Lake Tanganyika

Summary

Lake Tanganyika is a lake^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.2% of lake entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,257 views/month, #11 of 5,436).^[2]

Key Facts

• Lake Tanganyika is in the country of Tanzania^[3].
• Lake Tanganyika is in the country of Democratic Republic of the Congo^[4].
• Lake Tanganyika is in the country of Burundi^[5].
• Lake Tanganyika is in the country of Zambia^[6].
• Lake Tanganyika's image is recorded as Lake Tanganyika.jpg^[7].
• Lake Tanganyika's image is recorded as Oldest ship in lake Tanganyika.jpg^[8].
• Lake Tanganyika's image is recorded as Les eaux bleues du lac Tanganyika.jpg^[9].
• Lake Tanganyika's continent is recorded as Africa^[10].
• Lake Tanganyika's instance of is recorded as lake^[11].
• Lake Tanganyika's inflows is recorded as Ruzizi River^[12].
• Lake Tanganyika's inflows is recorded as Malagarasi River^[13].
• Lake Tanganyika's inflows is recorded as Kalambo River^[14].
• Lake Tanganyika's inflows is recorded as Mulobozi^[15].
• Lake Tanganyika's outflows is recorded as Lukuga River^[16].
• Lake Tanganyika's basin country is recorded as Burundi^[17].
• Lake Tanganyika's basin country is recorded as Democratic Republic of the Congo^[18].
• Lake Tanganyika's basin country is recorded as Tanzania^[19].
• Lake Tanganyika's basin country is recorded as Zambia^[20].
• Lake Tanganyika's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 242540287^[21].
• Lake Tanganyika's GND ID is recorded as 4058979-1^[22].
• Lake Tanganyika's locator map image is recorded as Lake Tanganyika map.png^[23].
• Lake Tanganyika's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh85132263^[24].
• Lake Tanganyika's IdRef ID is recorded as 194267393^[25].
• Lake Tanganyika's part of is recorded as African Great Lakes^[26].
• Lake Tanganyika's part of is recorded as Rift Valley lakes^[27].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Tanzania^[3], a republic^[28], in Tanzania^[29], founded in 1964^[30]; Democratic Republic of the Congo^[4], a sovereign state^[31], in Democratic Republic of the Congo^[32], founded in 1960^[33]; Burundi^[5], a sovereign state^[34], in Burundi^[35], founded in 1962^[36], headquartered in Bujumbura^[37]; and Zambia^[6], a sovereign state^[38], in Zambia^[39], founded in 1964^[40]. Lake Tanganyika's continent is recorded as Africa^[10]. Part of include African Great Lakes^[26], a group of lakes^[41], in Burundi^[42] and Rift Valley lakes^[27], a group of lakes^[43], in Kenya^[44].

Physical Characteristics

Lake Tanganyika's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+32900'}^[45]. Its elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+773'}^[46]. Its length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+673'}^[47].

Designation and Status

Lake Tanganyika's instance of is recorded as lake^[11].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Lake Tanganyika include Tanganyika^[48], a sovereign state^[49], founded in 1961^[50].

Why It Matters

Lake Tanganyika ranks in the top 0.2% of lake entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,257 views/month, #11 of 5,436).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[51] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[52]

Entities named for it include Tanganyika^[48], a sovereign state^[49], founded in 1961^[50].