Alter Rhein

Summary

Alter Rhein is a river^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of river entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (34 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Alter Rhein is located in Canton of St. Gallen^[3].
• Alter Rhein is located in Vorarlberg^[4].
• Alter Rhein is in the country of Switzerland^[5].
• Alter Rhein is in the country of Austria^[6].
• Alter Rhein's instance of is recorded as river^[7].
• Alter Rhein's Commons category is recorded as Alter Rhein^[8].
• Alter Rhein's mouth of the watercourse is recorded as Lake Constance^[9].
• Alter Rhein's mouth of the watercourse is recorded as Obersee^[10].
• Alter Rhein's lake on watercourse is recorded as Lake Constance^[11].
• Alter Rhein's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 47.469647222222, 'lon': 9.6099472222222}^[12].
• Alter Rhein's tributary is recorded as Rheintaler Binnenkanal^[13].
• Alter Rhein's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+389'}^[14].
• Alter Rhein sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+392'}^[15].
• Alter Rhein's drainage basin is recorded as Rhine basin^[16].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Switzerland^[5], a state^[17], in Switzerland^[18], founded in 1291^[19] and Austria^[6], a sovereign state^[20], in Austria^[21], founded in 1918^[22]. Located in include Canton of St. Gallen^[3], a canton of Switzerland^[23], in Switzerland^[24], founded in 1803^[25] and Vorarlberg^[4], a federal state of Austria^[26], in Austria^[27].

Physical Characteristics

Alter Rhein sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+392'}^[15]. Its length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+389'}^[14].

Designation and Status

Alter Rhein's instance of is recorded as river^[7].

Why It Matters

Alter Rhein ranks in the top 2% of river entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (34 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28]