Bell Island

island in Franz Josef Land, Russia
Landform island Q3802979
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Summary

Bell Island is an island[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (40 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Bell Island is credited with the discovery of Benjamin Leigh Smith[3].
  • Bell Island is located in Arkhangelsk Oblast[4].
  • Bell Island is in the country of Russia[5].
  • Bell Island is in the country of Russian Empire[6].
  • Bell Island is in the country of Soviet Union[7].
  • Bell Island is on the body of water Arctic Ocean[8].
  • Bell Island's instance of is recorded as island[9].
  • bell is named after Bell Island[10].
  • Bell Island is part of Franz Josef Land[11].
  • Bell Island's Commons category is recorded as Bell Island[12].
  • Bell Island's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 80.006388888889, 'lon': 49.263333333333}[13].
  • Bell Island's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Franz Josef Land[14].
  • Bell Island has a population of {'amount': '+0'}[15].
  • Bell Island's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Белл'}[16].
  • Bell Island's different from is recorded as Graham Bell Island[17].
  • Bell Island's length is recorded as {'unit': 'kilometre', 'amount': '+5.1'}[18].
  • Bell Island covers an area of {'unit': 'square kilometre', 'amount': '+10'}[19].
  • Bell Island's width is recorded as {'unit': 'kilometre', 'amount': '+3.9'}[20].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Russia[5], a sovereign state[21], in Russia[22], founded in 1991[23]; Russian Empire[6], an empire[24], in Russian Empire[25], founded in 1721[26]; and Soviet Union[7], a federal republic[27], in Soviet Union[28], founded in 1922[29]. Bell Island is located in Arkhangelsk Oblast[4]. It is on the body of water Arctic Ocean[8]. It is part of Franz Josef Land[11].

Physical Characteristics

Bell Island covers an area of {'unit': 'square kilometre', 'amount': '+10'}[19]. Its length is recorded as {'unit': 'kilometre', 'amount': '+5.1'}[18]. It has a population of {'amount': '+0'}[15].

Designation and Status

Bell Island's instance of is recorded as island[9].

History and Context

bell is named after Bell Island[10].

Why It Matters

Bell Island ranks in the top 7% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (40 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . GEOnet Names Server. wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . GEOnet Names Server. wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . GEOnet Names Server. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [21] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [29] ↑ . 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. [30] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · RVA2869 · 2026-10-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in time zone → —
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    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/58669|batch #58669]]: redundant value, already present at higher administrative level"
  2. 15d ago · MatSuBot bot · 2026-09-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 80.006388888889, 'lon': 49.263333333333}
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Arkhangelsk Oblast
    Instance of → —
    Sitelink count → 14
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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