Lake Biwa

Summary

Lake Biwa is a tectonic lake^[1]. It draws 176 Wikipedia views per month (tectonic_lake category, ranking #1 of 6).^[2]

Key Facts

• Lake Biwa is located in Higashiōmi-shi^[3].
• Lake Biwa is located in Hikone^[4].
• Lake Biwa is located in Kusatsu^[5].
• Lake Biwa is located in Maihara^[6].
• Lake Biwa is located in Moriyama^[7].
• Lake Biwa is located in Nagahama^[8].
• Lake Biwa is in the country of Japan^[9].
• Lake Biwa's instance of is recorded as tectonic lake^[10].
• Lake Biwa's instance of is recorded as ancient lake^[11].
• Lake Biwa's instance of is recorded as Class A river^[12].
• biwa is named after Lake Biwa^[13].
• Lake Biwa's inflows is recorded as Anegawa River^[14].
• Lake Biwa's inflows is recorded as Uso River^[15].
• Lake Biwa's inflows is recorded as Inukami River^[16].
• Lake Biwa's inflows is recorded as Yasu River^[17].
• Lake Biwa's inflows is recorded as Echi River^[18].
• Lake Biwa's inflows is recorded as Seri River^[19].
• Lake Biwa's inflows is recorded as Yogo River^[20].
• Lake Biwa's inflows is recorded as Amano River^[21].
• Lake Biwa's inflows is recorded as Ado River^[22].
• Lake Biwa's inflows is recorded as Hino River^[23].
• Lake Biwa's inflows is recorded as Ishida River^[24].
• Lake Biwa's inflows is recorded as Kusatsu River^[25].
• Lake Biwa's inflows is recorded as Momose River^[26].
• Lake Biwa's outflows is recorded as Yodo River^[27].

Body

Geography

Lake Biwa is in the country of Japan^[9]. Located in include Higashiōmi-shi^[3], a city of Japan^[28], in Japan^[29], founded in 2005^[30]; Hikone^[4], a city of Japan^[31], in Japan^[32], founded in 1937^[33]; Kusatsu^[5], a city of Japan^[34], in Japan^[35], founded in 1954^[36]; Maihara^[6], a city of Japan^[37], in Japan^[38], founded in 2005^[39]; Moriyama^[7], a city of Japan^[40], in Japan^[41], founded in 1970^[42]; and Nagahama^[8], a city of Japan^[43], in Japan^[44], founded in 1943^[45].

Physical Characteristics

Lake Biwa covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+669.26'}^[46]. It sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+84.371'}^[47]. Its length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+63.49'}^[48].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include tectonic lake^[10], ancient lake^[11], and Class A river^[12]. Lake Biwa's heritage designation is recorded as Ramsar site^[49].

History and Context

-4400000-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Lake Biwa^[50]. biwa is named after it^[13].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Lake Biwa include Ōmi Province^[51], a province of Japan^[52], in Japan^[53], headquartered in Ōmi Kokuchō^[54] and Biwako Quasi-National Park^[55], a quasi-national park of Japan^[56], in Japan^[57], founded in 1950^[58].

Why It Matters

Lake Biwa draws 176 Wikipedia views per month (tectonic_lake category, ranking #1 of 6).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[59] It is known by 43 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[60]

Entities named for it include Ōmi Province^[51], a province of Japan^[52], in Japan^[53], headquartered in Ōmi Kokuchō^[54] and Biwako Quasi-National Park^[55], a quasi-national park of Japan^[56], in Japan^[57], founded in 1950^[58].