Barro Colorado Island

Summary

Barro Colorado Island is an island^[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (418 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Barro Colorado Island is in the country of Panama^[3].
• Barro Colorado Island is on the body of water Gatun Lake^[4].
• Barro Colorado Island's instance of is recorded as island^[5].
• Barro Colorado Island's instance of is recorded as research center^[6].
• Barro Colorado Island is part of Smithsonian Institution^[7].
• Barro Colorado Island is part of Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute^[8].
• Barro Colorado Island's Commons category is recorded as Barro Colorado Island^[9].
• Barro Colorado Island's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 9.15, 'lon': -79.85}^[10].
• Barro Colorado Island's parent organization or unit is recorded as Smithsonian Institution^[11].
• Barro Colorado Island has a population of {'amount': '+200'}^[12].
• Barro Colorado Island's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+3'}^[13].
• Barro Colorado Island covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+15'}^[14].
• Barro Colorado Island's width is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+5.4'}^[15].

Body

Identity

Part of include Smithsonian Institution^[7], an institution^[16], in United States^[17], founded in 1846^[18], headquartered in Washington, D.C.^[19] and Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute^[8], a research institute^[20], in Panama^[21], founded in 1904^[22], headquartered in Panama City^[23].

Operations

Barro Colorado Island's parent organization or unit is recorded as Smithsonian Institution^[11].

Why It Matters

Barro Colorado Island ranks in the top 6% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (418 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[24] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[25]