Dongting Lake

Summary

Dongting Lake is a lake^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of lake entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (144 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Dongting Lake is located in Hunan^[3].
• Dongting Lake is in the country of People's Republic of China^[4].
• Dongting Lake's instance of is recorded as lake^[5].
• Dongting Lake's inflows is recorded as Yangtze^[6].
• Dongting Lake's inflows is recorded as Xinqiang He^[7].
• Dongting Lake's inflows is recorded as Zi River^[8].
• Dongting Lake's inflows is recorded as Xiang River^[9].
• Dongting Lake's inflows is recorded as Yuan River^[10].
• Dongting Lake's inflows is recorded as Lishui River^[11].
• Dongting Lake's inflows is recorded as Miluo Jiang^[12].
• Dongting Lake's outflows is recorded as Yangtze^[13].
• Dongting Lake's basin country is recorded as People's Republic of China^[14].
• Dongting Lake's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 219145542526796640494^[15].
• Dongting Lake's locator map image is recorded as DONGTING PLAIN-fr.png^[16].
• Dongting Lake's locator map image is recorded as Waters of central China.jpg^[17].
• Dongting Lake's Commons category is recorded as Lake Dongting^[18].
• Dongting Lake's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 1462005^[19].
• Dongting Lake's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 29.316666666667, 'lon': 112.95}^[20].
• Dongting Lake's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01vvh8^[21].
• Dongting Lake's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Lake Dongting^[22].
• Dongting Lake's Commons gallery is recorded as Lake Dongting^[23].
• Dongting Lake's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0022773^[24].
• Dongting Lake's described by source is recorded as Gujin Tushu Jicheng^[25].
• Dongting Lake's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[26].
• Dongting Lake's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as place/Dongting-Lake^[27].

Body

Geography

Dongting Lake is in the country of People's Republic of China^[4]. It is located in Hunan^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Dongting Lake's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+4350'}^[28]. Its elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+33'}^[29]. Its length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+100'}^[30].

Designation and Status

Dongting Lake's instance of is recorded as lake^[5].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Dongting Lake include Veronica ornata^[31], a taxon^[32].

Why It Matters

Dongting Lake ranks in the top 2% of lake entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (144 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33] It is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]

Entities named for it include Veronica ornata^[31], a taxon^[32].