Cíes Islands

protected archipelago located in Vigo, Province of Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain
Place island_group Q1658753
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Cíes Islands

Summary

Cíes Islands is an island group[1]. It draws 76 Wikipedia views per month (island_group category, ranking #87 of 712).[2]

Key Facts

  • Cíes Islands is located in Vigo[3].
  • Cíes Islands is in the country of Spain[4].
  • Cíes Islands is on the body of water Atlantic Ocean[5].
  • Cíes Islands's instance of is recorded as island group[6].
  • Cíes Islands's instance of is recorded as national park[7].
  • Cíes Islands's instance of is recorded as Special Area of Conservation[8].
  • Cíes Islands's instance of is recorded as Special Protection Area[9].
  • Cíes Islands's instance of is recorded as protected area[10].
  • Cíes Islands's instance of is recorded as ES96 Natura 2000[11].
  • Cíes Islands's capital is recorded as Vigo[12].
  • Cíes Islands's Commons category is recorded as Illas Cíes[13].
  • Cíes Islands's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00[14].
  • January 1, 2004 marks the founding of Cíes Islands[15].
  • Cíes Islands's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 42.233333333333, 'lon': -8.9}[16].
  • Cíes Islands's official website is recorded as https://hoxe.vigo.org/conecenos/cies.php?lang=gal[17].
  • Cíes Islands's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Illas Cíes[18].
  • Cíes Islands's Commons gallery is recorded as Illas Cíes[19].
  • Cíes Islands has a population of {'amount': '+4'}[20].
  • Cíes Islands's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'gl', 'text': 'Illas Cíes'}[21].
  • Cíes Islands's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+7.1'}[22].
  • Cíes Islands sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+197'}[23].
  • Cíes Islands covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+4.4635'}[24].
  • Cíes Islands's width is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+2.0'}[25].
  • Cíes Islands's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+2.75'}[26].

Body

Geography

Cíes Islands is in the country of Spain[4]. It is located in Vigo[3]. It is on the body of water Atlantic Ocean[5].

Physical Characteristics

Cíes Islands covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+4.4635'}[24]. It sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+197'}[23]. Its length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+7.1'}[22]. It has a population of {'amount': '+4'}[20].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include island group[6], national park[7], Special Area of Conservation[8], Special Protection Area[9], protected area[10], and ES96 Natura 2000[11].

History and Context

January 1, 2004 marks the founding of Cíes Islands[15].

Why It Matters

Cíes Islands draws 76 Wikipedia views per month (island_group category, ranking #87 of 712).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] It is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . Nationally designated areas inventory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . Nationally designated areas inventory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . Nationally designated areas inventory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Nationally designated areas inventory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Nationally designated areas inventory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Nationally designated areas inventory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · RVA2869 · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Capital Vigo
    Located in the administrative territorial entity Vigo
    Official website https://hoxe.vigo.org/conecenos/cies.php?lang=gal
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