Queens

Summary

Queens is a borough of New York City^[1]. Queens draws 2,973 Wikipedia views per month (borough_of_new_york_city category, ranking #4 of 5).^[2]

Key Facts

• Queens is located in New York City^[3].
• Queens is in the country of United States^[4].
• Queens is on the body of water East River^[5].
• Queens is on the body of water Long Island Sound^[6].
• Queens is on the body of water Jamaica Bay^[7].
• Queens is on the body of water Atlantic Ocean^[8].
• Queens is on the body of water Newtown Creek^[9].
• Queens's image is recorded as Queens Montage 2012 1.png^[10].
• Queens's instance of is recorded as borough of New York City^[11].
• Queens's instance of is recorded as consolidated city-county^[12].
• Queens's flag image is recorded as Flag of Queens, New York.svg^[13].
• Queens's shares border with is recorded as Brooklyn^[14].
• Queens's shares border with is recorded as The Bronx^[15].
• Queens's shares border with is recorded as Manhattan^[16].
• Catherine of Braganza is named after Queens^[17].
• Queens's seal image is recorded as Seal of Borough of Queens.svg^[18].
• Queens's flag is recorded as flag of Queens^[19].
• Queens's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 135462352^[20].
• Queens's GND ID is recorded as 4101162-4^[21].
• Queens's locator map image is recorded as New York City location Queens.svg^[22].
• Queens's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n81047346^[23].
• Queens's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 15038341t^[24].
• Queens's postal code is recorded as 110--^[25].
• Queens's Commons category is recorded as Queens, New York City^[26].
• Queens's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 9691819^[27].

Body

Geography

Queens is in the country of United States^[4]. Queens is located in New York City^[3]. Adjacent water bodies include East River^[5], a strait^[28], in United States^[29]; Long Island Sound^[6], an estuary^[30], in United States^[31]; Jamaica Bay^[7], a bay^[32], in United States^[33]; Atlantic Ocean^[8], an ocean^[34]; and Newtown Creek^[9], a river^[35], in United States^[36].

Physical Characteristics

Queens's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+461'}^[37]. Population counts include {'amount': '+2230722'}^[38], {'amount': '+2234935'}^[39], {'amount': '+2257837'}^[40], {'amount': '+2275889'}^[41], {'amount': '+2296175'}^[42], and {'amount': '+2339150'}^[43].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include borough of New York City^[11] and consolidated city-county^[12].

History and Context

+1683-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Queens^[44]. Catherine of Braganza is named after Queens^[17].

Why It Matters

Queens draws 2,973 Wikipedia views per month (borough_of_new_york_city category, ranking #4 of 5).^[2] Queens has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[45] Queens is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[46]