Kisangani topographic map

Name: Kisangani topographic map, elevation, terrain.

Location: Kisangani, Tshopo, Democratic Republic of the Congo (0.35840 25.04573 0.67840 25.36573)

Average elevation: 1,362 ft

Minimum elevation: 1,240 ft

Maximum elevation: 1,650 ft

L'Île Mbiye is situated on the Congo River in the eastern part of Kisangani. It is located upstream of the Wagenia Falls, between latitude 0°31' North and longitude 25°11' East, with 376 metres (1,234 ft) of altitude. It adjoins the town of Kisangani, and it is 14 km long and 4 km wide. All around Kisangani, L'Île Mbiye is the only ecosystem that has a dense forest that is relatively well preserved. The island is part of the Sustainable Forest Management in Africa Symposium project of forest ecosystem conservation conducted by Stellenbosch University. The island has an area of 1,400 ha, and it comprises three types of forest: dry land forest, periodically flooded forest and swampy forest.[15]