Iguaçu Falls

Summary

Iguaçu Falls is a waterfall^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.18% of waterfall entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,777 views/month, #2 of 1,114).^[2]

Key Facts

• Iguaçu Falls is located in Misiones Province^[3].
• Iguaçu Falls is located in Paraná^[4].
• Iguaçu Falls is in the country of Argentina^[5].
• Iguaçu Falls is in the country of Brazil^[6].
• Iguaçu Falls is on the body of water Iguazu River^[7].
• Iguaçu Falls's image is recorded as Iguazu Décembre 2007 - Panorama 3.jpg^[8].
• Iguaçu Falls's image is recorded as 00 1854 Iguazú-Wasserfälle - Südamerika.jpg^[9].
• Iguaçu Falls's image is recorded as 00 1838 Iguazu Falls from the Brazilian side.jpg^[10].
• Iguaçu Falls's instance of is recorded as waterfall^[11].
• Iguaçu Falls's instance of is recorded as tourist attraction^[12].
• Iguaçu Falls's instance of is recorded as horseshoe waterfall^[13].
• Iguaçu Falls's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 315169026^[14].
• Iguaçu Falls's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh2006004238^[15].
• Iguaçu Falls's IdRef ID is recorded as 170553701^[16].
• Iguaçu Falls's part of is recorded as Iguazu River^[17].
• Iguaçu Falls's Commons category is recorded as Iguazu Falls^[18].
• Iguaçu Falls's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -25.695277777778, 'lon': -54.436666666667}^[19].
• Iguaçu Falls's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0cy6k^[20].
• Iguaçu Falls's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ge222898^[21].
• Iguaçu Falls's official website is recorded as http://www.cataratasdoiguacu.com.br/^[22].
• Iguaçu Falls's official website is recorded as https://iguazuargentina.com/^[23].
• Iguaçu Falls's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Iguazu Falls^[24].
• Iguaçu Falls's Commons gallery is recorded as Iguazu Falls^[25].
• Iguaçu Falls's page banner is recorded as Iguazu banner.jpg^[26].
• Iguaçu Falls's National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID is recorded as XX5595356^[27].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Argentina^[5], a sovereign state^[28], in Argentina^[29], founded in 1816^[30] and Brazil^[6], a sovereign state^[31], in Portuguese Empire^[32], founded in 1822^[33]. Located in include Misiones Province^[3], a province of Argentina^[34], in Argentina^[35], founded in 1953^[36] and Paraná^[4], a federative unit of Brazil^[37], in Brazil^[38], founded in 1889^[39]. Iguaçu Falls is on the body of water Iguazu River^[7]. Its part of is recorded as Iguazu River^[17].

Physical Characteristics

Iguaçu Falls's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1'}^[40].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include waterfall^[11], tourist attraction^[12], and horseshoe waterfall^[13].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Iguaçu Falls include 1684 Iguassú^[41], an asteroid^[42].

Why It Matters

Iguaçu Falls ranks in the top 0.18% of waterfall entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,777 views/month, #2 of 1,114).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[43] It is known by 97 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[44]

Entities named for it include 1684 Iguassú^[41], an asteroid^[42].