Saltstraumen

Norwegian sea strait with one of the strongest tidal currents in the world
Thing maelstrom Q1479760
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Saltstraumen

Summary

Saltstraumen is a maelstrom[1]. Saltstraumen draws 273 Wikipedia views per month (maelstrom category, ranking #2 of 2).[2]

Key Facts

  • Saltstraumen is located in Bodø Municipality[3].
  • Saltstraumen is in the country of Norway[4].
  • Saltstraumen's image is recorded as Saltstraumen quiet.JPG[5].
  • Saltstraumen's instance of is recorded as maelstrom[6].
  • Saltstraumen's instance of is recorded as strait[7].
  • Saltstraumen's Commons category is recorded as Saltstraumen[8].
  • Saltstraumen's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 67.23055556, 'lon': 14.61388889}[9].
  • Saltstraumen's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03c_mw[10].
  • Saltstraumen's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[11].
  • Saltstraumen's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as place/Saltstraumen[12].
  • Saltstraumen's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Saltstraumen'}[13].
  • Saltstraumen's GeoNames ID is recorded as 3140483[14].
  • Saltstraumen's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Saltstraumen'}[15].
  • Saltstraumen's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'smj', 'text': 'Stuorstrávve'}[16].
  • Saltstraumen's SSR place name number is recorded as 623012[17].
  • Saltstraumen's GNS Unique Feature ID is recorded as -277004[18].
  • Saltstraumen's Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID is recorded as Saltstraumen[19].
  • Saltstraumen's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Fluid dynamics[20].
  • Saltstraumen's Atlas Obscura place ID is recorded as saltstraumen-maelstrom[21].
  • Saltstraumen's Lex ID is recorded as Saltstraumen[22].

Why It Matters

Saltstraumen draws 273 Wikipedia views per month (maelstrom category, ranking #2 of 2).[2] Saltstraumen has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] Saltstraumen is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . GeoNames. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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