Kolguyev Island

island in Barents Sea, Russia
Landform island Q216161
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Summary

Kolguyev Island is an island[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (605 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Kolguyev Island is located in Nenets Autonomous Okrug[3].
  • Kolguyev Island is in the country of Russia[4].
  • Kolguyev Island is in the country of Soviet Union[5].
  • Kolguyev Island is in the country of Russian Empire[6].
  • Kolguyev Island is on the body of water Barents Sea[7].
  • Kolguyev Island is on the body of water Pechora Sea[8].
  • Kolguyev Island's instance of is recorded as island[9].
  • Kolguyev Island's Commons category is recorded as Kolguyev Island[10].
  • Kolguyev Island's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 69, 'lon': 49}[11].
  • Kolguyev Island's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Kolguyev Island[12].
  • Kolguyev Island has a population of {'amount': '+446'}[13].
  • Kolguyev Island's described by source is recorded as Nordisk familjebok[14].
  • Kolguyev Island's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[15].
  • Kolguyev Island's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[16].
  • Kolguyev Island's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[17].
  • Kolguyev Island's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[18].
  • Kolguyev Island's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 5[19].
  • Kolguyev Island's length is recorded as {'unit': 'kilometre', 'amount': '+94'}[20].
  • Kolguyev Island sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'metre', 'amount': '+166'}[21].
  • Kolguyev Island covers an area of {'unit': 'square kilometre', 'amount': '+3497'}[22].
  • Kolguyev Island covers an area of {'unit': 'square kilometre', 'amount': '+5200'}[23].
  • Kolguyev Island's width is recorded as {'unit': 'kilometre', 'amount': '+80'}[24].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Russia[4], a sovereign state[25], in Russia[26], founded in 1991[27]; Soviet Union[5], a federal republic[28], in Soviet Union[29], founded in 1922[30]; and Russian Empire[6], an empire[31], in Russian Empire[32], founded in 1721[33]. Kolguyev Island is located in Nenets Autonomous Okrug[3]. Adjacent water bodies include Barents Sea[7], a marginal sea[34], in Russia[35] and Pechora Sea[8], a sea[36], in Russia[37].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'square kilometre', 'amount': '+3497'}[22] and {'unit': 'square kilometre', 'amount': '+5200'}[23]. Kolguyev Island sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'metre', 'amount': '+166'}[21]. Its length is recorded as {'unit': 'kilometre', 'amount': '+94'}[20]. It has a population of {'amount': '+446'}[13].

Designation and Status

Kolguyev Island's instance of is recorded as island[9].

Why It Matters

Kolguyev Island ranks in the top 6% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (605 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] It is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Great dictionary of geographical names. Retrieved . britannica.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [37] ↑ . 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. [38] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · RVA2869 · 2026-10-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in time zone → —
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'ast', 'az', 'be', 'be_x_old', 'bg', 'ca', 'ceb', 'cs', 'de', 'el'
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/58669|batch #58669]]: redundant value, already present at higher administrative level"
  2. 23w ago · Ikan · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category → Category:Kolguyev Island
    Located in time zone → —
    Width → {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+80'}
    Population → —
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Wolfram language entity code: Entity["Island", "Kolguyev"], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257262|batch #257262]]"
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