Lake Chilwa
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 1996
2 110 km²
Commune · MWI
n.a. (2018)
Malawi
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)
Area
110,3km²
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°
23,0°C
Annual rain
1 152mm
Warmest m°
30,1°C
Coldest m°
14,9°C
Elevation: 626 m on average (min 623 m, max 898 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
23,0°C
Annual rain
1 152mm
Warmest month
30,1°C
Coldest month
14,9°C
Mean alt.
626m
Min
623m
Max
898m
Std. dev.
18m
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
18,4g/kg
Clay
21,9%
Sand
65,8%
Silt
12,3%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to SC Mposa
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
23,9g/kg
Clay
20,3%
Sand
67,1%
Silt
12,5%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
17,3g/kg
Clay
20,4%
Sand
67,0%
Silt
12,6%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
13,9g/kg
Clay
25,1%
Sand
63,2%
Silt
11,8%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest11.5%
Crops5.0%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil0.0%
Other (grassland, water…)83.3%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology
Computing basins, lakes, rivers…
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
11,8%
Pesticides
4,5kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas2
IUCN Not Reported · 1IUCN VI · 1
Liwonde Fr
IUCN VIForest Reserve · 1924
274 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN