British Geological Survey

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British Geological Survey

Summary

British Geological Survey is a geological survey[1]. It draws 34 Wikipedia views per month (geological_survey category, ranking #3 of 10).[2]

Key Facts

  • British Geological Survey was a member of British and Irish Committee on Map Information and Cataloguing Systems[3].
  • British Geological Survey is located in City of Nottingham[4].
  • British Geological Survey is in the country of United Kingdom[5].
  • British Geological Survey's instance of is recorded as geological survey[6].
  • British Geological Survey's instance of is recorded as government agency[7].
  • British Geological Survey's logo image is recorded as British Geological Survey.png[8].
  • British Geological Survey's headquarters location is recorded as Keyworth[9].
  • British Geological Survey's ISNI is recorded as 0000000119565915[10].
  • British Geological Survey's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 136554353[11].
  • British Geological Survey's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n84065936[12].
  • British Geological Survey's IdRef ID is recorded as 027908283[13].
  • British Geological Survey's postal code is recorded as NG12 5GG[14].
  • British Geological Survey's Commons category is recorded as Geological Survey of Great Britain[15].
  • British Geological Survey's Libraries Australia ID is recorded as 35492192[16].
  • British Geological Survey's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 52.879, 'lon': -1.0774}[17].
  • British Geological Survey's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04yqty[18].
  • British Geological Survey's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ko2009542794[19].
  • British Geological Survey's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ko2009542795[20].
  • British Geological Survey's parent organization or unit is recorded as Natural Environment Research Council[21].
  • British Geological Survey's official website is recorded as https://www.bgs.ac.uk/[22].
  • British Geological Survey's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[23].
  • British Geological Survey's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Geological-Survey-of-Great-Britain[24].
  • British Geological Survey's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'BGS'}[25].
  • British Geological Survey's X is recorded as BritGeoSurvey[26].
  • British Geological Survey's Facebook username is recorded as BritishGeologicalSurvey[27].

Body

Identity

British Geological Survey's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'BGS'}[25].

Operations

British Geological Survey's headquarters location is recorded as Keyworth[9]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as Natural Environment Research Council[21].

Why It Matters

British Geological Survey draws 34 Wikipedia views per month (geological_survey category, ranking #3 of 10).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . GRID Release 2017-01-10. wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
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  14. [3] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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