Lake Chilwa
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 1996
2 110 km²
Commune · MWI
n.a. (1986)
Malawi
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)
Area
22,2km²
Ecological tissue
Graphe en cours d’indexation
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 165mm
Warmest m°
30,7°C
Coldest m°
14,0°C
Elevation: 639 m on average (min 624 m, max 671 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
22,9°C
Annual rain
1 165mm
Warmest month
30,7°C
Coldest month
14,0°C
Mean alt.
639m
Min
624m
Max
671m
Std. dev.
12m
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
10,9g/kg
Clay
18,0%
Sand
74,2%
Silt
7,8%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: suGLiMaggregated to SC Mlomba
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
14,2g/kg
Clay
17,2%
Sand
75,1%
Silt
7,8%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
10,3g/kg
Clay
17,0%
Sand
75,0%
Silt
8,0%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
8,2g/kg
Clay
19,8%
Sand
72,4%
Silt
7,7%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest10.3%
Crops27.2%
Built-up1.1%
Bare soil0.7%
Other (grassland, water…)60.8%
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
106,1%
Pesticides
4,6kg/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