Niagara Falls

Summary

Niagara Falls is a waterfall^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Niagara Falls is located in New York^[3].
• Niagara Falls is located in Ontario^[4].
• Niagara Falls is in the country of United States^[5].
• Niagara Falls is in the country of Canada^[6].
• Niagara Falls's instance of is recorded as waterfall^[7].
• Niagara Falls's instance of is recorded as tourist attraction^[8].
• Niagara Falls's instance of is recorded as horseshoe waterfall^[9].
• Niagara Falls is part of Niagara River^[10].
• Niagara Falls's Commons category is recorded as Niagara Falls^[11].
• Niagara Falls comprises Horseshoe Falls^[12].
• Niagara Falls comprises American Falls^[13].
• Niagara Falls comprises Bridal Veil Falls^[14].
• Niagara Falls's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 43.08, 'lon': -79.071}^[15].
• Niagara Falls's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Niagara Falls^[16].
• Niagara Falls's Commons gallery is recorded as Niagara Falls^[17].
• Niagara Falls's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[18].
• Niagara Falls's described by source is recorded as Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921^[19].
• Niagara Falls's described by source is recorded as Meyer’s Universum, Zweiter Band^[20].
• Niagara Falls's described by source is recorded as Meyer’s Universum, Einundzwanzigster Band^[21].
• Niagara Falls's height is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+51'}^[22].
• Niagara Falls's height is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+57'}^[23].
• Niagara Falls's width is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+790'}^[24].
• Niagara Falls's has part is recorded as Q46867411^[25].
• Niagara Falls's has part is recorded as Q46867411^[26].
• Niagara Falls's drainage basin is recorded as Lake Ontario drainage basin^[27].

Body

Geography

Country listings include United States^[5], a sovereign state^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1776^[30] and Canada^[6], a dominion of the British Empire^[31], in Canada^[32], founded in 1867^[33]. Located in include New York^[3], an U.S. state^[34], in United States^[35], founded in 1788^[36] and Ontario^[4], a province of Canada^[37], in Canada^[38], founded in 1867^[39]. Niagara Falls is part of Niagara River^[10].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include waterfall^[7], tourist attraction^[8], and horseshoe waterfall^[9].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Niagara Falls include Niagara^[40], a town in the United States^[41], in United States^[42]; 12382 it^[43], an asteroid^[44]; it^[45], a city in the United States^[46], in United States^[47]; and Shinjuku Niagara Falls^[48], a fountain^[49], in Japan^[50], founded in 1982^[51].

Why It Matters

Niagara Falls has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 60 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[52]

Entities named for it include Niagara^[40], a town in the United States^[41], in United States^[42]; 12382 it^[43], an asteroid^[44]; it^[45], a city in the United States^[46], in United States^[47]; and Shinjuku Niagara Falls^[48], a fountain^[49], in Japan^[50], founded in 1982^[51].