Lake Elmenteita

Summary

Lake Elmenteita is a lake^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of lake entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (26 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Lake Elmenteita is located in Nakuru County^[3].
• Lake Elmenteita is in the country of Kenya^[4].
• Lake Elmenteita's image is recorded as Elementaita1.jpg^[5].
• Lake Elmenteita's instance of is recorded as lake^[6].
• Lake Elmenteita's part of is recorded as Kenya Lake System in the Great Rift Valley^[7].
• Lake Elmenteita's Commons category is recorded as Elementaita^[8].
• Lake Elmenteita's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -0.446, 'lon': 36.244}^[9].
• Lake Elmenteita's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02pmc3w^[10].
• Lake Elmenteita's World Heritage Site ID is recorded as 1060rev-001^[11].
• Lake Elmenteita's heritage designation is recorded as Ramsar site^[12].
• Lake Elmenteita's heritage designation is recorded as part of UNESCO World Heritage Site^[13].
• Lake Elmenteita's GeoNames ID is recorded as 198571^[14].
• Lake Elmenteita's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1790'}^[15].
• Lake Elmenteita's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+20'}^[16].
• Lake Elmenteita's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+2534'}^[17].
• Lake Elmenteita's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+3581'}^[18].
• Lake Elmenteita's GNS Unique Feature ID is recorded as -2244178^[19].
• Lake Elmenteita's Ramsar Sites Information Service ID is recorded as 1498^[20].
• Lake Elmenteita's NE.se ID is recorded as elmenteitasjön^[21].
• Lake Elmenteita's LakeNet ID is recorded as 8859^[22].
• Lake Elmenteita's OBO Gazetteer ID is recorded as 00000008^[23].
• Lake Elmenteita's OpenStreetMap way ID is recorded as 23571791^[24].
• Lake Elmenteita's ILEC World Lake Database ID is recorded as AFR-208^[25].

Body

Geography

Lake Elmenteita is in the country of Kenya^[4]. It is located in Nakuru County^[3]. Its part of is recorded as Kenya Lake System in the Great Rift Valley^[7].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+20'}^[16], {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+2534'}^[17], and {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+3581'}^[18]. Lake Elmenteita's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1790'}^[15].

Designation and Status

Lake Elmenteita's instance of is recorded as lake^[6]. Heritage statuses include Ramsar site^[12] and part of UNESCO World Heritage Site^[13].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Lake Elmenteita include Elmenteitan^[26], an archaeological culture^[27], in Kenya^[28].

Why It Matters

Lake Elmenteita ranks in the top 3% of lake entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (26 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[29] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[30]

Entities named for it include Elmenteitan^[26], an archaeological culture^[27], in Kenya^[28].