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rift

linear zone where the Earth's crust and lithosphere are being pulled apart
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rift

Summary

rift ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (283 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • rift is a type of landform[2].
  • rift is a type of fault[3].
  • rift is part of geology[4].
  • rift's Commons category is recorded as Rifts[5].
  • rift's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Rifts[6].
  • rift's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[7].
  • rift's different from is recorded as Rif[8].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include landform[2] and fault[3].

Use and Application

rift is part of geology[4].

Why It Matters

rift ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (283 views/month).[1] rift has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] rift is known by 48 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

Related Entities

geology

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). rift. Retrieved October 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/rift
MLA “rift.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/rift.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_rift_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{rift}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/rift}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-03}}
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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 22h ago · عُثمان · 2026-10-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 49
    Wikipedia languages → ['als', 'ar', 'ast', 'az', 'be', 'bg', 'bh', 'ca', 'cs', 'de', 'en', 'eo', 'es',
    Equivalent class → —
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1709]]: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01001104"
  2. 19w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from → Rif
    Subclass of → landform, fault
    Aliases → —
    Subclass of → —
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|5 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 21655, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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