Beechey Island

Summary

Beechey Island is an island^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (394 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Beechey Island is located in Nunavut^[3].
• Beechey Island is in the country of Canada^[4].
• Beechey Island is on the body of water Arctic Ocean^[5].
• Beechey Island's instance of is recorded as island^[6].
• Beechey Island's instance of is recorded as archaeological site^[7].
• William Beechey is named after Beechey Island^[8].
• Beechey Island is part of Queen Elizabeth Islands^[9].
• Beechey Island's Commons category is recorded as Beechey Island^[10].
• Beechey Island's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 74.716667, 'lon': -91.85}^[11].
• Beechey Island's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Canadian Arctic Archipelago^[12].
• Beechey Island's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Beechey Island^[13].
• Beechey Island has a population of {'amount': '+0'}^[14].
• Beechey Island's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[15].
• Beechey Island's heritage designation is recorded as national historic site of Canada^[16].
• Beechey Island's heritage designation is recorded as territorial historic site^[17].
• Beechey Island's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+3.1'}^[18].
• Beechey Island sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+198'}^[19].
• Beechey Island covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+4.6'}^[20].
• Beechey Island's width is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+2.7'}^[21].

Body

Geography

Beechey Island is in the country of Canada^[4]. It is located in Nunavut^[3]. It is on the body of water Arctic Ocean^[5]. It is part of Queen Elizabeth Islands^[9].

Physical Characteristics

Beechey Island covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+4.6'}^[20]. It sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+198'}^[19]. Its length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+3.1'}^[18]. It has a population of {'amount': '+0'}^[14].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include island^[6] and archaeological site^[7]. Heritage statuses include national historic site of Canada^[16] and territorial historic site^[17].

History and Context

William Beechey is named after Beechey Island^[8].

Why It Matters

Beechey Island ranks in the top 5% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (394 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[22]