See also:

LINEN

linen fabrics are manufactured. rTbeda was an important town under Moorish See also:

RULE

rule.

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