Lake Balaton

Summary

Lake Balaton is a rift lake^[1]. It draws 2,859 Wikipedia views per month (rift_lake category, ranking #3 of 8).^[2]

Key Facts

• Lake Balaton is in the country of Hungary^[3].
• Lake Balaton's instance of is recorded as rift lake^[4].
• Lake Balaton's instance of is recorded as geographical small region of Hungary^[5].
• Lake Balaton's instance of is recorded as lake^[6].
• Lake Balaton's instance of is recorded as Natura 2000 site^[7].
• Lake Balaton's instance of is recorded as Q11727006^[8].
• Lake Balaton's inflows is recorded as Zala^[9].
• Lake Balaton's inflows is recorded as Tapolca Stream^[10].
• Lake Balaton's outflows is recorded as Sió^[11].
• Lake Balaton's basin country is recorded as Hungary^[12].
• Lake Balaton's Commons category is recorded as Balaton^[13].
• Lake Balaton's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 46.85, 'lon': 17.72}^[14].
• Lake Balaton's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Lake Balaton^[15].
• Lake Balaton's Commons gallery is recorded as Lake Balaton^[16].
• Lake Balaton's topic's main Wikimedia portal is recorded as Q30093124^[17].
• Lake Balaton's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia^[18].
• Lake Balaton's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[19].
• Lake Balaton's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[20].
• Lake Balaton's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[21].
• Lake Balaton's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[22].
• Lake Balaton's described by source is recorded as The Encyclopedia Americana^[23].
• Lake Balaton's described by source is recorded as The American Cyclopædia^[24].
• Lake Balaton's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia^[25].
• Lake Balaton's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary^[26].
• Lake Balaton's heritage designation is recorded as Ramsar site^[27].

Body

Geography

Lake Balaton is in the country of Hungary^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Lake Balaton covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+592'}^[28]. It sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+104'}^[29]. Its length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+78'}^[30].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include rift lake^[4], geographical small region of Hungary^[5], lake^[6], Natura 2000 site^[7], and Q11727006^[8]. Heritage statuses include Ramsar site^[27] and Natura 2000 site^[31].

Why It Matters

Lake Balaton draws 2,859 Wikipedia views per month (rift_lake category, ranking #3 of 8).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]