Lake Malawi National Park
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed) · 1984
87 km²
Commune · MWI
n.a. (1143)
Malawi
AwTropical, savannah(97 %)
Area
24,2km²
Ecological tissue
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Calcul du tissu écologique de cette entité.
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Species present
Computing species observations from GBIF…
Climate
Mean T°
23,8°C
Annual rain
1 101mm
Warmest m°
28,3°C
Coldest m°
18,0°C
Elevation: 625 m on average (min 475 m, max 785 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
23,8°C
Annual rain
1 101mm
Warmest month
28,3°C
Coldest month
18,0°C
Mean alt.
625m
Min
475m
Max
785m
Std. dev.
118m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(97 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
18,3g/kg
Clay
23,3%
Sand
65,8%
Silt
10,9%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to TA Nankumba
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
26,0g/kg
Clay
22,4%
Sand
67,1%
Silt
10,5%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
18,6g/kg
Clay
22,6%
Sand
66,3%
Silt
11,1%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
10,4g/kg
Clay
25,0%
Sand
64,1%
Silt
11,0%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest28.9%
Crops16.4%
Built-up1.1%
Bare soil1.3%
Other (grassland, water…)52.4%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology
Computing basins, lakes, rivers…
Human pressure
Pop. density
4hab/km²
Night light
0,3nW
Built-up
105,3%
Pesticides
5,5kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas2
IUCN Not Applicable · 1IUCN II · 1
Lake Malawi National Park
IUCN IINational Park · 1980
73 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN