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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:lake
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gptkbp:area
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2,700 km² (dry season)
up to 16,000 km² (wet season)
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gptkbp:catchmentArea
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about 86,000 km²
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gptkbp:connectedTo
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Mekong River
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:Cambodia
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gptkbp:culturalSignificance
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important for Khmer civilization
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gptkbp:ecologicalSignificance
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largest freshwater lake in Southeast Asia
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gptkbp:economicImportance
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supports millions of people
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gptkbp:fishProduction
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one of the world’s most productive inland fisheries
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gptkbp:governingBody
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gptkb:Tonlé_Sap_Authority
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gptkbp:hasBiodiversity
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rich in fish species
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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supported Angkor civilization
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Tonlé Sap
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gptkbp:importantFor
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vital for Cambodian fisheries
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gptkbp:inflow
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Mekong River
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gptkbp:length
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about 250 km
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gptkbp:locatedIn
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gptkb:Southeast_Asia
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Cambodia
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gptkbp:mainRiver
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gptkb:Tonlé_Sap_River
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gptkbp:maximumDepth
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1 m (dry season)
up to 9 m (wet season)
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gptkbp:nearestCity
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gptkb:Siem_Reap
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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gptkb:annual_water_festival_(Bon_Om_Touk)
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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floating villages
flooded forests
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gptkbp:notableSpecies
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gptkb:Irrawaddy_dolphin
gptkb:Siamese_crocodile
giant catfish
various water birds
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gptkbp:outflow
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gptkb:Tonlé_Sap_River
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:Mekong_River_system
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gptkbp:protectedArea
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gptkb:Tonlé_Sap_Biosphere_Reserve
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gptkbp:RamsarSite
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yes
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gptkbp:season
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lake expands and contracts dramatically with monsoon
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gptkbp:seasonalReversal
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Tonlé Sap River reverses flow during monsoon
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gptkbp:threats
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overfishing
pollution
hydropower development upstream
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gptkbp:touristAttraction
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popular destination
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gptkbp:UNESCOBiosphereReserve
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designated 1997
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gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite
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gptkb:nature_reserve
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gptkbp:width
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up to 100 km (wet season)
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Cambodia
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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