Melbourne

capital city of Victoria, Australia
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Melbourne

Summary

Melbourne is a city[1]. Melbourne ranks in the top 0.14% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,244 views/month, #8 of 5,534).[2]

Key Facts

  • Melbourne was a member of Creative Cities Network[3].
  • Melbourne was a member of League of Historical Cities[4].
  • Melbourne was a member of C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group[5].
  • Melbourne is located in Victoria[6].
  • Melbourne is in the country of Australia[7].
  • Melbourne is on the body of water Yarra River[8].
  • Melbourne is on the body of water Port Phillip[9].
  • Melbourne's continent is recorded as Australian continent[10].
  • Melbourne's instance of is recorded as city[11].
  • Melbourne's instance of is recorded as region of Victoria[12].
  • Melbourne's instance of is recorded as big city[13].
  • Melbourne's instance of is recorded as metropolitan area[14].
  • Melbourne's instance of is recorded as provincial capital[15].
  • Melbourne's instance of is recorded as financial center[16].
  • Melbourne's instance of is recorded as metropolis[17].
  • Melbourne's official language is recorded as Australian English[18].
  • Melbourne's flag image is recorded as Flag of Melbourne.svg[19].
  • Melbourne's shares border with is recorded as Barwon South West[20].
  • Melbourne's shares border with is recorded as Grampians[21].
  • Melbourne's shares border with is recorded as Loddon Mallee[22].
  • Melbourne's shares border with is recorded as Hume[23].
  • Melbourne's shares border with is recorded as Gippsland[24].
  • Melbourne's coat of arms image is recorded as Coat of Arms of Melbourne.svg[25].
  • William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne is named after Melbourne[26].
  • Melbourne's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as City of Melbourne[27].

Body

Geography

Melbourne is in the country of Australia[7]. Melbourne is located in Victoria[6]. Adjacent water bodies include Yarra River[8], a river[28], in Australia[29] and Port Phillip[9], a bay[30], in Australia[31]. Melbourne's continent is recorded as Australian continent[10].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city[11], region of Victoria[12], big city[13], metropolitan area[14], provincial capital[15], and financial center[16].

History and Context

William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne is named after Melbourne[26].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Melbourne include Melbourne Football Club[32], an Australian rules football club[33], in Australia[34], founded in 1859[35], headquartered in Melbourne[36]; Melbourne Airport[37], an international airport[38], in Australia[39], founded in 1964[40]; Melbourne[41], a city in the United States[42], in United States[43], founded in 1867[44]; and HMAS Melbourne[45], a light aircraft carrier[46].

Why It Matters

Melbourne ranks in the top 0.14% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,244 views/month, #8 of 5,534).[2] Melbourne has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47] Melbourne is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]

Entities named for Melbourne include Melbourne Football Club[32], an Australian rules football club[33], in Australia[34], founded in 1859[35], headquartered in Melbourne[36]; Melbourne Airport[37], an international airport[38], in Australia[39], founded in 1964[40]; Melbourne[41], a city in the United States[42], in United States[43], founded in 1867[44]; and HMAS Melbourne[45], a light aircraft carrier[46].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [10] . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] . wikidata.org.
  9. [17] . wikidata.org.
  10. [18] . wikidata.org.
  11. [19] . wikidata.org.
  12. [20] . wikidata.org.
  13. [21] . wikidata.org.
  14. [22] . wikidata.org.
  15. [23] . wikidata.org.
  16. [24] . wikidata.org.
  17. [25] . wikidata.org.
  18. [6] . wikidata.org.
  19. [26] . wikidata.org.
  20. [27] . wikidata.org.
  21. [8] . wikidata.org.
  22. [9] . wikidata.org.
  23. [3] . en.unesco.org. Retrieved . en.unesco.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [4] . lhc-s.org. Retrieved . lhc-s.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [5] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [32] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [37] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [41] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [45] . 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
  7. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [46] . 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. [47] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [48] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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