Lake Edward
lake in Uganda and smallest of the African Great Lakes
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Summary
Lake Edward is a lake[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of lake entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (511 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: Uganda[3], Democratic Republic of the Congo[4]
- Named after: Edward VII[5]
- Inflows: Kazinga Channel[6], Rutshuru River[7]
- Outflows: Semliki River[8]
- Basin country: Democratic Republic of the Congo[9], Uganda[10]
- Part of: African Great Lakes[11]
- Commons category: Lake Edward[12]
- Topic's main category: Category:Lake Edward[13]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[14], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[15], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[16], The New Student's Reference Work[17]
- Native label: Lake Edward[18]
- Length: 77 km[19]
- Elevation above sea level: 912 m[20]
- Area: 2150 km²[21]
- Width: 40 km[22]
- Watershed area: 12,096 km²[23]
- Volume as quantity: 39,500 cubic hectometre[24]
- Located in protected area: Virunga National Park[25]
- Named by: Henry Morton Stanley[26]
- Vertical depth: 117 m[27]
- Drainage basin: Nile basin[28]
Why It Matters
Lake Edward has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 62 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]