Lake Chilwa
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 1996
2 110 km²
Commune · MWI
n.a. (2352)
Malawi
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)
Area
17,1km²
Ecological tissue
Graphe en cours d’indexation
Calcul du tissu écologique de cette entité.
Le graphe apparaîtra automatiquement dès que le calcul est terminé (rafraîchissement toutes les 2s).
Species present
Computing species observations from GBIF…
Climate
Mean T°
22,9°C
Annual rain
1 182mm
Warmest m°
30,1°C
Coldest m°
14,7°C
Elevation: 642 m on average (min 630 m, max 668 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
22,9°C
Annual rain
1 182mm
Warmest month
30,1°C
Coldest month
14,7°C
Mean alt.
642m
Min
630m
Max
668m
Std. dev.
9m
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
5,9
Org. C
10,8g/kg
Clay
23,7%
Sand
61,6%
Silt
14,7%
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
5,9
Org. C
15,0g/kg
Clay
23,5%
Sand
61,7%
Silt
14,9%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
8,5g/kg
Clay
23,6%
Sand
61,4%
Silt
14,9%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
9,0g/kg
Clay
24,1%
Sand
61,7%
Silt
14,2%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest5.6%
Crops31.7%
Built-up1.4%
Bare soil1.9%
Other (grassland, water…)59.4%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology
Computing basins, lakes, rivers…
Human pressure
Pop. density
3hab/km²
Built-up
134,9%
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