cuvette
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The Cuvette is a geological region in Central Africa, specifically a large depression within the Congo River basin. This area, meaning "shallow bowl" in French, is characterized by extensive swamps, marshes, and low-lying land prone to flooding. It is composed of Quaternary alluvial deposits resting on ancient sediments. The region is home to the second-largest rainforest globally and experiences an equatorial climate. Historically, Cuvette was a former region of the Republic of the Congo (Brazzaville) but has since been divided into two administrative regions: Cuvette and West Cuvette.12
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âŠthe Congo basinâoften called the cuvette (literally âsaucerâ or âshallow bowlâ)âis an immense depression containing Quaternary alluvial deposits that rest on thick sediments of continental origin, consisting principally of sands and sandstones. These underlying sediments form outcrops in valley floors at the eastern edge of the cuvette. The filling ofâŠ
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