Rockall

uninhabited, remote rocky islet in the North Atlantic Ocean
Place rock Q206137
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Rockall is a small, uninhabited islet in the Outer Hebrides[1] of the United Kingdom. It has no permanent population and covers an area of 0.

The rocky outcrop rises 23 metres above sea level and observes the UTC±00:00 time zone.

Rockall

Summary

Rockall is a rock[1]. Rockall ranks in the top 2% of rock entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (862 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Rockall is located in Outer Hebrides[3].
  • Rockall is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • Rockall is on the body of water Atlantic Ocean[5].
  • Rockall's image is recorded as Rockall-photo crop.JPG[6].
  • Rockall's image is recorded as Rockall - geograph.org.uk - 1048818.jpg[7].
  • Rockall's instance of is recorded as rock[8].
  • Rockall's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 244321924[9].
  • Rockall's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 89151050088933411301[10].
  • Rockall's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 173145541828996601071[11].
  • Rockall's GND ID is recorded as 7558611-3[12].
  • Rockall's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2016010170[13].
  • Rockall's IdRef ID is recorded as 204494079[14].
  • Rockall's Commons category is recorded as Rockall[15].
  • Rockall's located in time zone is recorded as UTC±00:00[16].
  • Rockall's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 57.596277777778, 'lon': -13.687305555556}[17].
  • Rockall's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/06djj[18].
  • Rockall's located in/on physical feature is recorded as North Atlantic Ocean[19].
  • Rockall's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Rockall[20].
  • Rockall's population is recorded as {'amount': '+0'}[21].
  • Rockall's territory claimed by is recorded as United Kingdom[22].
  • Rockall's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[23].
  • Rockall's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[24].
  • Rockall's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as place/Rockall[25].
  • Rockall's GeoNames ID is recorded as 2639260[26].
  • Rockall's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Rockall'}[27].

Body

Geography

Rockall is in the country of United Kingdom[4]. Rockall is located in Outer Hebrides[3]. Rockall is on the body of water Atlantic Ocean[5].

Physical Characteristics

Rockall's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+0.0007843'}[28]. Rockall's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+23'}[29]. Rockall's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+0.031'}[30]. Rockall's population is recorded as {'amount': '+0'}[21].

Designation and Status

Rockall's instance of is recorded as rock[8].

Why It Matters

Rockall ranks in the top 2% of rock entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (862 views/month).[2] Rockall has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] Rockall is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] . Island of Rockall Act 1972. wikidata.org.
  6. [5] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Freebase Data Dumps. 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] . GeoNames. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [30] . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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