What the records say
- When
- Jun 1945 – Jun 1960
- Kind
- Territorial claim
- Coordinates
- 12.00° S, 28.80° E
- Region
- 3
- Claim resolution
- 5
- Claim violence
- 0
- Significance
- 7
- Significance index
- 2
- Significance state1
- 3
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Congo Pedicle
Southern protrusion of Congo into Zambia
The Congo Pedicle is the southeast salient of the Haut-Katanga Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which divides neighbouring Zambia into two lobes. In area, the pedicle is similar in size to Wales or New Jersey. 'Pedicle' is used in the sense of 'a little foot'. 'Congo Pedicle' or 'the Pedicle' is also used to refer to the Congo Pedicle road, which crosses it.
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The source
- ICOW Territorial Claims 1816–2001Issue Correlates of WarCorrelates of War: free use with citation