Lake Ohrid

lake in North Macedonia and Albania
LakeBodyOfWater lake Q156258
Lake Ohrid
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Lake Ohrid

Summary

Lake Ohrid is a lake[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Lake Ohrid is in the country of North Macedonia[3].
  • Lake Ohrid is in the country of Albania[4].
  • Lake Ohrid's instance of is recorded as lake[5].
  • Lake Ohrid's instance of is recorded as ancient lake[6].
  • Lake Ohrid's inflows is recorded as Sateska[7].
  • Lake Ohrid's outflows is recorded as Drin[8].
  • Lake Ohrid's basin country is recorded as North Macedonia[9].
  • Lake Ohrid's basin country is recorded as Albania[10].
  • Lake Ohrid is part of Natural and Cultural Heritage of the Ohrid region[11].
  • Lake Ohrid's Commons category is recorded as Lake Ohrid[12].
  • Lake Ohrid's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 41.03333333333333, 'lon': 20.716666666666665}[13].
  • Lake Ohrid's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Lake Ohrid[14].
  • Lake Ohrid's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+30.4'}[15].
  • Lake Ohrid sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+695'}[16].
  • Lake Ohrid covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+349'}[17].
  • Lake Ohrid's width is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+14.8'}[18].
  • Lake Ohrid's watershed area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1414'}[19].
  • Lake Ohrid's volume as quantity is recorded as {'unit': 'Q5195628', 'amount': '+55400'}[20].
  • Lake Ohrid's residence time of water is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+70'}[21].
  • Lake Ohrid's vertical depth is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+288.70'}[22].

Body

Geography

Country listings include North Macedonia[3], a sovereign state[23], in North Macedonia[24], founded in 1991[25] and Albania[4], a sovereign state[26], in Albania[27], founded in 1912[28]. Lake Ohrid is part of Natural and Cultural Heritage of the Ohrid region[11].

Physical Characteristics

Lake Ohrid covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+349'}[17]. It sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+695'}[16]. Its length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+30.4'}[15].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include lake[5] and ancient lake[6].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Lake Ohrid include Ohrid Lacus[29], a lacus[30].

Why It Matters

Lake Ohrid has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

Entities named for it include Ohrid Lacus[29], a lacus[30].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . musicar.rs. musicar.rs. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wldb.ilec.or.jp. wldb.ilec.or.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [29] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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