Lake Malawi

African Great Lake
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Lake Malawi

Summary

Lake Malawi is a lake[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Lake Malawi is in the country of Malawi[3].
  • Lake Malawi is in the country of Mozambique[4].
  • Lake Malawi is in the country of Tanzania[5].
  • Lake Malawi's instance of is recorded as lake[6].
  • Lake Malawi's shares border with is recorded as Chintheche[7].
  • Lake Malawi's inflows is recorded as Ruhuhu River[8].
  • Lake Malawi's inflows is recorded as Dwangwa River[9].
  • Lake Malawi's inflows is recorded as Lilongwe River[10].
  • Lake Malawi's inflows is recorded as South Rukuru River[11].
  • Lake Malawi's inflows is recorded as Songwe River[12].
  • Lake Malawi's inflows is recorded as Lufilya[13].
  • Lake Malawi's outflows is recorded as Shire River[14].
  • Lake Malawi is part of Lake Malawi National Park[15].
  • Lake Malawi is part of African Great Lakes[16].
  • Lake Malawi is part of Rift Valley lakes[17].
  • Lake Malawi's Commons category is recorded as Lake Malawi[18].
  • Lake Malawi's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -12.183333333333, 'lon': 34.366666666667}[19].
  • Lake Malawi's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Lake Malawi[20].
  • Lake Malawi's Commons gallery is recorded as Lake Malawi[21].
  • Lake Malawi's described by source is recorded as New Encyclopedic Dictionary[22].
  • Lake Malawi's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[23].
  • Lake Malawi's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work[24].
  • Lake Malawi's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Lake Malawi'}[25].
  • Lake Malawi's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+570'}[26].
  • Lake Malawi sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+474'}[27].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Malawi[3], a republic[28], in Malawi[29], founded in 1964[30]; Mozambique[4], a republic[31], in Mozambique[32], founded in 1975[33], headquartered in Maputo[34]; and Tanzania[5], a republic[35], in Tanzania[36], founded in 1964[37]. Part of include Lake Malawi National Park[15], a national park[38], in Malawi[39], founded in 1980[40]; African Great Lakes[16], a group of lakes[41], in Burundi[42]; and Rift Valley lakes[17], a group of lakes[43], in Kenya[44].

Physical Characteristics

Lake Malawi covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+29600'}[45]. It sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+474'}[27]. Its length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+570'}[26].

Designation and Status

Lake Malawi's instance of is recorded as lake[6].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Lake Malawi include Malawi[46], a republic[47], in Malawi[48], founded in 1964[49] and Niassa Province[50], a province of Mozambique[51], in Mozambique[52].

Why It Matters

Lake Malawi has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[53]

Entities named for it include Malawi[46], a republic[47], in Malawi[48], founded in 1964[49] and Niassa Province[50], a province of Mozambique[51], in Mozambique[52].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Internetowa encyklopedia PWN. encyklopedia.pwn.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
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  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
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  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [45] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [46] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [50] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  20. [49] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  21. [51] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  22. [52] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [53] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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