Eastern Congolian swamp forests | |
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Tumba-Ngiri-Maindombe, the largest RAMSAR wetland in the world | |
![]() Map of the Eastern Congolian swamp forests | |
Ecology | |
Realm | Afrotropical |
Biome | Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests |
Borders | |
Geography | |
Area | 92,315 km2 (35,643 sq mi) |
Country | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Coordinates | 0°42′S 18°12′E / .7°S 18.2°E |
Conservation | |
Conservation status | relatively stable |
Protected | 23,092 km2 (25%)[1] |
The Eastern Congolian swamp forests (French: Forêts marécageuses de l'est du Congo) are a fairly intact but underresearched ecoregion of the tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests biome. It is located within the Democratic Republic of the Congo. This is the eastern half of one of the largest areas of swamps in the world.[2][3]