Halifax explosion

Summary

Halifax explosion is an explosion^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of explosion entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,002 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Halifax explosion is in the country of Canada^[3].
• Halifax explosion's image is recorded as Halifax Explosion blast cloud restored.jpg^[4].
• Halifax explosion's instance of is recorded as explosion^[5].
• Halifax explosion's instance of is recorded as disaster^[6].
• Halifax explosion's instance of is recorded as maritime disaster^[7].
• Halifax explosion's instance of is recorded as accident^[8].
• Halifax explosion's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh2004001928^[9].
• Halifax explosion's location is recorded as Halifax^[10].
• Halifax explosion's Commons category is recorded as Halifax Explosion^[11].
• Halifax explosion's located in time zone is recorded as Atlantic Time Zone^[12].
• Halifax explosion's point in time is recorded as +1917-12-06T00:00:00Z^[13].
• Halifax explosion's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 44.669166666667, 'lon': -63.596388888889}^[14].
• Halifax explosion's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0195wm^[15].
• Halifax explosion's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ph719516^[16].
• Halifax explosion's participant is recorded as SS Imo^[17].
• Halifax explosion's participant is recorded as SS Mont-Blanc^[18].
• Halifax explosion's participant is recorded as Vince Coleman^[19].
• Halifax explosion's has cause is recorded as ship collision^[20].
• Halifax explosion's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Halifax Explosion^[21].
• Halifax explosion's number of deaths is recorded as {'amount': '+1782'}^[22].
• Halifax explosion's number of deaths is recorded as {'amount': '+2000'}^[23].
• Halifax explosion's number of injured is recorded as {'amount': '+9000'}^[24].
• Halifax explosion's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as event/Halifax-explosion-of-1917^[25].
• Halifax explosion's has immediate cause is recorded as detonation^[26].
• Halifax explosion's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en-ca', 'text': 'Halifax Explosion'}^[27].

Why It Matters

Halifax explosion ranks in the top 2% of explosion entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,002 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]