Nosy Be

island in Madagascar
Place volcanic_island Q1330558
Nosy Be
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Nosy Be

Summary

Nosy Be is a volcanic island[1]. It draws 1,237 Wikipedia views per month (volcanic_island category, ranking #15 of 77).[2]

Key Facts

  • Nosy Be is located in Diana Region[3].
  • Nosy Be is in the country of Madagascar[4].
  • Nosy Be is on the body of water Mozambique Channel[5].
  • Nosy Be is on the body of water Q2879548[6].
  • Nosy Be's instance of is recorded as volcanic island[7].
  • Nosy Be's capital is recorded as Andoany[8].
  • Nosy Be's twinned administrative body is recorded as Naples[9].
  • Nosy Be is part of Madagascar[10].
  • Nosy Be's Commons category is recorded as Nosy Be[11].
  • Nosy Be's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -13.315, 'lon': 48.2675}[12].
  • Nosy Be's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Nosy Be[13].
  • Nosy Be has a population of {'amount': '+60000'}[14].
  • Nosy Be's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[15].
  • Nosy Be's described by source is recorded as New Encyclopedic Dictionary[16].
  • Nosy Be's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[17].
  • Nosy Be's different from is recorded as Nocibé[18].
  • Nosy Be's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+26'}[19].
  • Nosy Be sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+450'}[20].
  • Nosy Be covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+290.3'}[21].
  • Nosy Be's width is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+20'}[22].

Body

Geography

Nosy Be is in the country of Madagascar[4]. It is located in Diana Region[3]. Adjacent water bodies include Mozambique Channel[5], a strait[23], in Comoros[24] and Q2879548[6], a bay[25], in Madagascar[26]. It is part of Madagascar[10].

Physical Characteristics

Nosy Be covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+290.3'}[21]. It sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+450'}[20]. Its length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+26'}[19]. It has a population of {'amount': '+60000'}[14].

Designation and Status

Nosy Be's instance of is recorded as volcanic island[7].

Why It Matters

Nosy Be draws 1,237 Wikipedia views per month (volcanic_island category, ranking #15 of 77).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] It is known by 43 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2h ago · RVA2869 · 2026-10-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Area → {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+290.3'}
    Sitelink count → 40
    Part of → —
    Different from → Nocibé
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/58669|batch #58669]]: redundant value, already present at higher administrative level"
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