Big Sur

Summary

Big Sur is a region^[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of region entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,739 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Big Sur is located in Monterey County^[3].
• Big Sur is in the country of United States^[4].
• Big Sur's image is recorded as Big Sur June 2008.jpg^[5].
• Big Sur's instance of is recorded as region^[6].
• Big Sur's instance of is recorded as tourist attraction^[7].
• Big Sur's instance of is recorded as unincorporated community^[8].
• Big Sur's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 172946604^[9].
• Big Sur's locator map image is recorded as Big Sur and Los Padres National Forest.png^[10].
• Big Sur's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n80010047^[11].
• Big Sur's IdRef ID is recorded as 201598973^[12].
• Big Sur's postal code is recorded as 93920^[13].
• Big Sur's part of is recorded as Central Coast^[14].
• Big Sur's Commons category is recorded as Big Sur^[15].
• Big Sur's GNIS Feature ID is recorded as 269849^[16].
• Big Sur's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 36.1075, 'lon': -121.62583333333}^[17].
• Big Sur's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01jyy7^[18].
• Big Sur's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ge726836^[19].
• Big Sur's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Big Sur^[20].
• Big Sur's page banner is recorded as Big Sur banner Rocky fingers.jpg^[21].
• Big Sur's Curlie ID is recorded as Regional/North_America/United_States/California/Localities/B/Big_Sur/^[22].
• Big Sur's U.S. National Archives Identifier is recorded as 10040628^[23].
• Big Sur's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as place/Big-Sur-region-California^[24].
• Big Sur's category for people who died here is recorded as Q32669853^[25].
• Big Sur's GeoNames ID is recorded as 5328563^[26].
• Big Sur's category of associated people is recorded as Q32669860^[27].

Body

Geography

Big Sur is in the country of United States^[4]. It is located in Monterey County^[3]. Its part of is recorded as Central Coast^[14].

Physical Characteristics

Big Sur's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+44'}^[28].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include region^[6], tourist attraction^[7], and unincorporated community^[8].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Big Sur include macOS it^[29], an operating system^[30], founded in 2020^[31].

Why It Matters

Big Sur ranks in the top 1% of region entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,739 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]

Entities named for it include macOS it^[29], an operating system^[30], founded in 2020^[31].