Ellis Island

Summary

Ellis Island is an island^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.64% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,127 views/month, #47 of 7,296).^[2]

Key Facts

• Ellis Island is located in New Jersey^[3].
• Ellis Island is located in Manhattan^[4].
• Ellis Island is located in Hudson County^[5].
• Ellis Island is in the country of United States^[6].
• Ellis Island is on the body of water Upper New York Bay^[7].
• Ellis Island is on the continent of North America^[8].
• Ellis Island's instance of is recorded as island^[9].
• Ellis Island's instance of is recorded as tourist attraction^[10].
• Ellis Island is operated by National Park Service^[11].
• Ellis Island is used for immigration^[12].
• Ellis Island's Commons category is recorded as Ellis Island^[13].
• Ellis Island's located in time zone is recorded as UTC−05:00^[14].
• Ellis Island's located in time zone is recorded as UTC−04:00^[15].
• Ellis Island's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 40.699444444444445, 'lon': -74.03972222222222}^[16].
• Ellis Island's official website is recorded as https://www.nps.gov/elis/index.htm^[17].
• Ellis Island's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Ellis Island^[18].
• Ellis Island's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[19].
• Ellis Island's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary^[20].
• Ellis Island's topic has template is recorded as Template:Ellis Island^[21].
• Ellis Island's heritage designation is recorded as Tentative World Heritage Site^[22].
• Ellis Island's heritage designation is recorded as America's Most Endangered Historic Places^[23].
• Ellis Island's heritage designation is recorded as America's Most Endangered Historic Places^[24].
• Ellis Island's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Ellis Island'}^[25].
• Ellis Island sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+2'}^[26].
• Ellis Island covers an area of {'unit': 'Q81292', 'amount': '+1.5'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Ellis Island is in the country of United States^[6]. Located in include New Jersey^[3], an U.S. state^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1787^[30]; Manhattan^[4], a borough of New York City^[31], in United States^[32], founded in 1624^[33]; and Hudson County^[5], a county of New Jersey^[34], in United States^[35], founded in 1840^[36]. It is on the body of water Upper New York Bay^[7]. It is on the continent of North America^[8].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q81292', 'amount': '+1.5'}^[27] and {'unit': 'Q81292', 'amount': '+27.5'}^[37]. Ellis Island sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+2'}^[26].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include island^[9] and tourist attraction^[10]. Heritage statuses include Tentative World Heritage Site^[22] and America's Most Endangered Historic Places^[23].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Ellis Island include Ellis Island Medal of Honor^[38], a medallion^[39], in United States^[40], founded in 1986^[41].

Why It Matters

Ellis Island ranks in the top 0.64% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,127 views/month, #47 of 7,296).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[42] It is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[43]

Entities named for it include Ellis Island Medal of Honor^[38], a medallion^[39], in United States^[40], founded in 1986^[41].