Wolfram Knowledge about Lakes in Microsoft Excel
Lake entities include bodies of water, such as lakes, ponds and reservoirs, that are completely enclosed by land and that may be connected to rivers or streams.
A few example entities...
| Crater Lake | ||||
| Dead Sea | ||||
| Great Salt Lake | ||||
| Lake Baikal | ||||
| Lake Kawaguchi | ||||
| Lake Malawi | ||||
| Lake Superior | ||||
| Lake Tanganyika | ||||
| Lake Victoria | ||||
| Loch Ness |
You can access the following properties for each entity...
- name
- latitude
- longitude
- administrative region
- countries
- wikipedia summary text
- catchment area
- shore length
- volume
- average depth
- elevation
- surface area
- maximum depth
- inflow
- outflow
- image
- + more
Note: Wolfram entities represent physical entities as well as mathematical and other scientific concepts. Each entity type has a unique set of properties. Wolfram entity types and properties correspond to "data types" and "fields" in Excel.
How to Use Wolfram Data in Excel
Note: This is now available with a Microsoft 365 Family or Personal subscription.
Highlight data and click the Automatic button
Select cells or columns in a table with the text to convert, then select the Automatic button in the Data Types gallery of the Data tab. Wolfram's natural language understanding will recognize the entities and convert them.
Browse associated data
Select the Insert Data button that appears to browse a list of all available properties. Select one to insert data into your workbook. When you have data in a table, Excel will automatically fill the table for you. Wolfram has hundreds of expertly curated entities in Excel, encompassing the sciences, arts, culture, and more.
Automatically get data
Once converted to an entity, you can use key Excel features to work with data pulled from Wolfram. Sort and Filter data, or create formulas that reference an entity's properties and values.
Browse more information
Selecting the icon of a converted cell opens a card where you can find detailed data from Wolfram. This means you don't need to leave Excel to accomplish your goals.
