James River

river in Virginia, United States
Place river Q422487
James River
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James River

Summary

James River is a river[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • James River is located in Virginia[3].
  • James River is in the country of United States[4].
  • James River's instance of is recorded as river[5].
  • James River's basin country is recorded as United States[6].
  • James River's Commons category is recorded as James River (Virginia)[7].
  • James River's mouth of the watercourse is recorded as Chesapeake Bay[8].
  • James River's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 37.784444444444446, 'lon': -79.77583333333334}[9].
  • James River's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 36.94166666666667, 'lon': -76.44361111111111}[10].
  • James River's topic's main category is recorded as Category:James River (Virginia)[11].
  • James River's tributary is recorded as Chickahominy River[12].
  • James River's tributary is recorded as Appomattox River[13].
  • James River's tributary is recorded as Jennings Creek[14].
  • James River's tributary is recorded as Nansemond River[15].
  • James River's tributary is recorded as Bailey Creek[16].
  • James River's tributary is recorded as Cedar Creek[17].
  • James River's tributary is recorded as Chuckatuck Creek[18].
  • James River's tributary is recorded as College Creek[19].
  • James River's tributary is recorded as Cowpasture River[20].
  • James River's tributary is recorded as Craig Creek[21].
  • James River's tributary is recorded as Falling Creek[22].
  • James River's tributary is recorded as Hoffler Creek[23].
  • James River's tributary is recorded as Jackson River[24].
  • James River's tributary is recorded as Pagan River[25].
  • James River's tributary is recorded as Pedlar River[26].
  • James River's tributary is recorded as Rivanna River[27].

Body

Geography

James River is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Virginia[3].

Physical Characteristics

James River's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+560'}[28].

Designation and Status

James River's instance of is recorded as river[5]. Heritage statuses include America's Most Endangered Historic Places[29] and National Treasure[30].

Cultural Significance

Things named for James River include Fluvanna County[31], a county of Virginia[32], in United States[33], founded in 1777[34].

Why It Matters

James River has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

Entities named for it include Fluvanna County[31], a county of Virginia[32], in United States[33], founded in 1777[34].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . The National Map. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . 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.
  26. [29] . wikidata.org.
  27. [30] . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

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

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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