Isle of Wight
island, county and unitary authority area of England, United Kingdom
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Summary
Isle of Wight is an island[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 91 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: South East England[3]
- Country: United Kingdom[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: English Channel[5]
- Instance of: ceremonial county of England[6], unitary authority area in England[7], administrative county[8]
- Capital: Newport[9]
- Shares border with: Hampshire[10]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Sandown[11], Cowes[12], Newport and Carisbrooke[13], Ryde[14], Shanklin[15], Ventnor[16]
- Twinned administrative body: Coburg[17]
- Legislative body: council of Isle of Wight Council[18]
- Part of: South East England[19]
- Commons category: Isle of Wight[20]
- Authority: Isle of Wight Council[21]
- Official website: http://www.iwight.gov.uk/[22], https://www.iwight.com[23]
- Topic's main category: Category:Isle of Wight[24]
- Commons gallery: Isle of Wight[25]
- Population: 139,105[26], 139,400[27], 141,538[28], 142,296[29], 138,700[30], 140,794[31], 140,459[32]
- Described by source: Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[33], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[34], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[35], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[36], The American Cyclopædia[37], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[38], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[39]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in the Isle of Wight[40]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in the Isle of Wight[41]
- Native label: Isle of Wight[42]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from the Isle of Wight[43]
- Different from: Isle of Wight[44]
Why It Matters
Isle of Wight is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]