Gotland

Summary

Gotland is an island^[1]. Gotland ranks in the top 1% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,122 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Gotland is located in Gotland County^[3].
• Gotland is in the country of Sweden^[4].
• Gotland is on the body of water Baltic Sea^[5].
• Gotland's instance of is recorded as island^[6].
• Gotland's instance of is recorded as province of Sweden^[7].
• Gotland's coat of arms is recorded as coat of arms of Gotland^[8].
• Gotland took place at Baltic Sea^[9].
• Gotland is part of Sweden^[10].
• Gotland's Commons category is recorded as Gotland^[11].
• Gotland's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00^[12].
• Gotland's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+02:00^[13].
• Gotland comprises Region Gotland^[14].
• Gotland's highest point is recorded as Lojsta heath^[15].
• Gotland's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 57.5, 'lon': 18.55}^[16].
• Gotland's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Gotland^[17].
• Gotland has a population of {'amount': '+58595'}^[18].
• Gotland has a population of {'amount': '+59686'}^[19].
• Gotland has a population of {'amount': '+60124'}^[20].
• Gotland's described by source is recorded as Sytin Military Encyclopedia^[21].
• Gotland's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[22].
• Gotland's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[23].
• Gotland's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[24].
• Gotland's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[25].
• Gotland's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[26].
• Gotland's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia^[27].

Body

Geography

Gotland is in the country of Sweden^[4]. Gotland is located in Gotland County^[3]. Gotland is on the body of water Baltic Sea^[5]. Gotland is part of Sweden^[10].

Physical Characteristics

Gotland covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+2967.77'}^[28]. Gotland sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+82'}^[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+58595'}^[18], {'amount': '+59686'}^[19], and {'amount': '+60124'}^[20].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include island^[6] and province of Sweden^[7].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Gotland include HSwMS Gotland^[30], an aircraft cruiser^[31] and Gotland Pony^[32], a horse breed^[33].

Why It Matters

Gotland ranks in the top 1% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,122 views/month).^[2] Gotland has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34] Gotland is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]

Entities named for Gotland include HSwMS Gotland^[30], an aircraft cruiser^[31] and Gotland Pony^[32], a horse breed^[33].