Lake Niassa and its Coastal Zone
IUCN VIWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)
15 843 km²
Commune · MOZ
Sanga (Unango Sede)
Mozambique
CwaTemperate, dry winter, hot summer(72 %)
Area
1 944,9km²
Ecological tissue
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Species present
Computing species observations from GBIF…
Climate
Mean T°
20,2°C
Annual rain
1 036mm
Warmest m°
28,1°C
Coldest m°
11,0°C
Elevation: 1 111 m on average (min 846 m, max 1 770 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
20,2°C
Annual rain
1 036mm
Warmest month
28,1°C
Coldest month
11,0°C
Mean alt.
1 111m
Min
846m
Max
1 770m
Std. dev.
179m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CwaTemperate, dry winter, hot summer(72 %)Temperate
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
14,9g/kg
Clay
32,5%
Sand
47,4%
Silt
20,1%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Sanga
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
19,4g/kg
Clay
30,0%
Sand
49,5%
Silt
20,5%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
14,8g/kg
Clay
30,5%
Sand
48,7%
Silt
20,8%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
10,5g/kg
Clay
36,9%
Sand
44,0%
Silt
19,1%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest37.0%
Crops16.0%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil0.1%
Other (grassland, water…)46.8%
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
9,6%
Pesticides
1,2kg/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