Karonga North Escarpment
IUCN VIForest Reserve · 2002
79 km²
Commune · MWI
n.a. (36)
Malawi
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)
Species observed
24
Observations
29
Area
57,6km²
Ecological tissue
Not enough documented interactions to build a meaningful graph for this territory.
Species present
24 distinct species · 29 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
22,5°C
Annual rain
1 803mm
Warmest m°
29,5°C
Coldest m°
15,0°C
Elevation: 650 m on average (min 483 m, max 848 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
22,5°C
Annual rain
1 803mm
Warmest month
29,5°C
Coldest month
15,0°C
Mean alt.
650m
Min
483m
Max
848m
Std. dev.
103m
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
5,4
Org. C
19,4g/kg
Clay
29,7%
Sand
55,8%
Silt
14,5%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to TA Kilupula
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,4
Org. C
26,2g/kg
Clay
28,9%
Sand
56,7%
Silt
14,5%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,4
Org. C
17,7g/kg
Clay
29,0%
Sand
56,1%
Silt
14,9%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,4
Org. C
14,2g/kg
Clay
31,1%
Sand
54,8%
Silt
14,2%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest24.9%
Crops25.9%
Built-up0.9%
Bare soil1.3%
Other (grassland, water…)47.1%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology2 basins · 0 lakes · 0 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Basins crossed
2
Max drainage
4 216km²
Discharge in basins
1,4m³/s
Mean precip.
1 586mm/an
Mean T°
22,0°C
Moisture idx
0,00
Mean runoff
281mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 035m
Watersheds crossing here
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
90,8%
Pesticides
6,2kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN VI · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN