Tonle Sap

GPTKB entity

Statements (61)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:lake
gptkbp:areaDuringDrySeason about 2,500 km²
gptkbp:areaDuringRainySeason up to 16,000 km²
gptkbp:connectedTo Mekong River
gptkbp:country gptkb:Cambodia
gptkbp:drySeason November to May
gptkbp:hasFloatingMarket yes
gptkbp:hasSeasonalVariation yes
gptkbp:homeTo endemic species
many floating villages
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Tonle Sap
gptkbp:importantFor gptkb:fish
biodiversity
flood control
gptkbp:inflow gptkb:Tonle_Sap_River
gptkbp:knownFor reversal of river flow
gptkbp:largestCity gptkb:Cambodia
gptkbp:length about 250 km
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Cambodia
gptkbp:maximumDepth 1 m to 9 m
gptkbp:nearestCity gptkb:Kampong_Chhnang
gptkb:Siem_Reap
gptkb:Battambang
gptkbp:notableSpecies gptkb:Irrawaddy_dolphin
gptkb:Siamese_crocodile
Tonle Sap water snake
giant freshwater stingray
gptkbp:outflow gptkb:Tonle_Sap_River
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Tonle_Sap_Biosphere_Reserve
gptkbp:protectedBy gptkb:Tonle_Sap_Authority
gptkbp:RamsarSite 999
gptkbp:recognizedBy Ramsar Convention
gptkbp:region gptkb:northwest_Cambodia
gptkbp:seasonalFlooding June to October
gptkbp:species gptkb:fish
gptkb:giant_barb
marina
sheatfish
black-spotted catfish
climbing perch
clown featherback
giant gourami
giant snakehead
river catfish
silver barb
small-scale mud carp
snakehead fish
spotted featherback
striped catfish
striped snakehead
walking catfish
gptkbp:surroundedBy flooded forests
gptkbp:threats climate change
overfishing
deforestation
hydropower dams
gptkbp:touristAttraction yes
gptkbp:UNESCOBiosphereReserve yes
gptkbp:width up to 100 km
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Mekong
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5