Isle of Lewis

Summary

Isle of Lewis is a peninsula^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of peninsula entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (763 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Isle of Lewis is located in Outer Hebrides^[3].
• Isle of Lewis is in the country of United Kingdom^[4].
• Isle of Lewis's image is recorded as Callanish Stones in summer 2012 (7).JPG^[5].
• Isle of Lewis's instance of is recorded as peninsula^[6].
• Isle of Lewis's owned by is recorded as James Matheson^[7].
• Isle of Lewis's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 236999897^[8].
• Isle of Lewis's locator map image is recorded as Lewis OH.svg^[9].
• Isle of Lewis's Commons category is recorded as Isle of Lewis^[10].
• Isle of Lewis's OS grid reference is recorded as NB426340^[11].
• Isle of Lewis's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 58.2, 'lon': -6.6}^[12].
• Isle of Lewis's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0124lx^[13].
• Isle of Lewis's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Lewis and Harris^[14].
• Isle of Lewis's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Isle of Lewis^[15].
• Isle of Lewis's page banner is recorded as Lewis banner Seals on the Rocks.JPG^[16].
• Isle of Lewis's MusicBrainz area ID is recorded as 89ea0d7e-ca7a-4649-bb0b-cec90c7a448c^[17].
• Isle of Lewis's Curlie ID is recorded as Regional/Europe/United_Kingdom/Scotland/Western_Isles/Isle_of_Lewis/^[18].
• Isle of Lewis's population is recorded as {'amount': '+18500'}^[19].
• Isle of Lewis's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0037089^[20].
• Isle of Lewis's GeoNames ID is recorded as 2646010^[21].
• Isle of Lewis's BBC Things ID is recorded as b5816359-d929-420a-81cf-a7b1f91f2536^[22].
• Isle of Lewis's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1770'}^[23].
• Isle of Lewis's GNS Unique Feature ID is recorded as -2599616^[24].
• Isle of Lewis's TOID is recorded as 4000000074586772^[25].
• Isle of Lewis's Quora topic ID is recorded as Isle-of-Lewis^[26].
• Isle of Lewis's Vision of Britain place ID is recorded as 21715^[27].

Body

Geography

Isle of Lewis is in the country of United Kingdom^[4]. It is located in Outer Hebrides^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Isle of Lewis's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1770'}^[23]. Its population is recorded as {'amount': '+18500'}^[19].

Designation and Status

Isle of Lewis's instance of is recorded as peninsula^[6].

History and Context

Isle of Lewis's owned by is recorded as James Matheson^[7].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Isle of Lewis include Lewis chessmen^[28], a sculpture series^[29], in United Kingdom^[30], founded in 1200^[31].

Why It Matters

Isle of Lewis ranks in the top 2% of peninsula entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (763 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]

Entities named for it include Lewis chessmen^[28], a sculpture series^[29], in United Kingdom^[30], founded in 1200^[31].