Mississippi River

Summary

Mississippi River is a main stem^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of main_stem entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14,608 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Mississippi River is located in United States^[3].
• Mississippi River is in the country of United States^[4].
• Mississippi River is on the continent of North America^[5].
• Mississippi River's instance of is recorded as main stem^[6].
• Mississippi River's instance of is recorded as river^[7].
• Mississippi River's basin country is recorded as United States^[8].
• Mississippi River's basin country is recorded as Canada^[9].
• Mississippi River's Commons category is recorded as Mississippi River^[10].
• Mississippi River's mouth of the watercourse is recorded as Gulf of Mexico^[11].
• Mississippi River's located in time zone is recorded as Central Time Zone^[12].
• Mississippi River's lake on watercourse is recorded as Lake Itasca^[13].
• Mississippi River's lake on watercourse is recorded as Lake Bemidji^[14].
• Mississippi River's lake on watercourse is recorded as Cass Lake^[15].
• Mississippi River's lake on watercourse is recorded as Lake Winnibigoshish^[16].
• Mississippi River's lake on watercourse is recorded as Lake Pepin^[17].
• Mississippi River's lake on watercourse is recorded as Lake Onalaska^[18].
• Mississippi River's lake on watercourse is recorded as Lake Winneshiek^[19].
• Mississippi River's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 47.2397, 'lon': -95.2075}^[20].
• Mississippi River's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 29.1536, 'lon': -89.2508}^[21].
• Mississippi River's origin of the watercourse is recorded as Lake Itasca^[22].
• Mississippi River's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Mississippi River^[23].
• Mississippi River's Commons gallery is recorded as Mississippi River^[24].
• Mississippi River's tributary is recorded as Black River^[25].
• Mississippi River's tributary is recorded as Arkansas River^[26].
• Mississippi River's tributary is recorded as Ohio River^[27].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for Mississippi River include Mississippi^[28], an U.S. state^[29], in United States^[30], founded in 1817^[31]; Mississippian culture^[32], an isolated human group^[33]; I-35W it bridge^[34], a deck arch bridge^[35], in United States^[36], founded in 1967^[37]; it drainage basin^[38], a drainage system^[39], in Canada^[40]; and Mississippi County^[41], a county of Missouri^[42], in United States^[43], founded in 1845^[44].

Why It Matters

Mississippi River ranks in the top 3% of main_stem entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14,608 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[45] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[46]

Entities named for it include Mississippi^[28], an U.S. state^[29], in United States^[30], founded in 1817^[31]; Mississippian culture^[32], an isolated human group^[33]; I-35W it bridge^[34], a deck arch bridge^[35], in United States^[36], founded in 1967^[37]; it drainage basin^[38], a drainage system^[39], in Canada^[40]; and Mississippi County^[41], a county of Missouri^[42], in United States^[43], founded in 1845^[44].