Olympic Peninsula

Summary

Olympic Peninsula is a peninsula^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of peninsula entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (538 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Olympic Peninsula is located in Washington^[3].
• Olympic Peninsula is in the country of United States^[4].
• Olympic Peninsula is on the body of water Pacific Ocean^[5].
• Olympic Peninsula is on the body of water Strait of Juan de Fuca^[6].
• Olympic Peninsula is on the body of water Hood Canal^[7].
• Olympic Peninsula's image is recorded as Olympic Peninsula with Puget Sound by Sentinel-2, 2018-09-28 (small version).jpg^[8].
• Olympic Peninsula's instance of is recorded as peninsula^[9].
• Olympic Peninsula's Commons category is recorded as Olympic Peninsula^[10].
• Olympic Peninsula's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 11230583^[11].
• Olympic Peninsula's has part is recorded as Bolton Peninsula^[12].
• Olympic Peninsula's has part is recorded as Quimper Peninsula^[13].
• Olympic Peninsula's has part is recorded as Toandos Peninsula^[14].
• Olympic Peninsula's has part is recorded as Miller Peninsula^[15].
• Olympic Peninsula's GNIS Feature ID is recorded as 1529903^[16].
• Olympic Peninsula's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 47.798333333333, 'lon': -123.61805555556}^[17].
• Olympic Peninsula's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02f__4^[18].
• Olympic Peninsula's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ge815286^[19].
• Olympic Peninsula's page banner is recorded as Wikivoyage page banner sailing ship.jpg^[20].
• Olympic Peninsula's Curlie ID is recorded as Regional/North_America/United_States/Washington/Regions/Northwestern/Olympic_Peninsula/^[21].
• Olympic Peninsula's U.S. National Archives Identifier is recorded as 10043808^[22].
• Olympic Peninsula's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as place/Olympic-Peninsula^[23].
• Olympic Peninsula's GeoNames ID is recorded as 5805714^[24].
• Olympic Peninsula's Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names ID is recorded as 2558924^[25].
• Olympic Peninsula's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q232291', 'amount': '+3600'}^[26].
• Olympic Peninsula's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+9300'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Olympic Peninsula is in the country of United States^[4]. It is located in Washington^[3]. Adjacent water bodies include Pacific Ocean^[5], an ocean^[28]; Strait of Juan de Fuca^[6], a strait^[29], in Canada^[30]; and Hood Canal^[7], a fjord^[31], in United States^[32].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q232291', 'amount': '+3600'}^[26] and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+9300'}^[27].

Designation and Status

Olympic Peninsula's instance of is recorded as peninsula^[9].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Olympic Peninsula include Olympic National Park^[33], a National Park of the United States^[34], in United States^[35], founded in 1938^[36] and Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary^[37], an United States National Marine Sanctuary^[38], in United States^[39], founded in 1994^[40].

Why It Matters

Olympic Peninsula ranks in the top 4% of peninsula entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (538 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[41] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[42]

Entities named for it include Olympic National Park^[33], a National Park of the United States^[34], in United States^[35], founded in 1938^[36] and Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary^[37], an United States National Marine Sanctuary^[38], in United States^[39], founded in 1994^[40].