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Riss glaciation

alpine glacial period in the Pleistocene epoch
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Riss glaciation

Summary

Riss glaciation is a glacial period[1]. It draws 268 Wikipedia views per month (glacial_period category, ranking #12 of 17).[2]

Key Facts

  • Riss glaciation is in the country of Switzerland[3].
  • Riss glaciation's instance of is recorded as glacial period[4].
  • Riss is named after Riss glaciation[5].
  • The location of Riss glaciation was Alps[6].
  • Riss glaciation began on -200000-00-00T00:00:00Z[7].
  • Riss glaciation ended on -125000-00-00T00:00:00Z[8].
  • Riss glaciation's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 46.5781, 'longitude': 8.615}[9].
  • Riss glaciation dates from the Pleistocene[10].

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Definition and Type

Riss glaciation's instance of is recorded as glacial period[4].

Origins

Riss is named after Riss glaciation[5].

Why It Matters

Riss glaciation draws 268 Wikipedia views per month (glacial_period category, ranking #12 of 17).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] It is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

Related Entities

Alps

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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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. 4w ago · GinnyTheCat · 2026-09-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Named after → Riss
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P138]]: [[Q632309]]"
  2. 7w ago · Piotr Osada · 2026-08-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    National library of poland mms id → 9813265784805606
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P7293]]: 9813265784805606"
  3. 9w ago · Bouzinac · 2026-07-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → glacial period
    Location → Alps
    Time period → Pleistocene
    Aliases → —
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/44695|batch #44695]]"
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