Samoan Islands

archipelago covering 3,030 km² (1,170 sq mi) in the central South Pacific, forming part of Polynesia and the wider region of Oceania
Place archipelago Q162126
Samoan Islands
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Samoan Islands

Summary

Samoan Islands is an archipelago[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of archipelago entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (499 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Samoan Islands is in the country of Samoa[3].
  • Samoan Islands is in the country of United States[4].
  • Samoan Islands is in the country of American Samoa[5].
  • Samoan Islands is on the body of water Pacific Ocean[6].
  • Samoan Islands's image is recorded as Samoa islands 2002.gif[7].
  • Samoan Islands's instance of is recorded as archipelago[8].
  • Samoan Islands's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 260550606[9].
  • Samoan Islands's GND ID is recorded as 4051505-9[10].
  • Samoan Islands's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 119500090[11].
  • Samoan Islands's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00570086[12].
  • Samoan Islands's Commons category is recorded as Samoa Islands[13].
  • Samoan Islands's located in time zone is recorded as UTC−11:00[14].
  • Samoan Islands's MeSH descriptor ID is recorded as D018947[15].
  • Samoan Islands's has part is recorded as Vailulu'u[16].
  • Samoan Islands's has part is recorded as Manono Island[17].
  • Samoan Islands's has part is recorded as Upolu[18].
  • Samoan Islands's highest point is recorded as Silisili[19].
  • Samoan Islands's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -14, 'lon': -171}[20].
  • Samoan Islands's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02ntk1[21].
  • Samoan Islands's MeSH tree code is recorded as Z01.639.760.815.800[22].
  • Samoan Islands's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ge118139[23].
  • Samoan Islands's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Samoan Islands[24].
  • Samoan Islands's U.S. National Archives Identifier is recorded as 10044691[25].
  • Samoan Islands's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0058438[26].
  • Samoan Islands's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[27].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Samoa[3], a sovereign state[28], in Samoa[29], founded in 1962[30]; United States[4], a sovereign state[31], in United States[32], founded in 1776[33]; and American Samoa[5], an unincorporated territory of the United States[34], in United States[35], founded in 1899[36]. Samoan Islands is on the body of water Pacific Ocean[6].

Physical Characteristics

Samoan Islands's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+3030'}[37]. Its elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1858'}[38].

Designation and Status

Samoan Islands's instance of is recorded as archipelago[8].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Samoan Islands include American Samoa[39], an unincorporated territory of the United States[40], in United States[41], founded in 1899[42] and Clinostigma samoense[43], a taxon[44].

Why It Matters

Samoan Islands ranks in the top 9% of archipelago entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (499 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]

Entities named for it include American Samoa[39], an unincorporated territory of the United States[40], in United States[41], founded in 1899[42] and Clinostigma samoense[43], a taxon[44].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  7. [9] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
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  19. [21] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [38] . wikidata.org.
  27. [37] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [39] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [43] . 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. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [44] . 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. [45] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [46] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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