Lake Chilwa

Summary

Lake Chilwa is a lake^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of lake entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Lake Chilwa is located in Zomba District^[3].
• Lake Chilwa is in the country of Malawi^[4].
• Lake Chilwa's image is recorded as Lake Chilwa NASA.jpg^[5].
• Lake Chilwa's instance of is recorded as lake^[6].
• Lake Chilwa's instance of is recorded as endorheic basin^[7].
• Lake Chilwa's inflows is recorded as Songani River^[8].
• Lake Chilwa's inflows is recorded as Phalombe River^[9].
• Lake Chilwa's inflows is recorded as Domasi River^[10].
• Lake Chilwa's inflows is recorded as Naisi River^[11].
• Lake Chilwa's basin country is recorded as Malawi^[12].
• Lake Chilwa's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 235053363^[13].
• Lake Chilwa's GND ID is recorded as 4098951-3^[14].
• Lake Chilwa's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh95001813^[15].
• Lake Chilwa's Commons category is recorded as Lake Chilwa^[16].
• Lake Chilwa's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -15.3, 'lon': 35.7}^[17].
• Lake Chilwa's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05prdy^[18].
• Lake Chilwa's described by source is recorded as Desktop Encyclopedic Dictionary^[19].
• Lake Chilwa's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[20].
• Lake Chilwa's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[21].
• Lake Chilwa's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as place/Lake-Chilwa^[22].
• Lake Chilwa's heritage designation is recorded as Ramsar site^[23].
• Lake Chilwa's GeoNames ID is recorded as 7871216^[24].
• Lake Chilwa's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+60'}^[25].
• Lake Chilwa's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+627'}^[26].
• Lake Chilwa's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1200'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Lake Chilwa is in the country of Malawi^[4]. It is located in Zomba District^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Lake Chilwa's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1200'}^[27]. Its elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+627'}^[26]. Its length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+60'}^[25].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include lake^[6] and endorheic basin^[7]. Lake Chilwa's heritage designation is recorded as Ramsar site^[23].

Why It Matters

Lake Chilwa ranks in the top 4% of lake entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28]