Robben Island

Summary

Robben Island is a prison island^[1]. It draws 589 Wikipedia views per month (prison_island category, ranking #1 of 1).^[2]

Key Facts

• Robben Island is located in City of Cape Town^[3].
• Robben Island is in the country of South Africa^[4].
• Robben Island is on the body of water Atlantic Ocean^[5].
• Robben Island's image is recorded as Robben Island - Cape Town, South Africa (3883849594).jpg^[6].
• Robben Island's image is recorded as Robben Island-113362.jpg^[7].
• Robben Island's instance of is recorded as prison island^[8].
• Robben Island's instance of is recorded as island^[9].
• Brown Fur Seal is named after Robben Island^[10].
• Robben Island's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 246559596^[11].
• Robben Island's postal code is recorded as 7400^[12].
• Robben Island's part of is recorded as Liberation Heritage Route^[13].
• Robben Island's Commons category is recorded as Robben Island^[14].
• Robben Island's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 2302069^[15].
• Robben Island's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+02:00^[16].
• Robben Island's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -33.805, 'lon': 18.37}^[17].
• Robben Island's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/06hz6^[18].
• Robben Island's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ge261715^[19].
• Robben Island's World Heritage Site ID is recorded as 916^[20].
• Robben Island's official website is recorded as http://www.robben-island.org.za^[21].
• Robben Island's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Robben Island^[22].
• Robben Island's Commons gallery is recorded as Robben Island^[23].
• Robben Island's page banner is recorded as WV banner Robben Island.jpg^[24].
• Robben Island's U.S. National Archives Identifier is recorded as 10036866^[25].
• Robben Island's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[26].
• Robben Island's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[27].

Body

Geography

Robben Island is in the country of South Africa^[4]. It is located in City of Cape Town^[3]. It is on the body of water Atlantic Ocean^[5]. Its part of is recorded as Liberation Heritage Route^[13].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+5.18'}^[28] and {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+475'}^[29]. Robben Island's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+17'}^[30]. Its length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+3.2'}^[31].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include prison island^[8] and island^[9]. Heritage statuses include World Heritage Site^[32] and national heritage site of South Africa^[33].

History and Context

Brown Fur Seal is named after Robben Island^[10].

Why It Matters

Robben Island draws 589 Wikipedia views per month (prison_island category, ranking #1 of 1).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34] It is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]