Convention on the High Seas

international treaty singed year 1958
Place contract Q2009498
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Summary

Convention on the High Seas is a contract[1]. It draws 17 Wikipedia views per month (contract category, ranking #28 of 100).[2]

Key Facts

  • Convention on the High Seas is in the country of Switzerland[3].
  • Convention on the High Seas's instance of is recorded as contract[4].
  • Convention on the High Seas's instance of is recorded as multilateral treaty[5].
  • Convention on the High Seas took place at Geneva[6].
  • Convention on the High Seas's language of work or name is recorded as Chinese[7].
  • Convention on the High Seas's main subject is international waters[8].
  • Convention on the High Seas's work available at URL is recorded as https://legal.un.org/ilc/texts/instruments/english/conventions/8_1_1958_high_seas.pdf[9].
  • Convention on the High Seas's work available at URL is recorded as https://legal.un.org/ilc/texts/instruments/french/conventions/8_1_1958_high_seas.pdf[10].
  • Convention on the High Seas's official name is recorded as Übereinkommen über die Hohe See[11].
  • Convention on the High Seas's short name is recorded as HoheSeeÜbk[12].
  • Convention on the High Seas's law identifier is recorded as 昭和43年条約第10号[13].

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Geography

Convention on the High Seas is in the country of Switzerland[3].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include contract[4] and multilateral treaty[5].

Why It Matters

Convention on the High Seas draws 17 Wikipedia views per month (contract category, ranking #28 of 100).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · Bouzinac · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Language of work or name → Chinese
    Instance of → —
    Location → Geneva
    Main subject → international waters
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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