Kvarken

marine region in the Gulf of Bothnia between Sweden and Finland
Place channel Q217245
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Kvarken

Summary

Kvarken is a channel[1]. Kvarken ranks in the top 4% of channel entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (121 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Kvarken is in the country of Finland[3].
  • Kvarken is in the country of Sweden[4].
  • Kvarken's image is recorded as Klubbudden på Högbonden.jpg[5].
  • Kvarken's instance of is recorded as channel[6].
  • Kvarken's inflows is recorded as Ume älv[7].
  • Kvarken's inflows is recorded as Lapuanjoki[8].
  • Kvarken's inflows is recorded as Kyrönjoki[9].
  • Kvarken's locator map image is recorded as Kvarken.png[10].
  • Kvarken's part of is recorded as Gulf of Bothnia[11].
  • Kvarken's Commons category is recorded as Kvarken[12].
  • Kvarken's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 63.5, 'lon': 21}[13].
  • Kvarken's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04mlw0[14].
  • Kvarken's official website is recorded as http://www.kvarken.fi[15].
  • Kvarken's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Kvarken[16].
  • Kvarken's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0036153[17].
  • Kvarken's described by source is recorded as Sytin Military Encyclopedia[18].
  • Kvarken's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[19].
  • Kvarken's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[20].
  • Kvarken's GeoNames ID is recorded as 646200[21].
  • Kvarken's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'Kvarken'}[22].
  • Kvarken's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Merenkurkku'}[23].
  • Kvarken's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+336900'}[24].
  • Kvarken's GNS Unique Feature ID is recorded as -1377133[25].
  • Kvarken's YSO ID is recorded as 105848[26].
  • Kvarken's Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID is recorded as 2057401[27].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Finland[3], a sovereign state[28], founded in 1917[29] and Sweden[4], a sovereign state[30], founded in 0900[31]. Kvarken's part of is recorded as Gulf of Bothnia[11].

Physical Characteristics

Kvarken's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+336900'}[24].

Designation and Status

Kvarken's instance of is recorded as channel[6].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Kvarken include Kvarken Archipelago[32], an archipelago[33], in Finland[34].

Why It Matters

Kvarken ranks in the top 4% of channel entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (121 views/month).[2] Kvarken has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] Kvarken is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

Entities named for Kvarken include Kvarken Archipelago[32], an archipelago[33], in Finland[34].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [32] . 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. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [34] . 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. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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