Lake Chilwa
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 1996
2 110 km²
Commune · MWI
n.a. (2215)
Malawi
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)
Area
9,8km²
Ecological tissue
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Species present
Computing species observations from GBIF…
Climate
Mean T°
23,2°C
Annual rain
1 051mm
Warmest m°
30,0°C
Coldest m°
15,3°C
Elevation: 626 m on average (min 623 m, max 631 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
23,2°C
Annual rain
1 051mm
Warmest month
30,0°C
Coldest month
15,3°C
Mean alt.
626m
Min
623m
Max
631m
Std. dev.
3m
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
12,5g/kg
Clay
17,7%
Sand
63,0%
Silt
19,4%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: viGLiMaggregated to TA Mkhumba
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
16,5g/kg
Clay
17,7%
Sand
63,4%
Silt
19,0%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
11,7g/kg
Clay
17,3%
Sand
63,5%
Silt
19,3%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
9,4g/kg
Clay
17,9%
Sand
62,3%
Silt
19,8%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest8.6%
Crops21.1%
Built-up1.4%
Bare soil0.3%
Other (grassland, water…)68.6%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology
Computing basins, lakes, rivers…
Human pressure
Pop. density
4hab/km²
Built-up
144,7%
Pesticides
5,9kg/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