Isle of Thanet

former island in Kent, England
Place peninsula Q590422
Isle of Thanet
S. R. Gardiner (d. 1902) · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Isle of Thanet

Summary

Isle of Thanet is a peninsula[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of peninsula entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (248 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Isle of Thanet is located in Thanet[3].
  • Isle of Thanet is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • Isle of Thanet is on the body of water North Sea[5].
  • Isle of Thanet is on the body of water Wantsum Channel[6].
  • Isle of Thanet's image is recorded as OldMapKent.jpg[7].
  • Isle of Thanet's instance of is recorded as peninsula[8].
  • Isle of Thanet's instance of is recorded as former island[9].
  • Isle of Thanet's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 8738148574329924430008[10].
  • Isle of Thanet's Commons category is recorded as Isle of Thanet[11].
  • Isle of Thanet's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 51.35, 'lon': 1.3833333333333}[12].
  • Isle of Thanet's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/015n5s[13].
  • Isle of Thanet's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[14].
  • Isle of Thanet's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[15].
  • Isle of Thanet's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[16].
  • Isle of Thanet's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as place/Isle-of-Thanet[17].
  • Isle of Thanet's GeoNames ID is recorded as 2636056[18].
  • Isle of Thanet's BBC Things ID is recorded as 9b01e44e-be67-45be-b574-8ccc7226c37e[19].
  • Isle of Thanet's Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire ID is recorded as 41713[20].
  • Isle of Thanet's GNS Unique Feature ID is recorded as -2609600[21].
  • Isle of Thanet's TOID is recorded as 4000000074586845[22].
  • Isle of Thanet's Quora topic ID is recorded as Isle-of-Thanet[23].
  • Isle of Thanet's Vision of Britain place ID is recorded as 17319[24].
  • Isle of Thanet's historic county is recorded as Kent[25].
  • Isle of Thanet's SNARC ID is recorded as Hans Grauert[26].
  • Isle of Thanet's Yale LUX ID is recorded as place/de828a9b-9b59-4a28-9604-541500584f49[27].

Body

Geography

Isle of Thanet is in the country of United Kingdom[4]. It is located in Thanet[3]. Adjacent water bodies include North Sea[5], a sea[28], in Norway[29] and Wantsum Channel[6], a strait[30].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include peninsula[8] and former island[9].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Isle of Thanet include Thanetian[31], a stage[32], in Spain[33].

Why It Matters

Isle of Thanet ranks in the top 5% of peninsula entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (248 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

Entities named for it include Thanetian[31], a stage[32], in Spain[33].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . GeoNames. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . BBC Things. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Quora. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [31] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8w ago · Ikan · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases
    Country United Kingdom
    Historic county Kent
    Instance of peninsula, former island
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P4839]]: Entity["Island", "IsleOfThanet"], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257262|batch #257262]]"
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