Rukwa Lake

Summary

Rukwa Lake is a soda lake^[1]. It draws 47 Wikipedia views per month (soda_lake category, ranking #4 of 6).^[2]

Key Facts

• Rukwa Lake is located in Rukwa Region^[3].
• Rukwa Lake is located in Mbeya Region^[4].
• Rukwa Lake is in the country of Tanzania^[5].
• Rukwa Lake's image is recorded as Lake Rukwa.png^[6].
• Rukwa Lake's instance of is recorded as soda lake^[7].
• Rukwa Lake's basin country is recorded as Tanzania^[8].
• Rukwa Lake's Commons category is recorded as Lake Rukwa^[9].
• Rukwa Lake's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 1771115^[10].
• Rukwa Lake's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -8, 'lon': 32.35}^[11].
• Rukwa Lake's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05pshq^[12].
• Rukwa Lake's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[13].
• Rukwa Lake's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[14].
• Rukwa Lake's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[15].
• Rukwa Lake's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as place/Lake-Rukwa^[16].
• Rukwa Lake's GeoNames ID is recorded as 150443^[17].
• Rukwa Lake's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+150'}^[18].
• Rukwa Lake's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+793'}^[19].
• Rukwa Lake's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+2600'}^[20].
• Rukwa Lake's width is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+35'}^[21].
• Rukwa Lake's watershed area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+88000'}^[22].
• Rukwa Lake's GNS Unique Feature ID is recorded as -2573035^[23].
• Rukwa Lake's Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID is recorded as Rukwasjøen^[24].
• Rukwa Lake's vertical depth is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+3'}^[25].
• Rukwa Lake's vertical depth is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+5'}^[26].
• Rukwa Lake's Online PWN Encyclopedia ID is recorded as 3969981^[27].

Body

Geography

Rukwa Lake is in the country of Tanzania^[5]. Located in include Rukwa Region^[3], a region of Tanzania^[28], in Tanzania^[29] and Mbeya Region^[4], a region of Tanzania^[30], in Tanzania^[31].

Physical Characteristics

Rukwa Lake's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+2600'}^[20]. Its elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+793'}^[19]. Its length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+150'}^[18].

Designation and Status

Rukwa Lake's instance of is recorded as soda lake^[7].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Rukwa Lake include Rukwa Region^[32], a region of Tanzania^[33], in Tanzania^[34].

Why It Matters

Rukwa Lake draws 47 Wikipedia views per month (soda_lake category, ranking #4 of 6).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[35] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]

Entities named for it include Rukwa Region^[32], a region of Tanzania^[33], in Tanzania^[34].