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milky seas effect

luminous phenomenon in the ocean in which large areas of seawater glow brightly enough at night to be seen by satellites orbiting Earth
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milky seas effect

Summary

milky seas effect ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (220 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • milky seas effect is a type of bioluminescence[2].
  • milky seas effect's Commons category is recorded as Water alit by bioluminescent organisms[3].

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Definition and Type

milky seas effect is a type of bioluminescence[2].

Why It Matters

milky seas effect ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (220 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[4] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[5]

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  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14d ago · Jarkn · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described at url → —
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P973]]: https://www.placemania.sk/svetova-zaujimavost/mliecne-more/, Removing PlaceMania.sk P973 link added by me after COI/spam concern; see User talk:Jarkn "
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