Lake Volta

Summary

Lake Volta is a reservoir^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of reservoir entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (260 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Lake Volta is in the country of Ghana^[3].
• Lake Volta's image is recorded as Volta lake.jpg^[4].
• Lake Volta's continent is recorded as Africa^[5].
• Lake Volta's instance of is recorded as reservoir^[6].
• Lake Volta's inflows is recorded as White Volta^[7].
• Lake Volta's inflows is recorded as Oti River^[8].
• Lake Volta's inflows is recorded as Afram River^[9].
• Lake Volta's inflows is recorded as Obosum^[10].
• Lake Volta's inflows is recorded as Senne^[11].
• Lake Volta's inflows is recorded as Atakora River^[12].
• Lake Volta's inflows is recorded as Mo River^[13].
• Lake Volta's outflows is recorded as Volta River^[14].
• Lake Volta's basin country is recorded as Ghana^[15].
• Lake Volta's Commons category is recorded as Lake Volta^[16].
• Lake Volta's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 3723589^[17].
• +1965-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Lake Volta^[18].
• Lake Volta's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 7.4, 'lon': 0.2}^[19].
• Lake Volta's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 7.40057, 'lon': 0.19472}^[20].
• Lake Volta's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/054m__^[21].
• Lake Volta's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Volta River^[22].
• Lake Volta's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Lake Volta^[23].
• Lake Volta's OmegaWiki Defined Meaning is recorded as 1638848^[24].
• Lake Volta's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as place/Lake-Volta^[25].
• Lake Volta's GeoNames ID is recorded as 2294236^[26].
• Lake Volta's Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names ID is recorded as 1120643^[27].

Body

Geography

Lake Volta is in the country of Ghana^[3]. Its continent is recorded as Africa^[5].

Physical Characteristics

Lake Volta's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+8502'}^[28]. Its elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+85'}^[29]. Its length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+550'}^[30].

Designation and Status

Lake Volta's instance of is recorded as reservoir^[6].

History and Context

+1965-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Lake Volta^[18].

Why It Matters

Lake Volta ranks in the top 2% of reservoir entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (260 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[31] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[32]