Erie Canal

Summary

Erie Canal is a canal^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.19% of canal entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,713 views/month, #1 of 527).^[2]

Key Facts

• Erie Canal is located in New York^[3].
• Erie Canal is in the country of United States^[4].
• Erie Canal's image is recorded as Sunset over the Erie Canal in North Tonawanda, NY..jpg^[5].
• Erie Canal's instance of is recorded as canal^[6].
• Lake Erie is named after Erie Canal^[7].
• Erie Canal's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 243584674^[8].
• Erie Canal's GND ID is recorded as 4309875-7^[9].
• Erie Canal's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh85044623^[10].
• Erie Canal's Commons category is recorded as Erie Canal^[11].
• Erie Canal's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 1823647^[12].
• Erie Canal's Structurae structure ID is recorded as 10000141^[13].
• Erie Canal's GNIS Feature ID is recorded as 973412^[14].
• Erie Canal's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 43.0222726, 'lon': -78.8808324}^[15].
• Erie Canal's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02qvk^[16].
• Erie Canal's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Erie Canal^[17].
• Erie Canal's page banner is recorded as Erie Canal - Pittsford NY - Schoen Place banner.jpg^[18].
• Erie Canal's tributary is recorded as Canandaigua Outlet^[19].
• Erie Canal's tributary is recorded as Ganargua Creek^[20].
• Erie Canal's U.S. National Archives Identifier is recorded as 10038507^[21].
• Erie Canal's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0024342^[22].
• Erie Canal's described by source is recorded as Meyer’s Universum, Zwanzigster Band^[23].
• Erie Canal's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Erie-Canal^[24].
• Erie Canal's heritage designation is recorded as Historic Civil Engineering Landmark^[25].
• Erie Canal's GeoNames ID is recorded as 5116640^[26].
• Erie Canal's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+843'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Erie Canal is in the country of United States^[4]. It is located in New York^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Erie Canal's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+113'}^[28]. Its length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+843'}^[27].

Designation and Status

Erie Canal's instance of is recorded as canal^[6]. Its heritage designation is recorded as Historic Civil Engineering Landmark^[25].

History and Context

Lake Erie is named after Erie Canal^[7].

Why It Matters

Erie Canal ranks in the top 0.19% of canal entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,713 views/month, #1 of 527).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[29] It is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[30]