Lake Mweru
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Lake Mweru is a large freshwater lake on the border between Zambia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, known for its rich fisheries and role as part of the upper Congo River system.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
freshwater lake
ⓘ
lake ⓘ |
| area | approximately 5,120 square kilometres ⓘ |
| basinCountry |
Democratic Republic of the Congo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Zambia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderFeatureBetween |
Democratic Republic of the Congo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Zambia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catchmentAreaOf | Luapula River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
Democratic Republic of the Congo
ⓘ
Zambia ⓘ |
| drainageTo | Congo River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| elevation | about 917 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| hasBiodiversity | various freshwater fish species ⓘ |
| hasIsland |
Isokwe Island
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kilwa Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasShorelineUse |
settlements
ⓘ
small-scale agriculture ⓘ |
| inflow | Luapula River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
fishing industry
ⓘ
rich fisheries ⓘ |
| languageRegion |
Bemba-speaking areas
ⓘ
Lunda-speaking areas ⓘ |
| length | about 118 kilometres ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Africa
ⓘ
Central Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ Copperbelt region NERFINISHED ⓘ Haut-Katanga Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Luapula Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRift | western branch of the East African Rift vicinity ⓘ |
| locatedNorthOf | Lake Bangweulu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnBorderBetween |
Democratic Republic of the Congo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Zambia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedSouthOf | Lake Mweru Wantipa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearSettlement |
Kashikishi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kilwa NERFINISHED ⓘ Nchelenge NERFINISHED ⓘ Pweto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| outflow | Luvua River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Congo River basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
upper Congo River system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryEconomicActivity |
fishing
ⓘ
transport ⓘ |
| region | Upper Congo region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supports |
commercial fisheries
ⓘ
local subsistence fisheries ⓘ |
| waterBodyType | rift valley lake ⓘ |
| waterType | freshwater ⓘ |
| width | up to about 45 kilometres ⓘ |
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