Lake Missoula

prehistoric lake in United States of America
Place protected_area Q1801015
Lake Missoula
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Lake Missoula

Summary

Lake Missoula is a protected area[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of protected_area entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (178 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Lake Missoula is located in Montana[3].
  • Lake Missoula is in the country of United States[4].
  • Lake Missoula's image is recorded as Missoula Glacial Missoula shorelines on Mount Sentinel.jpg[5].
  • Lake Missoula's instance of is recorded as protected area[6].
  • Lake Missoula's instance of is recorded as former lake[7].
  • Lake Missoula's instance of is recorded as paleolake[8].
  • Lake Missoula's Commons category is recorded as Glacial Lake Missoula[9].
  • Lake Missoula's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 46.9389, 'lon': -114.144}[10].
  • Lake Missoula's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/028ykm[11].
  • Lake Missoula's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as place/Lake-Missoula[12].
  • Lake Missoula's heritage designation is recorded as National Natural Landmark[13].
  • Lake Missoula's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+7770'}[14].
  • Lake Missoula's National Natural Landmarks site ID is recorded as GLLA-MT[15].

Body

Geography

Lake Missoula is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Montana[3].

Physical Characteristics

Lake Missoula's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+7770'}[14].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include protected area[6], former lake[7], and paleolake[8]. Lake Missoula's heritage designation is recorded as National Natural Landmark[13].

Why It Matters

Lake Missoula ranks in the top 1% of protected_area entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (178 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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