Blue Ridge Mountains

mountain range in the Eastern U.S.
Place mountain_range Q166755
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Blue Ridge Mountains

Summary

Blue Ridge Mountains is a mountain range[1]. It ranks in the top 0.39% of mountain_range entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,781 views/month, #11 of 2,807).[2]

Key Facts

  • Blue Ridge Mountains is located in North Carolina[3].
  • Blue Ridge Mountains is located in Virginia[4].
  • Blue Ridge Mountains is located in Tennessee[5].
  • Blue Ridge Mountains is located in Maryland[6].
  • Blue Ridge Mountains is located in Pennsylvania[7].
  • Blue Ridge Mountains is located in West Virginia[8].
  • Blue Ridge Mountains is in the country of United States[9].
  • Blue Ridge Mountains's image is recorded as Blue Ridge NC.jpg[10].
  • Blue Ridge Mountains's instance of is recorded as mountain range[11].
  • Blue Ridge Mountains's made from material is recorded as granite[12].
  • Blue Ridge Mountains's made from material is recorded as gneiss[13].
  • Blue Ridge Mountains's made from material is recorded as limestone[14].
  • Blue Ridge Mountains's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 241207850[15].
  • Blue Ridge Mountains's GND ID is recorded as 4525765-6[16].
  • Blue Ridge Mountains's locator map image is recorded as Appalachian map.svg[17].
  • Blue Ridge Mountains's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh85015083[18].
  • Blue Ridge Mountains's IdRef ID is recorded as 268310432[19].
  • Blue Ridge Mountains's part of is recorded as Ozark, Oauchita-Appalachian Forests[20].
  • Blue Ridge Mountains's Commons category is recorded as Blue Ridge Mountains[21].
  • Blue Ridge Mountains's GNIS Feature ID is recorded as 1023842[22].
  • Blue Ridge Mountains's highest point is recorded as Mount Mitchell[23].
  • Blue Ridge Mountains's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 35.76428, 'lon': -82.26568}[24].
  • Blue Ridge Mountains's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02cgp8[25].
  • Blue Ridge Mountains's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Blue Ridge Mountains[26].
  • Blue Ridge Mountains's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0010559[27].

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Geography

Blue Ridge Mountains is in the country of United States[9]. Located in include North Carolina[3], an U.S. state[28], in United States[29], founded in 1789[30]; Virginia[4], an U.S. state[31], in United States[32], founded in 1788[33]; Tennessee[5], an U.S. state[34], in United States[35], founded in 1796[36]; Maryland[6], an U.S. state[37], in United States[38], founded in 1788[39]; Pennsylvania[7], an U.S. state[40], in United States[41], founded in 1787[42]; and West Virginia[8], an U.S. state[43], in United States[44], founded in 1863[45]. Its part of is recorded as Ozark, Oauchita-Appalachian Forests[20].

Physical Characteristics

Elevations include {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+2037'}[46] and {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+2002'}[47]. Blue Ridge Mountains's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+750'}[48].

Designation and Status

Blue Ridge Mountains's instance of is recorded as mountain range[11].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Blue Ridge Mountains include Blue Ridge Parkway[49], a scenic route[50], in United States[51].

Why It Matters

Blue Ridge Mountains ranks in the top 0.39% of mountain_range entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,781 views/month, #11 of 2,807).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[52] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[53]

Entities named for it include Blue Ridge Parkway[49], a scenic route[50], in United States[51].

References

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  3. [11] . Geographic Names Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  13. [15] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  16. [18] . Library of Congress Subject Headings. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  23. [25] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [48] . wikidata.org.
  27. [46] . wikidata.org.
  28. [47] . wikidata.org.

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  1. [49] . wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  19. [50] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  20. [51] . 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. [52] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [53] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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