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Exxon Valdez disaster

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Exxon Valdez disaster

Summary

Exxon Valdez disaster is an oil spill[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of oil_spill entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,656 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Exxon Valdez disaster's instance of is recorded as oil spill[3].
  • Exxon Valdez disaster's instance of is recorded as environmental disaster[4].
  • Exxon Valdez disaster is operated by ExxonMobil[5].
  • Exxon Valdez disaster took place at Alaska[6].
  • Exxon Valdez disaster's Commons category is recorded as Exxon Valdez (ship, 1986)[7].
  • Exxon Valdez disaster took place on March 24, 1989[8].
  • Exxon Valdez disaster's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 60.84, 'lon': -146.8625}[9].
  • Exxon Valdez disaster's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Exxon Valdez oil spill[10].

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When and Where

Exxon Valdez disaster took place on March 24, 1989[8]. The location of it was Alaska[6].

Context

Recorded instance of include oil spill[3] and environmental disaster[4].

Why It Matters

Exxon Valdez disaster ranks in the top 5% of oil_spill entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,656 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

Related Entities

Alaska ExxonMobil Marie Stopes

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Point in time → —
    Operator → —
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 60.84, 'lon': -146.8625}
    Instance of → oil spill, environmental disaster
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007537293605171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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