Columbia River

Summary

Columbia River is a river^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.13% of river entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,277 views/month, #18 of 13,643).^[2]

Key Facts

• Columbia River is located in British Columbia^[3].
• Columbia River is located in Washington^[4].
• Columbia River is located in Oregon^[5].
• Columbia River is in the country of Canada^[6].
• Columbia River is in the country of United States^[7].
• Columbia River's video is recorded as ATC Mobile MH-60 aircrew rescues a mariner at the mouth of the Columbia River near Astoria.webm^[8].
• Columbia River's route map is recorded as Columbia.png^[9].
• Columbia River's image is recorded as ColumbiarivergorgeJRH.jpg^[10].
• Columbia River's continent is recorded as North America^[11].
• Columbia River's instance of is recorded as river^[12].
• Columbia River's instance of is recorded as main stem^[13].
• Columbia Rediviva is named after Columbia River^[14].
• Columbia River's basin country is recorded as United States^[15].
• Columbia River's basin country is recorded as Canada^[16].
• Columbia River's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 1237148632965530630004^[17].
• Columbia River's GND ID is recorded as 4010416-3^[18].
• Columbia River's locator map image is recorded as Columbia.png^[19].
• Columbia River's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh85028740^[20].
• Columbia River's Commons category is recorded as Columbia River^[21].
• Columbia River's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 2183775^[22].
• Columbia River's mouth of the watercourse is recorded as Pacific Ocean^[23].
• Columbia River's lake on watercourse is recorded as Windermere Lake^[24].
• Columbia River's lake on watercourse is recorded as Kinbasket Lake^[25].
• Columbia River's lake on watercourse is recorded as Arrow Lakes^[26].
• Columbia River's lake on watercourse is recorded as Rufus Woods Lake^[27].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Canada^[6], a dominion of the British Empire^[28], in Canada^[29], founded in 1867^[30] and United States^[7], a sovereign state^[31], in United States^[32], founded in 1776^[33]. Located in include British Columbia^[3], a province of Canada^[34], in Canada^[35], founded in 1871^[36]; Washington^[4], an U.S. state^[37], in United States^[38], founded in 1889^[39]; and Oregon^[5], an U.S. state^[40], in United States^[41], founded in 1859^[42], headquartered in Salem^[43]. Columbia River's continent is recorded as North America^[11].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include river^[12] and main stem^[13].

History and Context

Columbia Rediviva is named after Columbia River^[14].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Columbia River include Columbia District^[44], a fur-trading district^[45], in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland^[46], founded in 1810^[47]; Mount Columbia^[48], a mountain^[49], in Canada^[50]; Columbia Basin^[51], a drainage basin^[52], in United States^[53]; Columbia County^[54], a county of Oregon^[55], in United States^[56], founded in 1854^[57]; and Columbia City^[58], a city of Oregon^[59], in United States^[60], founded in 1926^[61].

Why It Matters

Columbia River ranks in the top 0.13% of river entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,277 views/month, #18 of 13,643).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[62] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[63]

Entities named for it include Columbia District^[44], a fur-trading district^[45], in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland^[46], founded in 1810^[47]; Mount Columbia^[48], a mountain^[49], in Canada^[50]; Columbia Basin^[51], a drainage basin^[52], in United States^[53]; Columbia County^[54], a county of Oregon^[55], in United States^[56], founded in 1854^[57]; and Columbia City^[58], a city of Oregon^[59], in United States^[60], founded in 1926^[61].