Kaapvaal craton

archaean craton, possibly part of the Vaalbara supercontinent
Place craton Q178248
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Kaapvaal craton

Summary

Kaapvaal craton is a craton[1]. It draws 60 Wikipedia views per month (craton category, ranking #3 of 22).[2]

Key Facts

  • Kaapvaal craton is in the country of South Africa[3].
  • Kaapvaal craton is in the country of Botswana[4].
  • Kaapvaal craton is in the country of Eswatini[5].
  • Kaapvaal craton's image is recorded as Gold fields.jpg[6].
  • Kaapvaal craton's instance of is recorded as craton[7].
  • Kaapvaal craton's GND ID is recorded as 4386925-7[8].
  • Kaapvaal craton's part of is recorded as African Plate[9].
  • Kaapvaal craton's Commons category is recorded as Kaapvaal Craton[10].
  • Kaapvaal craton's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -25, 'lon': 25}[11].
  • Kaapvaal craton's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0ftr9_[12].
  • Kaapvaal craton's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as place/Kaapvaal-Craton[13].
  • Kaapvaal craton's Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID is recorded as Kaapvaalkratonet[14].

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Geography

Country listings include South Africa[3], a sovereign state[15], in South Africa[16], founded in 1910[17]; Botswana[4], a sovereign state[18], in Botswana[19], founded in 1966[20]; and Eswatini[5], a sovereign state[21], in Eswatini[22], founded in 1968[23]. Kaapvaal craton's part of is recorded as African Plate[9].

Designation and Status

Kaapvaal craton's instance of is recorded as craton[7].

Why It Matters

Kaapvaal craton draws 60 Wikipedia views per month (craton category, ranking #3 of 22).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [15] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [16] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [17] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [18] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [19] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [23] . 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. [24] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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