Lake Kariba

Summary

Lake Kariba is a reservoir^[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of reservoir entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (243 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Lake Kariba is in the country of Zimbabwe^[3].
• Lake Kariba is in the country of Zambia^[4].
• Lake Kariba's image is recorded as Lake Kariba.jpg^[5].
• Lake Kariba's image is recorded as View of the surrounding at the Lake Kariba with hippos (6910358407).jpg^[6].
• Lake Kariba's image is recorded as Kariba, Zimbabwe 04.JPG^[7].
• Lake Kariba's instance of is recorded as reservoir^[8].
• Lake Kariba's inflows is recorded as Zambezi River^[9].
• Lake Kariba's inflows is recorded as Sengwa River^[10].
• Lake Kariba's inflows is recorded as Munyati River^[11].
• Lake Kariba's outflows is recorded as Zambezi River^[12].
• Lake Kariba's basin country is recorded as Zimbabwe^[13].
• Lake Kariba's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 315149861^[14].
• Lake Kariba's IdRef ID is recorded as 170680282^[15].
• Lake Kariba's Commons category is recorded as Lake Kariba^[16].
• Lake Kariba's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -17, 'lon': 28}^[17].
• Lake Kariba's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02yrzv^[18].
• Lake Kariba's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ge134261^[19].
• Lake Kariba's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Lake Kariba^[20].
• Lake Kariba's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as place/Lake-Kariba^[21].
• Lake Kariba's GeoNames ID is recorded as 912835^[22].
• Lake Kariba's Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names ID is recorded as 1119987^[23].
• Lake Kariba's different from is recorded as Kariba^[24].
• Lake Kariba's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+220'}^[25].
• Lake Kariba's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+485'}^[26].
• Lake Kariba's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+5400'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Zimbabwe^[3], a republic^[28], in Zimbabwe^[29], founded in 1980^[30] and Zambia^[4], a sovereign state^[31], in Zambia^[32], founded in 1964^[33].

Physical Characteristics

Lake Kariba's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+5400'}^[27]. Its elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+485'}^[26]. Its length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+220'}^[25].

Designation and Status

Lake Kariba's instance of is recorded as reservoir^[8].

Why It Matters

Lake Kariba ranks in the top 1% of reservoir entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (243 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]