Franz Josef Land

archipelago in the Arctic
Place archipelago Q185018
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Franz Josef Land

Summary

Franz Josef Land is an archipelago[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of archipelago entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (485 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Franz Josef Land is credited with the discovery of Julius von Payer[3].
  • Franz Josef Land is credited with the discovery of Carl Georg Ludwig Wilhelm Weyprecht[4].
  • Franz Josef Land is located in Arkhangelsk Oblast[5].
  • Franz Josef Land is in the country of Russia[6].
  • Franz Josef Land is in the country of Russian Empire[7].
  • Franz Josef Land is in the country of Soviet Union[8].
  • Franz Josef Land is on the body of water Arctic Ocean[9].
  • Franz Josef Land's image is recorded as Моржи на фоне мыса Останцового, остров Хейса.jpg[10].
  • Franz Josef Land's instance of is recorded as archipelago[11].
  • Franz Joseph I of Austria is named after Franz Josef Land[12].
  • Franz Josef Land's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 430145424642286830595[13].
  • Franz Josef Land's GND ID is recorded as 4233566-8[14].
  • Franz Josef Land's locator map image is recorded as Kara sea ZFJ.PNG[15].
  • Franz Josef Land's locator map image is recorded as Franzjosef.PNG[16].
  • Franz Josef Land's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh85051604[17].
  • Franz Josef Land's Commons category is recorded as Franz Joseph Land[18].
  • Franz Josef Land's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+03:00[19].
  • Franz Josef Land's has part is recorded as Becker Island[20].
  • Franz Josef Land's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1873-00-00T00:00:00Z[21].
  • Franz Josef Land's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 80.566666666667, 'lon': 54.783333333333}[22].
  • Franz Josef Land's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0272tt[23].
  • Franz Josef Land's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ge322330[24].
  • Franz Josef Land's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Arctic Ocean[25].
  • Franz Josef Land's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Franz Josef Land[26].
  • Franz Josef Land's page banner is recorded as Franz Josef Land banner.jpg[27].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Russia[6], a sovereign state[28], in Russia[29], founded in 1991[30]; Russian Empire[7], an empire[31], in Russian Empire[32], founded in 1721[33]; and Soviet Union[8], a federal republic[34], in Soviet Union[35], founded in 1922[36]. Franz Josef Land is located in Arkhangelsk Oblast[5]. It is on the body of water Arctic Ocean[9].

Physical Characteristics

Franz Josef Land's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+16134'}[37]. Its elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+620'}[38]. Its population is recorded as {'amount': '+0'}[39].

Designation and Status

Franz Josef Land's instance of is recorded as archipelago[11].

History and Context

Franz Joseph I of Austria is named after Franz Josef Land[12].

Why It Matters

Franz Josef Land ranks in the top 9% of archipelago entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (485 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] It is known by 54 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [5] . wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
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  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
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  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [39] . wikidata.org.
  27. [38] . wikidata.org.
  28. [37] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [41] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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