Galveston Island

barrier island on the Texas Gulf Coast in the United States
Place barrier_island Q1315101
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Galveston Island

Summary

Galveston Island is a barrier island[1]. It draws 214 Wikipedia views per month (barrier_island category, ranking #4 of 14).[2]

Key Facts

  • Galveston Island is located in Texas[3].
  • Galveston Island is in the country of United States[4].
  • Galveston Island is on the body of water Gulf of Mexico[5].
  • Galveston Island's image is recorded as ISS-39 Galveston Island.jpg[6].
  • Galveston Island's instance of is recorded as barrier island[7].
  • Galveston Island's capital is recorded as Galveston[8].
  • Galveston Island's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 237393975[9].
  • Galveston Island's GND ID is recorded as 4308889-2[10].
  • Galveston Island's locator map image is recorded as Galveston island 0001.png[11].
  • Galveston Island's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh85052890[12].
  • Galveston Island's Commons category is recorded as Galveston Island[13].
  • Galveston Island's located in time zone is recorded as Central Time Zone[14].
  • Galveston Island's GNIS Feature ID is recorded as 1357843[15].
  • Galveston Island's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 29.222222222222, 'lon': -94.908888888889}[16].
  • Galveston Island's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0379zq[17].
  • Galveston Island's IPA transcription is recorded as ˈɡælvɪstən[18].
  • Galveston Island's population is recorded as {'amount': '+58175'}[19].
  • Galveston Island's U.S. National Archives Identifier is recorded as 10036910[20].
  • Galveston Island's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0442282[21].
  • Galveston Island's GeoNames ID is recorded as 4692869[22].
  • Galveston Island's different from is recorded as Galveston[23].
  • Galveston Island's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+43'}[24].
  • Galveston Island's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+6'}[25].
  • Galveston Island's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+165'}[26].
  • Galveston Island's width is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+5'}[27].

Body

Geography

Galveston Island is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Texas[3]. It is on the body of water Gulf of Mexico[5].

Physical Characteristics

Galveston Island's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+165'}[26]. Its elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+6'}[25]. Its length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+43'}[24]. Its population is recorded as {'amount': '+58175'}[19].

Designation and Status

Galveston Island's instance of is recorded as barrier island[7].

Why It Matters

Galveston Island draws 214 Wikipedia views per month (barrier_island category, ranking #4 of 14).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

References

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  7. [9] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  15. [17] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . GeoNames. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
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  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P4839]]: Entity["Island", "GalvestonIsland"], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257262|batch #257262]]"
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