Equatorial lakes region
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The Equatorial Lakes region is a central African area of large freshwater lakes, including Lake Victoria, that forms the headwaters of the White Nile.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Equatorial Lakes region | 0 |
| Great Lakes region of Africa | 1 |
| Lake Victoria region | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical region
ⓘ
hydrological region ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
East African Highlands
ⓘ
Great Rift Valley system (wider geological context) ⓘ
surface form:
Great Rift Valley
|
| contains |
Lake Albert
ⓘ
Lake Edward ⓘ Lake George, New York ⓘ
surface form:
Lake George
Lake Kivu ⓘ Lake Kyoga ⓘ Lake Tanganyika ⓘ Lake Victoria ⓘ |
| crossesCountry |
Burundi
ⓘ
Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ Kenya ⓘ Rwanda ⓘ South Sudan ⓘ Tanzania ⓘ Uganda ⓘ |
| drainsInto | White Nile ⓘ |
| forms | headwaters of the White Nile ⓘ |
| hasBiodiversity | rich freshwater ecosystems ⓘ |
| hasClimate | equatorial climate ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
fishing
ⓘ
inland water transport ⓘ irrigated agriculture ⓘ |
| hasFeature | large freshwater lakes ⓘ |
| hasGeologicalContext |
East African Rift
ⓘ
surface form:
East African Rift system
|
| hasHydrologicalProcess | lake outflow feeding Nile system ⓘ |
| hasHydrologicalRole | regulates flow of the White Nile ⓘ |
| hasIssue |
climate variability impacts on water levels
ⓘ
invasive species in lakes ⓘ overfishing ⓘ water pollution ⓘ |
| hasLakeType |
rift valley lakes
ⓘ
shallow plateau lakes ⓘ |
| hasMajorRiverOutflow |
White Nile
ⓘ
surface form:
Albert Nile
Victoria Nile ⓘ |
| hasPrecipitationPattern | high annual rainfall ⓘ |
| isImportantFor |
biodiversity conservation
ⓘ
fisheries ⓘ hydropower potential ⓘ navigation ⓘ regional water supply ⓘ |
| isSourceRegionOf | White Nile ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Africa
ⓘ
Central Africa ⓘ |
| partOf | Nile Basin ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Great Lakes region of Africa
this entity surface form:
Lake Victoria region