Lake Nyos

Summary

Lake Nyos is a meromictic lake^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of meromictic_lake entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (665 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Lake Nyos is located in Northwest^[3].
• Lake Nyos is in the country of Cameroon^[4].
• Lake Nyos's image is recorded as Nyos Lake correct.jpg^[5].
• Lake Nyos's instance of is recorded as meromictic lake^[6].
• Lake Nyos's instance of is recorded as volcanic crater lake^[7].
• Lake Nyos's instance of is recorded as lake^[8].
• Lake Nyos's audio is recorded as Lake Nyos.ogg^[9].
• Lake Nyos's basin country is recorded as Cameroon^[10].
• Lake Nyos's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 315530366^[11].
• Lake Nyos's GND ID is recorded as 1143160096^[12].
• Lake Nyos's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh95006514^[13].
• Lake Nyos's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12528318j^[14].
• Lake Nyos's Commons category is recorded as Lake Nyos^[15].
• Lake Nyos's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 6.4380555555556, 'lon': 10.298888888889}^[16].
• Lake Nyos's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01jjfd^[17].
• Lake Nyos's spoken text audio is recorded as Lake Nyos.ogg^[18].
• Lake Nyos's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Lake-Nyos^[19].
• Lake Nyos's GeoNames ID is recorded as 2223321^[20].
• Lake Nyos's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+2.0'}^[21].
• Lake Nyos's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1091'}^[22].
• Lake Nyos's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1.58'}^[23].
• Lake Nyos's height is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+208'}^[24].
• Lake Nyos's width is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+1.2'}^[25].
• Lake Nyos's volume as quantity is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4243638', 'amount': '+0.15'}^[26].
• Lake Nyos's GNS Unique Feature ID is recorded as -3157651^[27].

Body

Geography

Lake Nyos is in the country of Cameroon^[4]. It is located in Northwest^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Lake Nyos's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1.58'}^[23]. Its elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1091'}^[22]. Its length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+2.0'}^[21].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include meromictic lake^[6], volcanic crater lake^[7], and lake^[8].

Why It Matters

Lake Nyos ranks in the top 5% of meromictic_lake entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (665 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]