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East Madagascar Current

Current that flows southward on the east side of Madagascar and subsequently feeds the Agulhas Current
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East Madagascar Current

Summary

East Madagascar Current is an ocean current[1]. It draws 4 Wikipedia views per month (ocean_current category, ranking #36 of 57).[2]

Key Facts

  • East Madagascar Current is on the body of water Indian Ocean[3].
  • East Madagascar Current's instance of is recorded as ocean current[4].
  • Madagascar is named after East Madagascar Current[5].
  • East Madagascar Current's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -23, 'lon': 51}[6].
  • East Madagascar Current's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/062ll_[7].
  • East Madagascar Current's Mapy.com ID is recorded as area&id=512643[8].

Body

Geography

East Madagascar Current is on the body of water Indian Ocean[3].

Designation and Status

East Madagascar Current's instance of is recorded as ocean current[4].

History and Context

Madagascar is named after East Madagascar Current[5].

Why It Matters

East Madagascar Current draws 4 Wikipedia views per month (ocean_current category, ranking #36 of 57).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

Related Entities

Madagascar

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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