Volta River

Summary

Volta River is a river^[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of river entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (230 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Volta River is in the country of Ghana^[3].
• Volta River is in the country of Burkina Faso^[4].
• Volta River's route map is recorded as Volta river black white red descriptions and surrounding countries.jpg^[5].
• Volta River's image is recorded as VoltaRiverWithAdombeBridge183-1-.jpg^[6].
• Volta River's continent is recorded as Africa^[7].
• Volta River's instance of is recorded as river^[8].
• Volta River's basin country is recorded as Ghana^[9].
• Volta River's basin country is recorded as Burkina Faso^[10].
• Volta River's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 124681849^[11].
• Volta River's GND ID is recorded as 4119474-3^[12].
• Volta River's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh86001958^[13].
• Volta River's Commons category is recorded as Volta River^[14].
• Volta River's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 1205528^[15].
• Volta River's mouth of the watercourse is recorded as Gulf of Guinea^[16].
• Volta River's lake on watercourse is recorded as Lake Volta^[17].
• Volta River's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 8.648741, 'lon': -0.982618}^[18].
• Volta River's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 5.7711111111111, 'lon': 0.67305555555556}^[19].
• Volta River's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 5.77385, 'lon': 0.67201}^[20].
• Volta River's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0bpdh^[21].
• Volta River's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Volta River^[22].
• Volta River's tributary is recorded as Daka River^[23].
• Volta River's tributary is recorded as Black Volta^[24].
• Volta River's tributary is recorded as Todzie River^[25].
• Volta River's category for the water basin is recorded as Category:Volta Basin^[26].
• Volta River's U.S. National Archives Identifier is recorded as 10038650^[27].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Ghana^[3], a sovereign state^[28], in Portuguese Empire^[29], founded in 1957^[30] and Burkina Faso^[4], a sovereign state^[31], in Burkina Faso^[32], founded in 1960^[33]. Volta River's continent is recorded as Africa^[7].

Physical Characteristics

Volta River's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+1500'}^[34].

Designation and Status

Volta River's instance of is recorded as river^[8].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Volta River include Volta^[35], a destroyer^[36] and Order of the Volta^[37], an order^[38], in Ghana^[39], founded in 1960^[40].

Why It Matters

Volta River ranks in the top 1% of river entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (230 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[41] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[42]

Entities named for it include Volta^[35], a destroyer^[36] and Order of the Volta^[37], an order^[38], in Ghana^[39], founded in 1960^[40].