Patuxent Research Refuge

United States Fish and Wildlife Service operated wildlife refuge in Maryland
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Patuxent Research Refuge

Summary

Patuxent Research Refuge is a National Wildlife Refuge[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of national_wildlife_refuge entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (74 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Patuxent Research Refuge is located in Prince George's County[3].
  • Patuxent Research Refuge is located in Anne Arundel County[4].
  • Patuxent Research Refuge is in the country of United States[5].
  • Patuxent Research Refuge's instance of is recorded as National Wildlife Refuge[6].
  • Patuxent Research Refuge's instance of is recorded as group of protected areas[7].
  • Patuxent Research Refuge's maintained by is recorded as United States Fish and Wildlife Service[8].
  • Patuxent Research Refuge is operated by United States Fish and Wildlife Service[9].
  • Patuxent Research Refuge's Commons category is recorded as Patuxent Research Refuge[10].
  • 1936 marks the founding of Patuxent Research Refuge[11].
  • Patuxent Research Refuge's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 39.05638888888889, 'longitude': -76.78055555555555}[12].
  • Patuxent Research Refuge's IUCN protected areas category is recorded as IUCN category IV: Habitat/Species Management Area[13].
  • Patuxent Research Refuge's official website is recorded as https://www.fws.gov/refuge/patuxent/[14].
  • Patuxent Research Refuge's described at URL is recorded as https://www.fws.gov/uploadedFiles/Region_5/NWRS/South_Zone/Patuxent_Research_Refuge/PatuxentBrochure.pdf[15].
  • Patuxent Research Refuge's native label is recorded as Patuxent Research Refuge[16].
  • Patuxent Research Refuge's different from is recorded as Patuxent[17].
  • Patuxent Research Refuge covers an area of {'amount': '+51.92'}[18].
  • Patuxent Research Refuge's significant place is recorded as Laurel[19].

Body

Geography

Patuxent Research Refuge is in the country of United States[5]. Located in include Prince George's County[3], a county of Maryland[20], in United States[21], founded in 1696[22] and Anne Arundel County[4], a county of Maryland[23], in United States[24], founded in 1650[25], headquartered in Annapolis[26].

Physical Characteristics

Patuxent Research Refuge covers an area of {'amount': '+51.92'}[18].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include National Wildlife Refuge[6] and group of protected areas[7].

History and Context

1936 marks the founding of Patuxent Research Refuge[11].

Why It Matters

Patuxent Research Refuge ranks in the top 7% of national_wildlife_refuge entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (74 views/month).[2] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [20] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [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 aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 18d ago · IdeasMagnet · 2026-09-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official website → https://www.fws.gov/refuge/patuxent/
    Iucn protected areas category → IUCN category IV: Habitat/Species Management Area
    Located in → —
    Instance of → National Wildlife Refuge, group of protected areas
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P402]]: 2858712, Adding OSM relation id claim from wikidata tag on relation/2858712 in United States"
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