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cryosphere

those portions of Earth's surface where water is in solid form
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cryosphere

Summary

cryosphere ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (128 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • cryosphere is a type of region[2].
  • cryosphere's Commons category is recorded as Cryosphere[3].
  • cryosphere's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Cryosphere[4].
  • cryosphere's different from is recorded as Chinosphere[5].
  • cryosphere's studied by is recorded as cryology[6].
  • cryosphere's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[7].
  • cryosphere's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Climate change[8].

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Definition and Type

cryosphere is a type of region[2].

Why It Matters

cryosphere ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (128 views/month).[1] cryosphere has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] cryosphere is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). cryosphere. Retrieved April 11, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/cryosphere
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_cryosphere_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{cryosphere}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/cryosphere}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-11}}
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  1. 1d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from → Chinosphere
    Subclass of → —
    On focus list of wikimedia project → Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4, WikiProject Climate change
    Studied by → cryology
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|5 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 28494, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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