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exploration

act of searching or traveling around a terrain for the purpose of discovery
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exploration

Summary

exploration has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1]

Key Facts

  • exploration is a type of travel[2].
  • exploration is a type of exploration[3].
  • exploration's Commons category is recorded as Exploration[4].
  • exploration's said to be the same as is recorded as expedition[5].
  • exploration's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Exploration[6].
  • exploration's topic's main Wikimedia portal is recorded as Portal:Exploration[7].
  • exploration's practiced by is recorded as scientific explorer[8].
  • exploration's practiced by is recorded as explorer[9].
  • exploration's practiced by is recorded as expedition leader[10].
  • exploration's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[11].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include travel[2] and exploration[3].

Why It Matters

exploration has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1] exploration is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 21d ago · Andre Engels · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Oxford classical dictionary id → 8006
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P9106]]: 8006, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/107284845|exploration (#107284845)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/4102|Oxford Classical Dictio"
  2. 5w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → h0003554-objevne-cesty
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: h0003554-objevne-cesty, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259496|batch #259496]]"
  3. 8w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Said to be the same as → expedition
    On focus list of wikimedia project → Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
    Subclass of → travel, exploration
    Topic's main category → Category:Exploration
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|11 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 13428, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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