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unusual facts about Lake Kivu


University of Goma

The university was created in 1993 and it is located in the city of Goma, near Lake Kivu in the east of the country.


Congo-Nile Divide

In the central section, the divide runs along the mountains that form the west flank of the Albertine Rift from Lake Albert in the north, past Lake Edward and on towards the north end of Lake Kivu.

Navy of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

The 2007 edition of Jane's Fighting Ships states that the Navy is organised into four commands, based at Matadi, near the coast; the capital Kinshasa, further up the Congo river; Kalemie, on Lake Tanganyika; and Goma, on Lake Kivu.


see also

Koko River

Koko River, Rutsiro District, a river in the Rutsiro District of western Rwanda that flows into Lake Kivu