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Flatey

island in the Skjálfandi of Iceland
Landform island Q1427332
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Summary

Flatey is an island[1]. Flatey ranks in the top 6% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (26 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Flatey is located in Þingeyjarsveit[3].
  • Flatey is in the country of Iceland[4].
  • Flatey is on the body of water Skjálfandi[5].
  • Flatey's instance of is recorded as island[6].
  • Flatey's Commons category is recorded as Flatey (Skjálfandi)[7].
  • Flatey's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 66.165, 'lon': -17.859722222222}[8].
  • Flatey's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 66.1650349538, 'lon': -17.8609027865}[9].
  • Flatey has a population of {'amount': '+0'}[10].
  • Flatey's length is recorded as {'unit': 'kilometre', 'amount': '+2.5'}[11].
  • Flatey covers an area of {'unit': 'square kilometre', 'amount': '+2.8'}[12].
  • Flatey's width is recorded as {'unit': 'kilometre', 'amount': '+1.7'}[13].

Body

Geography

Flatey is in the country of Iceland[4]. Flatey is located in Þingeyjarsveit[3]. Flatey is on the body of water Skjálfandi[5].

Physical Characteristics

Flatey covers an area of {'unit': 'square kilometre', 'amount': '+2.8'}[12]. Flatey's length is recorded as {'unit': 'kilometre', 'amount': '+2.5'}[11]. Flatey has a population of {'amount': '+0'}[10].

Designation and Status

Flatey's instance of is recorded as island[6].

Why It Matters

Flatey ranks in the top 6% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (26 views/month).[2] Flatey has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] Flatey is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

Related Entities

Iceland

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . IS 50V. Retrieved . lmi.is. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . 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. 3d ago · RVA2869 · 2026-10-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Area → {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+2.8'}
    Coordinates → —
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 66.165, 'lon': -17.859722222222}, {'lat': 66.1650349538, 'lon': -17.8609027865}
    Population → {'amount': '+0'}
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/58669|batch #58669]]: redundant value, already present at higher administrative level"
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