Macquarie Island

sub-Antarctic island of Australia
Landform island Q46650
Macquarie Island
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Macquarie Island

Summary

Macquarie Island is an island[1]. It ranks in the top 0.41% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,532 views/month, #30 of 7,296).[2]

Key Facts

  • Macquarie Island is credited with the discovery of Frederick Hasselborough[3].
  • Macquarie Island is in the country of Australia[4].
  • Macquarie Island is on the body of water Pacific Ocean[5].
  • Macquarie Island is on the continent of Antarctica[6].
  • Macquarie Island's instance of is recorded as island[7].
  • Lachlan Macquarie is named after Macquarie Island[8].
  • Macquarie Island's Commons category is recorded as Macquarie Island[9].
  • Macquarie Island's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+10:00[10].
  • Macquarie Island's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1810[11].
  • Macquarie Island's highest point is recorded as Mount Hamilton[12].
  • Macquarie Island's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -54.63, 'lon': 158.86}[13].
  • Macquarie Island's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Macquarie Island[14].
  • Macquarie Island's described at URL is recorded as https://www.placemania.sk/svetova-zaujimavost/macquarie/[15].
  • Macquarie Island has a population of {'amount': '+20'}[16].
  • Macquarie Island's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[17].
  • Macquarie Island's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[18].
  • Macquarie Island's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[19].
  • Macquarie Island's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[20].
  • Macquarie Island's heritage designation is recorded as World Heritage Site[21].
  • Macquarie Island's heritage designation is recorded as listed on the Australian National Heritage List[22].
  • Macquarie Island's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Macquarie Island'}[23].
  • Macquarie Island's different from is recorded as Macquarie[24].
  • Macquarie Island's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+34'}[25].
  • Macquarie Island sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+260'}[26].
  • Macquarie Island covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+128'}[27].

Body

Geography

Macquarie Island is in the country of Australia[4]. It is on the body of water Pacific Ocean[5]. It is on the continent of Antarctica[6].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+128'}[27] and {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+540000'}[28]. Macquarie Island sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+260'}[26]. Its length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+34'}[25]. It has a population of {'amount': '+20'}[16].

Designation and Status

Macquarie Island's instance of is recorded as island[7]. Heritage statuses include World Heritage Site[21] and listed on the Australian National Heritage List[22].

History and Context

Lachlan Macquarie is named after Macquarie Island[8].

Why It Matters

Macquarie Island ranks in the top 0.41% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,532 views/month, #30 of 7,296).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 8d ago · 99of9 · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception +1997-00-00T00:00:00Z
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P571]]: 1997, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1779803579854"
  2. 20d ago · Jarkn · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described at url https://www.placemania.sk/svetova-zaujimavost/macquarie/
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P973]]: https://www.placemania.sk/svetova-zaujimavost/macquarie/, Removing PlaceMania.sk P973 link added by me after COI/spam concern; see User talk:Jarkn and"
  3. 22d ago · 99of9 · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Local thumb
    Instance of island
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q9259]], #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1778557825246"
  4. 29d ago · 99of9 · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wdpa id 145579
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P809]]: 145579, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/285611497|Macquarie Island World Heritage Site (natural or mixed) (#285611497)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n"
  5. 4w ago · Ikan · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of island
    Length {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+34'}
    Continent Antarctica
    Wolfram language entity code Entity["Island", "MacquarieIsland"]
    + 25 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P4839]]: Entity["Island", "MacquarieIsland"], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257262|batch #257262]]"
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