Loch Ness Monster
lake monster of Scottish folklore
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Summary
Loch Ness Monster is a mythical creature[1]. It ranks in the top 0.38% of mythical creature entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (32,255 views/month, #1 of 263).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Highland[3]
- Country: United Kingdom[4]
- Instance of: lake monster[5], legendary figure[6], comics character[7], standing wave[8]
- Commons category: Loch Ness Monster[9]
- Residence: Loch Ness[10]
- Coordinate location: 57.2144, -4.57059[11]
- Topic's main category: Category:Loch Ness Monster[12]
- Name in native language: Loch Ness Monster[13]
- Different from: Ness-monster[14]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[15]
- Historic county: Inverness-shire[16]
- Individual of taxon: Nessiteras[17]
- P14470: Characters/Loch_Ness_Monster[18]
- P14750: 1506-6017-6782-8A72-8132[19]
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Influence
Things named for Loch Ness Monster include Kussie[20], a lake monster[21], in Japan[22].
Why It Matters
Loch Ness Monster has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] It is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]
Entities named for it include Kussie[20], a lake monster[21], in Japan[22].