River Esk

river in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland and Cumbria, England, UK, flows into the Solway Firth
Place river Q7337400
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River Esk

Summary

River Esk is a river[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of river entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • River Esk is located in Dumfries and Galloway[3].
  • River Esk is located in Cumbria[4].
  • River Esk is in the country of United Kingdom[5].
  • River Esk's image is recorded as Bridge in Langholm 02.jpg[6].
  • River Esk's instance of is recorded as river[7].
  • River Esk's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 315150589[8].
  • River Esk's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh2002011065[9].
  • River Esk's Commons category is recorded as River Esk (Solway Firth)[10].
  • River Esk's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 2889927[11].
  • River Esk's mouth of the watercourse is recorded as Solway Firth[12].
  • River Esk's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 54.972391, 'lon': -3.040892}[13].
  • River Esk's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03q2pt[14].
  • River Esk's tributary is recorded as River Sark[15].
  • River Esk's tributary is recorded as River Lyne[16].
  • River Esk's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[17].
  • River Esk's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'gd', 'text': 'Easg'}[18].
  • River Esk's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'River Esk'}[19].
  • River Esk's GeoNames ID is recorded as 2649904[20].
  • River Esk's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'gd', 'text': 'Easg'}[21].
  • River Esk's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'River Esk'}[22].
  • River Esk's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+35'}[23].
  • River Esk's GNS Unique Feature ID is recorded as -2595708[24].
  • River Esk's UK Parliament thesaurus ID is recorded as 558082[25].
  • River Esk's Gazetteer for Scotland place ID is recorded as features/featurefirst2902[26].
  • River Esk's historic county is recorded as Cumberland[27].

Body

Geography

River Esk is in the country of United Kingdom[5]. Located in include Dumfries and Galloway[3], a council area[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1975[30] and Cumbria[4], a ceremonial county of England[31], in United Kingdom[32], founded in 1974[33].

Physical Characteristics

River Esk's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+35'}[23].

Designation and Status

River Esk's instance of is recorded as river[7].

Cultural Significance

Things named for River Esk include EskDale[34], an unincorporated community[35], in United States[36], founded in 1955[37].

Why It Matters

River Esk ranks in the top 2% of river entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

Entities named for it include EskDale[34], an unincorporated community[35], in United States[36], founded in 1955[37].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . OpenStreetMap. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . maps.nls.uk. maps.nls.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . maps.nls.uk. maps.nls.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . ainmean-aite.scot. ainmean-aite.scot. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [34] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [37] . 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. [38] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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