Lake Shala

Summary

Lake Shala is a volcanic crater lake^[1]. It draws 15 Wikipedia views per month (volcanic_crater_lake category, ranking #36 of 65).^[2]

Key Facts

• Lake Shala is located in Oromia Region^[3].
• Lake Shala is in the country of Ethiopia^[4].
• Lake Shala's image is recorded as Abijatta-Shalla National Park in Ethiopia 04.jpg^[5].
• Lake Shala's instance of is recorded as volcanic crater lake^[6].
• Lake Shala's instance of is recorded as soda lake^[7].
• Lake Shala's inflows is recorded as Dījo Shet'^[8].
• Lake Shala's basin country is recorded as Ethiopia^[9].
• Lake Shala's Commons category is recorded as Lake Shalla^[10].
• Lake Shala's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 7.4833333333333, 'lon': 38.533333333333}^[11].
• Lake Shala's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/06tmdw^[12].
• Lake Shala's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as place/Lake-Shala^[13].
• Lake Shala's GeoNames ID is recorded as 328714^[14].
• Lake Shala's Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names ID is recorded as 1118116^[15].
• Lake Shala's different from is recorded as Dabashi^[16].
• Lake Shala's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+28'}^[17].
• Lake Shala's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1558'}^[18].
• Lake Shala's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+329'}^[19].
• Lake Shala's width is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+12'}^[20].
• Lake Shala's volume as quantity is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4243638', 'amount': '+36.7'}^[21].
• Lake Shala's GNS Unique Feature ID is recorded as -619432^[22].
• Lake Shala's vertical depth is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+250'}^[23].
• Lake Shala's ILEC World Lake Database ID is recorded as AFR-216^[24].

Body

Geography

Lake Shala is in the country of Ethiopia^[4]. It is located in Oromia Region^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Lake Shala's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+329'}^[19]. Its elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1558'}^[18]. Its length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+28'}^[17].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include volcanic crater lake^[6] and soda lake^[7].

Why It Matters

Lake Shala draws 15 Wikipedia views per month (volcanic_crater_lake category, ranking #36 of 65).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[25] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[26]