Lake Chilwa
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 1996
2 110 km²
Commune · MWI
n.a. (2151)
Malawi
AwTropical, savannah(94 %)
Area
14,2km²
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°
22,5°C
Annual rain
1 092mm
Warmest m°
29,7°C
Coldest m°
14,2°C
Elevation: 701 m on average (min 647 m, max 767 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
22,5°C
Annual rain
1 092mm
Warmest month
29,7°C
Coldest month
14,2°C
Mean alt.
701m
Min
647m
Max
767m
Std. dev.
33m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(94 %)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
8,9g/kg
Clay
13,3%
Sand
69,7%
Silt
17,0%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to TA Kuntumanji
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
11,9g/kg
Clay
11,8%
Sand
71,0%
Silt
17,2%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
7,9g/kg
Clay
13,0%
Sand
69,7%
Silt
17,3%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
7,0g/kg
Clay
15,0%
Sand
68,5%
Silt
16,6%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest11.5%
Crops25.9%
Built-up1.4%
Bare soil1.0%
Other (grassland, water…)60.3%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology
Computing basins, lakes, rivers…
Human pressure
Pop. density
3hab/km²
Night light
0,1nW
Built-up
135,7%
Pesticides
6,1kg/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