Lake Chilwa
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 1996
2 110 km²
Commune · MWI
n.a. (1922)
Malawi
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)
Area
11,3km²
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°
22,9°C
Annual rain
1 056mm
Warmest m°
31,0°C
Coldest m°
13,9°C
Elevation: 652 m on average (min 643 m, max 671 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
22,9°C
Annual rain
1 056mm
Warmest month
31,0°C
Coldest month
13,9°C
Mean alt.
652m
Min
643m
Max
671m
Std. dev.
7m
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
5,8
Org. C
10,1g/kg
Clay
19,0%
Sand
74,8%
Silt
6,1%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to TA Kawinga
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
13,7g/kg
Clay
18,1%
Sand
75,5%
Silt
6,3%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
9,1g/kg
Clay
18,2%
Sand
75,6%
Silt
6,2%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
7,4g/kg
Clay
20,8%
Sand
73,4%
Silt
5,8%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest7.6%
Crops37.2%
Built-up1.6%
Bare soil1.2%
Other (grassland, water…)52.4%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology
Computing basins, lakes, rivers…
Human pressure
Pop. density
3hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
163,9%
Pesticides
4,7kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN Not Reported · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN