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Catatumbo lightning

atmospheric phenomenon in Venezuela
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Catatumbo lightning

Summary

Catatumbo lightning is a meteorological phenomenon[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of meteorological_phenomenon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,665 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Catatumbo lightning is located in Municipio Catatumbo[3].
  • Catatumbo lightning is in the country of Venezuela[4].
  • Catatumbo lightning's instance of is recorded as meteorological phenomenon[5].
  • Catatumbo lightning is a type of thunderstorm[6].
  • Catatumbo lightning's Commons category is recorded as Catatumbo lightning[7].
  • Catatumbo lightning's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 9.3451944444444, 'lon': -71.736611111111}[8].

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Definition and Type

Catatumbo lightning's instance of is recorded as meteorological phenomenon[5]. It is a type of thunderstorm[6].

Why It Matters

Catatumbo lightning ranks in the top 7% of meteorological_phenomenon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,665 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

Related Entities

Venezuela

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 11d ago · Jarkn · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described at url → —
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P973]]: https://www.placemania.sk/svetova-zaujimavost/nekonecna-burka-v-congo-mirador/, Removing PlaceMania.sk P973 link added by me after COI/spam concern; s"
  2. 15d ago · Jarkn · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country → Venezuela
    Subclass of → thunderstorm
    Instance of → —
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Municipio Catatumbo
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P973]]: https://www.placemania.sk/svetova-zaujimavost/nekonecna-burka-v-congo-mirador/, Add Slovak descriptive resource (P973)"
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