County Antrim

Summary

County Antrim is a county of Northern Ireland^[1]. It draws 1,485 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_northern_ireland category, ranking #2 of 6).^[2]

Key Facts

• County Antrim is located in Northern Ireland^[3].
• County Antrim is in the country of United Kingdom^[4].
• County Antrim is on the body of water Lough Neagh^[5].
• County Antrim is on the body of water Atlantic Ocean^[6].
• County Antrim is on the body of water North Channel^[7].
• County Antrim's instance of is recorded as county of Northern Ireland^[8].
• County Antrim's instance of is recorded as historic county of the United Kingdom^[9].
• County Antrim's capital is recorded as Antrim^[10].
• County Antrim's shares border with is recorded as County Down^[11].
• County Antrim's shares border with is recorded as County Londonderry^[12].
• County Antrim's shares border with is recorded as County Tyrone^[13].
• County Antrim's shares border with is recorded as County Armagh^[14].
• Antrim is named after County Antrim^[15].
• County Antrim is part of Northern Ireland^[16].
• County Antrim's Commons category is recorded as County Antrim^[17].
• County Antrim's located in time zone is recorded as UTC±00:00^[18].
• County Antrim's catalog code is recorded as ANM^[19].
• County Antrim's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 54.865, 'lon': -6.28}^[20].
• County Antrim's topic's main category is recorded as Category:County Antrim^[21].
• County Antrim's Commons gallery is recorded as County Antrim^[22].
• County Antrim has a population of {'amount': '+618108'}^[23].
• County Antrim's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[24].
• County Antrim's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[25].
• County Antrim's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work^[26].
• County Antrim's category for people born here is recorded as Category:Births in County Antrim^[27].

Body

Geography

County Antrim is in the country of United Kingdom^[4]. It is located in Northern Ireland^[3]. Adjacent water bodies include Lough Neagh^[5], a lake^[28], in United Kingdom^[29]; Atlantic Ocean^[6], an ocean^[30]; and North Channel^[7], a strait^[31], in United Kingdom^[32]. It is part of Northern Ireland^[16].

Physical Characteristics

County Antrim covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+2844'}^[33]. It has a population of {'amount': '+618108'}^[23].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include county of Northern Ireland^[8] and historic county of the United Kingdom^[9].

History and Context

County Antrim's catalog code is recorded as ANM^[19]. Antrim is named after it^[15].

Cultural Significance

Things named for County Antrim include Antrim County^[34], a county of Michigan^[35], in United States^[36], founded in 1840^[37] and HMS Antrim^[38], a guided missile destroyer^[39].

Why It Matters

County Antrim draws 1,485 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_northern_ireland category, ranking #2 of 6).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[40] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[41]

Entities named for it include Antrim County^[34], a county of Michigan^[35], in United States^[36], founded in 1840^[37] and HMS Antrim^[38], a guided missile destroyer^[39].