Lake Malawi National Park
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed) · 1984
87 km²
Commune · MWI
n.a. (1242)
Malawi
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)
Area
48,4km²
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°
24,8°C
Annual rain
949mm
Warmest m°
29,9°C
Coldest m°
18,3°C
Elevation: 501 m on average (min 475 m, max 639 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
24,8°C
Annual rain
949mm
Warmest month
29,9°C
Coldest month
18,3°C
Mean alt.
501m
Min
475m
Max
639m
Std. dev.
24m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
12,0g/kg
Clay
21,1%
Sand
68,3%
Silt
10,6%
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
6,1
Org. C
14,2g/kg
Clay
19,3%
Sand
70,0%
Silt
10,8%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
12,1g/kg
Clay
19,4%
Sand
69,8%
Silt
10,8%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
9,6g/kg
Clay
24,7%
Sand
65,1%
Silt
10,2%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest15.3%
Crops23.6%
Built-up0.6%
Bare soil0.9%
Other (grassland, water…)59.6%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology
Computing basins, lakes, rivers…
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Night light
0,1nW
Built-up
61,6%
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