pole star

Summary

pole star ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (680 views/month).^[1]

Key Facts

• pole star's subclass of is recorded as star^[2].
• pole star's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Pole stars^[3].
• pole star's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0181722^[4].
• pole star's different from is recorded as Gwiazda Polarna^[5].
• pole star's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/12215yx8^[6].
• pole star's Cultureel Woordenboek ID is recorded as natuurkunde-scheikunde-en-sterrenkunde/poolster^[7].
• pole star's JSTOR topic ID is recorded as south-celestial-pole^[8].
• pole star's Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID is recorded as polstjerne^[9].
• pole star's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 189857575^[10].
• pole star's WordNet 3.1 Synset ID is recorded as 09419587-n^[11].
• pole star's WikiKids ID is recorded as Poolster^[12].
• pole star's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as estel-polar^[13].
• pole star's Vikidia article ID is recorded as eu:Iparrizarra^[14].
• pole star's Vikidia article ID is recorded as fr:Étoile_polaire^[15].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for pole star include Nordstern^[16], a proposed building or structure^[17], in Nazi Germany^[18] and RV Polarstern^[19], an icebreaker^[20].

Why It Matters

pole star ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (680 views/month).^[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[21] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[22]

Entities named for it include Nordstern^[16], a proposed building or structure^[17], in Nazi Germany^[18] and RV Polarstern^[19], an icebreaker^[20].