Heron Island

coral cay located near the Tropic of Capricorn in the southern Great Barrier Reef
Place cay Q2719889
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Heron Island

Summary

Heron Island is a cay[1]. It draws 79 Wikipedia views per month (cay category, ranking #3 of 12).[2]

Key Facts

  • Heron Island is located in Queensland[3].
  • Heron Island is in the country of Australia[4].
  • Heron Island is on the body of water Coral Sea[5].
  • Heron Island's image is recorded as Heron Island.jpg[6].
  • Heron Island's instance of is recorded as cay[7].
  • Heron Island's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 58145424496986830693[8].
  • Heron Island's GND ID is recorded as 4677524-9[9].
  • Heron Island's location is recorded as Coral Sea[10].
  • Heron Island's part of is recorded as Capricorn and Bunker Group[11].
  • Heron Island's Commons category is recorded as Heron Island, Queensland[12].
  • Heron Island's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -23.442, 'lon': 151.914}[13].
  • Heron Island's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/046cj6[14].
  • Heron Island's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Great Barrier Reef[15].
  • Heron Island's page banner is recorded as Heron Island banner HMAS Protector.jpg[16].
  • Heron Island's Curlie ID is recorded as Regional/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Localities/H/Heron_Island/[17].
  • Heron Island's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as place/Heron-Island[18].
  • Heron Island's GeoNames ID is recorded as 2163541[19].
  • Heron Island's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Heron Island'}[20].
  • Heron Island's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+0.8'}[21].
  • Heron Island's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+8'}[22].
  • Heron Island's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+0.29'}[23].
  • Heron Island's width is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+0.3'}[24].
  • Heron Island's GNS Unique Feature ID is recorded as -1578155[25].
  • Heron Island's aerial view is recorded as HeronIsland 2017 01 25 (32398776371).jpg[26].
  • Heron Island's Yale LUX ID is recorded as place/4d154d9a-938d-4807-a66c-b8cc65f66476[27].

Body

Geography

Heron Island is in the country of Australia[4]. It is located in Queensland[3]. It is on the body of water Coral Sea[5]. Its part of is recorded as Capricorn and Bunker Group[11].

Physical Characteristics

Heron Island's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+0.29'}[23]. Its elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+8'}[22]. Its length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+0.8'}[21].

Designation and Status

Heron Island's instance of is recorded as cay[7].

Why It Matters

Heron Island draws 79 Wikipedia views per month (cay category, ranking #3 of 12).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . GeoNames. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  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.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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