Stanley Pool, a lake-like expansion, in 16° E. long. and 4° S. lat., of the river Congo (q.v.), discovered by H. M. Stanley in 1877. It measures 25 miles in length by 16 in width, and lies 1142 feet above sea-level.
Stanley Pool
Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 9: Bound to Swansea, p. 682
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