Saimaa

Summary

Saimaa is a lake^[1]. Saimaa ranks in the top 1% of lake entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (274 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Saimaa is located in North Savo^[3].
• Saimaa is located in South Savo^[4].
• Saimaa is located in South Karelia^[5].
• Saimaa is located in North Karelia^[6].
• Saimaa is in the country of Finland^[7].
• Saimaa's image is recorded as Luonteri Neitvuori.jpg^[8].
• Saimaa's instance of is recorded as lake^[9].
• Saimaa's inflows is recorded as Pielisjoki^[10].
• Saimaa's outflows is recorded as Vuoksa^[11].
• Saimaa's basin country is recorded as Finland^[12].
• Saimaa's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 241443454^[13].
• Saimaa's GND ID is recorded as 4076955-0^[14].
• Saimaa's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n2015039199^[15].
• Saimaa's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh85116547^[16].
• Saimaa's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 14586683v^[17].
• Saimaa's IdRef ID is recorded as 082676976^[18].
• Saimaa's Commons category is recorded as Saimaa^[19].
• Saimaa's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 7379046^[20].
• Saimaa's has part is recorded as Proper Saimaa^[21].
• Saimaa's has part is recorded as Pihlajavesi^[22].
• Saimaa's has part is recorded as Puruvesi^[23].
• Saimaa's has part is recorded as Haukivesi^[24].
• Saimaa's has part is recorded as Lake Orivesi^[25].
• Saimaa's has part is recorded as Pyhäselkä^[26].
• Saimaa's has part is recorded as Enonvesi^[27].

Body

Geography

Saimaa is in the country of Finland^[7]. Located in include North Savo^[3], a region of Finland^[28], in Finland^[29]; South Savo^[4], a region of Finland^[30], in Finland^[31], founded in 1994^[32]; South Karelia^[5], a region of Finland^[33], in Finland^[34], founded in 1994^[35]; and North Karelia^[6], a region of Finland^[36], in Finland^[37], founded in 1994^[38].

Physical Characteristics

Saimaa's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+4400'}^[39]. Saimaa's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+75.7'}^[40].

Designation and Status

Saimaa's instance of is recorded as lake^[9].

Why It Matters

Saimaa ranks in the top 1% of lake entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (274 views/month).^[2] Saimaa has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[41] Saimaa is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[42]