Central afrika. A valley kongo

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Very big successes in research of a valley of Congo have been reached in an interval between 1875 and 1887 In 1875 pogge were made by transition from the western coast to Muata-Jamvo, having opened a lot of new in area between channels of the rivers. It has followed SHjutt (1877-1879) Which also has got far Into depth of the country, to CHikapy, one of river Kasaj inflows. In 1879 Stenli has returned to Congo with political charged and during the stay in this area has opened in 1883 of lake the Curbstone and Leopold II. With its arrival and at support of Belgian king Leopold II research business has gone forward fast rate. In 1879 Bjuhner has made a campaign from Loandy approximately lengthways 10 ° ju. sh. Before its crossing with 20 ° century d., whence has turned on the northeast, to Muata-Jamvo. It has defined width of 67 points, has made careful routeing shooting of the passed way and has studied area ethnography. However ahead of all other researchers of Congo of this period it is necessary to put two people-vissmana and Grenfella. The first of them has begun the activity in 1880 as companion Pogge and within six years has made extremely important three travel. In 1880-1883 Vissman left from Loandy, has gone deep into the country to Malang and Kimbandu, whence has turned at first on the north lengthways CHikapy, and has then crossed inflows Kasaja and Congo and left to the river Congo at Njangve. Thus it has passed approximately in parallel a line of travel Kemrona, but a little to the north. After that it has passed to lake Tanganyika, has crossed it in a direction on Udzhidzhi and, through Tabora, on a route almost coinciding with a line of the present railway, left to east coast of Africa.