Assateague Island

barrier island in Maryland and Virginia, United States
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Assateague Island

Summary

Assateague Island is a barrier island[1]. It draws 1,081 Wikipedia views per month (barrier_island category, ranking #3 of 14).[2]

Key Facts

  • Assateague Island is located in Worcester County[3].
  • Assateague Island is located in Accomack County[4].
  • Assateague Island is in the country of United States[5].
  • Assateague Island is on the body of water Atlantic Ocean[6].
  • Assateague Island's instance of is recorded as barrier island[7].
  • Assateague Island's instance of is recorded as island[8].
  • Assateague Island's shares border with is recorded as Snow Hill[9].
  • Assateague Island's Commons category is recorded as Assateague Island[10].
  • Assateague Island's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 38.0917864, 'lon': -75.2038002}[11].
  • Assateague Island's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Eastern Shore of Maryland[12].
  • Assateague Island's official website is recorded as http://www.nps.gov/asis/[13].
  • Assateague Island's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Assateague Island[14].
  • Assateague Island covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+63.21'}[15].

Body

Geography

Assateague Island is in the country of United States[5]. Located in include Worcester County[3], a county of Maryland[16], in United States[17], founded in 1742[18] and Accomack County[4], a county of Virginia[19], in United States[20], founded in 1663[21]. It is on the body of water Atlantic Ocean[6].

Physical Characteristics

Assateague Island covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+63.21'}[15].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include barrier island[7] and island[8].

Why It Matters

Assateague Island draws 1,081 Wikipedia views per month (barrier_island category, ranking #3 of 14).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
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  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [16] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [17] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [18] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [19] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Tholzheim · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country
    Factgrid item id Q1784698
    Located in the administrative territorial entity Worcester County, Accomack County
    Coordinate location {'lat': 38.0917864, 'lon': -75.2038002}
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P8168]]: Q1784698, adds FactGrid ID"
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