Lake Kivu
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Lake Kivu
Summary
Lake Kivu is a meromictic lake[1]. It ranks in the top 10% of meromictic_lake entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (383 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Lake Kivu is in the country of Democratic Republic of the Congo[3].
- Lake Kivu is in the country of Rwanda[4].
- Lake Kivu's image is recorded as LakeKivu satellite.jpg[5].
- Lake Kivu's continent is recorded as Africa[6].
- Lake Kivu's instance of is recorded as meromictic lake[7].
- Lake Kivu's instance of is recorded as lake[8].
- Lake Kivu's inflows is recorded as Karundura[9].
- Lake Kivu's outflows is recorded as Ruzizi River[10].
- Lake Kivu's basin country is recorded as Rwanda[11].
- Lake Kivu's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 315149531[12].
- Lake Kivu's GND ID is recorded as 4098470-9[13].
- Lake Kivu's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh85072598[14].
- Lake Kivu's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12489889r[15].
- Lake Kivu's IdRef ID is recorded as 034108211[16].
- Lake Kivu's part of is recorded as African Great Lakes[17].
- Lake Kivu's Commons category is recorded as Lake Kivu[18].
- Lake Kivu's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 9072[19].
- Lake Kivu's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -1.8530555555556, 'lon': 29.135277777778}[20].
- Lake Kivu's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02k3wk[21].
- Lake Kivu's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ge687681[22].
- Lake Kivu's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Lake Kivu[23].
- Lake Kivu's National Library of Israel ID is recorded as 000704132[24].
- Lake Kivu's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0035745[25].
- Lake Kivu's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as place/Lake-Kivu[26].
- Lake Kivu's GeoNames ID is recorded as 212508[27].
Body
Geography
Country listings include Democratic Republic of the Congo[3], a sovereign state[28], in Democratic Republic of the Congo[29], founded in 1960[30] and Rwanda[4], a sovereign state[31], in Rwanda[32], founded in 1962[33]. Lake Kivu's continent is recorded as Africa[6]. Its part of is recorded as African Great Lakes[17].
Physical Characteristics
Lake Kivu's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+2700'}[34]. Its elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1463'}[35]. Its length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+89'}[36].
Designation and Status
Recorded instance of include meromictic lake[7] and lake[8].
Cultural Significance
Things named for Lake Kivu include Kivu Lacus[37], a lake of Titan[38].
Why It Matters
Lake Kivu ranks in the top 10% of meromictic_lake entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (383 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] It is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]
Entities named for it include Kivu Lacus[37], a lake of Titan[38].