Tonle Sap
lake in Cambodia
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Summary
Tonle Sap is a lake[1]. It ranks in the top 0.86% of lake entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,642 views/month, #47 of 5,436).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Cambodia[3]
- Country: Cambodia[4]
- Inflows: Tonlé Sap River[5], Sangkae River[6], Chinit River[7], Pursat River[8]
- Outflows: Tonlé Sap River[9]
- Basin country: Cambodia[10]
- Commons category: Tonle Sap[11]
- Topic's main category: Category:Tonlé Sap[12]
- Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978)[13], Belarusian encyclopedia (vol. 15)[14], Geographic names of the world: Toponymic dictionary[15], Great dictionary of geographical names[16]
- Length: 145 km[17]
- Elevation above sea level: 1.5 m[18]
- Area: 2700 km²[19]
- Width: 40 km[20]
- Watershed area: 16,000 km²[21]
- Vertical depth: 1.5 m[22]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject Climate change[23]
- P14541: 2oGxoJ[24]
Why It Matters
Tonle Sap has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] It is known by 60 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]