Naval Station Rota

United States Navy base in Spain
Place naval_air_station Q729530
Naval Station Rota
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Naval Station Rota

Summary

Naval Station Rota is a naval air station[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of naval_air_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (690 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Naval Station Rota is located in Rota[3].
  • Naval Station Rota is in the country of Spain[4].
  • Naval Station Rota is on the body of water Bay of Cádiz[5].
  • Naval Station Rota's image is recorded as Aerial of Naval Station Rota (7299650).jpg[6].
  • Naval Station Rota's instance of is recorded as naval air station[7].
  • Naval Station Rota's instance of is recorded as naval base[8].
  • Naval Station Rota's coat of arms image is recorded as NS Rota.gif[9].
  • Naval Station Rota's operator is recorded as Spanish Navy[10].
  • Naval Station Rota's operator is recorded as United States Navy[11].
  • Rota is named after Naval Station Rota[12].
  • Naval Station Rota's IATA airport code is recorded as ROZ[13].
  • Naval Station Rota's ICAO airport code is recorded as LERT[14].
  • Naval Station Rota's Commons category is recorded as Naval Station Rota[15].
  • Naval Station Rota's runway is recorded as 10/28[16].
  • +1953-09-26T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Naval Station Rota[17].
  • Naval Station Rota's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 36.620763888889, 'lon': -6.3315583333333}[18].
  • Naval Station Rota's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 36.645167, 'lon': -6.3495}[19].
  • Naval Station Rota's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/06fb1c[20].
  • Naval Station Rota's GeoNames ID is recorded as 6299353[21].
  • Naval Station Rota's date of official opening is recorded as +1953-09-26T00:00:00Z[22].
  • Naval Station Rota's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+27'}[23].
  • Naval Station Rota's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+2.400'}[24].
  • Naval Station Rota's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+2600'}[25].

Body

Geography

Naval Station Rota is in the country of Spain[4]. It is located in Rota[3]. It is on the body of water Bay of Cádiz[5].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+2.400'}[24] and {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+2600'}[25]. Naval Station Rota's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+27'}[23].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include naval air station[7] and naval base[8].

History and Context

+1953-09-26T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Naval Station Rota[17]. Rota is named after it[12].

Why It Matters

Naval Station Rota ranks in the top 4% of naval_air_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (690 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . GeoNames. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . 20minutos.es. 20minutos.es. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . diariodecadiz.es. diariodecadiz.es. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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