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Deepwater Horizon oil spill

oil spill that began in April 2010 in the Gulf of Mexico
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Deepwater Horizon oil spill
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Summary

Deepwater Horizon oil spill is an oil spill[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of oil spill entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13,841 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Country: United States[3]
  • Instance of: environmental disaster[4], environmental conflict[5]
  • Location: Gulf of Mexico[6]
  • Commons category: Deepwater Horizon oil spill[7]
  • Start time: April 20, 2010[8]
  • Point in time: April 15, 2010[9]
  • Has cause: Deepwater Horizon explosion[10]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Deepwater Horizon oil spill[11]
  • Number of deaths: 11[12]
  • Volume as quantity: 4,900,000 barrel (US) for petroleum[13]

Why It Matters

Deepwater Horizon oil spill has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] It is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

Related Entities

United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . al.com. al.com. Provenance: 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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