Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Canal

canal in Scotland, running from Falkirk to Edinburgh
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Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Canal

Summary

Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Canal is a canal[1]. It ranks in the top 10% of canal entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (126 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Canal is located in West Lothian[3].
  • Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Canal is located in Falkirk[4].
  • Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Canal is located in City of Edinburgh[5].
  • Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Canal is in the country of United Kingdom[6].
  • Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Canal's image is recorded as Edinburgh Quay (Union Canal).JPG[7].
  • Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Canal's image is recorded as Avon Aqueduct - geograph.org.uk - 1691980.jpg[8].
  • Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Canal's image is recorded as FalkirkWheelSide 2004 SeanMcClean (jha).jpg[9].
  • Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Canal's instance of is recorded as canal[10].
  • Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Canal's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 315140216[11].
  • Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Canal's locator map image is recorded as Map of the Flight of locks at Falkirk.png[12].
  • Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Canal's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh2001005720[13].
  • Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Canal's location is recorded as Edinburgh[14].
  • Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Canal's Commons category is recorded as Union Canal, Scotland[15].
  • Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Canal's Structurae structure ID is recorded as 10000536[16].
  • Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Canal's has part is recorded as Union Canal, Fountainbridge to River Almond[17].
  • Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Canal's has part is recorded as Almond Aqueduct[18].
  • Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Canal's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 56.00050000188027, 'lon': -3.842145988435627}[19].
  • Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Canal's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 55.942654923503916, 'lon': -3.2081238318618683}[20].
  • Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Canal's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03511w[21].
  • Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Canal's GeoNames ID is recorded as 2635169[22].
  • Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Canal's date of official opening is recorded as +1822-00-00T00:00:00Z[23].
  • Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Canal's GNS Unique Feature ID is recorded as -2610493[24].
  • Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Canal's related image is recorded as Picnic far up the canal 1922.jpg[25].
  • Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Canal's historic county is recorded as Midlothian[26].
  • Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Canal's National Library of Israel J9U ID is recorded as 987007539866905171[27].

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Geography

Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Canal is in the country of United Kingdom[6]. Located in include West Lothian[3], a council area[28], in United Kingdom[29]; Falkirk[4], a council area[30], in United Kingdom[31]; and City of Edinburgh[5], a council area[32], in United Kingdom[33].

Designation and Status

Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Canal's instance of is recorded as canal[10].

Why It Matters

Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Canal ranks in the top 10% of canal entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (126 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] . wikidata.org.
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  19. [21] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . GeoNames. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . National Library of Israel Names and Subjects Authority File. wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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