Volta River

Summary

Volta River is a river^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Volta River is in the country of Ghana^[3].
• Volta River is in the country of Burkina Faso^[4].
• Volta River is on the continent of Africa^[5].
• Volta River's instance of is recorded as river^[6].
• Volta River's basin country is recorded as Ghana^[7].
• Volta River's basin country is recorded as Burkina Faso^[8].
• Volta River's Commons category is recorded as Volta River^[9].
• Volta River's mouth of the watercourse is recorded as Gulf of Guinea^[10].
• Volta River's lake on watercourse is recorded as Lake Volta^[11].
• Volta River's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 8.648741, 'lon': -0.982618}^[12].
• Volta River's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 5.7711111111111, 'lon': 0.67305555555556}^[13].
• Volta River's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 5.77385, 'lon': 0.67201}^[14].
• Volta River's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Volta River^[15].
• Volta River's tributary is recorded as Daka River^[16].
• Volta River's tributary is recorded as Black Volta^[17].
• Volta River's tributary is recorded as Todzie River^[18].
• Volta River's category for the water basin is recorded as Category:Volta Basin^[19].
• Volta River's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[20].
• Volta River's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[21].
• Volta River's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 11^[22].
• Volta River's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+1500'}^[23].
• Volta River's watershed area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+388000'}^[24].
• Volta River's discharge is recorded as {'unit': 'Q794261', 'amount': '+1288'}^[25].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Ghana^[3], a sovereign state^[26], in Portuguese Empire^[27], founded in 1957^[28] and Burkina Faso^[4], a sovereign state^[29], in Burkina Faso^[30], founded in 1960^[31]. Volta River is on the continent of Africa^[5].

Physical Characteristics

Volta River's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+1500'}^[23].

Designation and Status

Volta River's instance of is recorded as river^[6].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Volta River include Order of the Volta^[32], an order^[33], in Ghana^[34], founded in 1960^[35] and Volta^[36], a destroyer^[37].

Why It Matters

Volta River has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[38]

Entities named for it include Order of the Volta^[32], an order^[33], in Ghana^[34], founded in 1960^[35] and Volta^[36], a destroyer^[37].