Murchison Promontory

Summary

Murchison Promontory is a headland^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of headland entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (44 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Murchison Promontory is located in Nunavut^[3].
• Murchison Promontory is in the country of Canada^[4].
• Murchison Promontory's instance of is recorded as headland^[5].
• Murchison Promontory's instance of is recorded as peninsula^[6].
• Roderick Murchison, 1st Baronet is named after Murchison Promontory^[7].
• Murchison Promontory's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 72, 'lon': -94.56}^[8].
• Murchison Promontory's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02wzcrm^[9].
• Murchison Promontory's CGNDB unique ID is recorded as OALDT^[10].
• Murchison Promontory's described by source is recorded as New Encyclopedic Dictionary^[11].
• Murchison Promontory's GeoNames ID is recorded as 6084365^[12].

Body

Geography

Murchison Promontory is in the country of Canada^[4]. It is located in Nunavut^[3].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include headland^[5] and peninsula^[6].

History and Context

Roderick Murchison, 1st Baronet is named after Murchison Promontory^[7].

Why It Matters

Murchison Promontory ranks in the top 4% of headland entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (44 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[13] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[14]