Lake Chad

Summary

Lake Chad is an endorheic lake^[1]. It draws 994 Wikipedia views per month (endorheic_lake category, ranking #4 of 19).^[2]

Key Facts

• Lake Chad is located in Far North^[3].
• Lake Chad is in the country of Chad^[4].
• Lake Chad is in the country of Cameroon^[5].
• Lake Chad is in the country of Nigeria^[6].
• Lake Chad is in the country of Niger^[7].
• Lake Chad's instance of is recorded as endorheic lake^[8].
• Lake Chad's instance of is recorded as aeolian lake^[9].
• Lake Chad's inflows is recorded as Chari River^[10].
• Lake Chad's inflows is recorded as Logone River^[11].
• Lake Chad's inflows is recorded as Yobe River^[12].
• Lake Chad's inflows is recorded as Ngadda River^[13].
• Lake Chad's Commons category is recorded as Lake Chad^[14].
• Lake Chad's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00^[15].
• Lake Chad's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 13.099263031281719, 'lon': 14.504634512569485}^[16].
• Lake Chad's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Lake Chad^[17].
• Lake Chad's Commons gallery is recorded as Lake Chad^[18].
• Lake Chad's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[19].
• Lake Chad's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[20].
• Lake Chad's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica Ninth Edition^[21].
• Lake Chad's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work^[22].
• Lake Chad's described by source is recorded as Meyer’s Universum, Zwanzigster Band^[23].
• Lake Chad's heritage designation is recorded as Ramsar site^[24].
• Lake Chad's heritage designation is recorded as Tentative World Heritage Site^[25].
• Lake Chad's heritage designation is recorded as Tentative World Heritage Site^[26].
• Lake Chad's heritage designation is recorded as Tentative World Heritage Site^[27].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Chad^[4], a sovereign state^[28], in Chad^[29], founded in 1960^[30]; Cameroon^[5], a country^[31], in Cameroon^[32], founded in 1960^[33]; Nigeria^[6], a sovereign state^[34], in Nigeria^[35], founded in 1963^[36]; and Niger^[7], a republic^[37], in Niger^[38], founded in 1960^[39]. Lake Chad is located in Far North^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Lake Chad covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1540'}^[40]. It sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+100'}^[41].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include endorheic lake^[8] and aeolian lake^[9]. Heritage statuses include Ramsar site^[24] and Tentative World Heritage Site^[25].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Lake Chad include Chad^[42], a sovereign state^[43], in Chad^[44], founded in 1960^[45]; it^[46], a lake^[47]; and Mega-Chad^[48], a paleolake^[49].

Why It Matters

Lake Chad draws 994 Wikipedia views per month (endorheic_lake category, ranking #4 of 19).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[50] It is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[51]

Entities named for it include Chad^[42], a sovereign state^[43], in Chad^[44], founded in 1960^[45]; it^[46], a lake^[47]; and Mega-Chad^[48], a paleolake^[49].