Home › Entities › island › Samosir Island

Samosir Island

island in Samosir Regency, North Sumatra Province, Indonesia
Landform island Q1369204
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

Samosir Island

Summary

Samosir Island is an island[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (120 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Samosir Island is located in Samosir[3].
  • Samosir Island is in the country of Indonesia[4].
  • Samosir Island is on the body of water Lake Toba[5].
  • Samosir Island's image is recorded as HAMPARAN BUKIT DAN LUASNYA DANAU TOBA.jpg[6].
  • Samosir Island's instance of is recorded as island[7].
  • Samosir Island's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 315526583[8].
  • Samosir Island's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh85117043[9].
  • Samosir Island's Commons category is recorded as Samosir[10].
  • Samosir Island's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 2.5833333333333, 'lon': 98.816666666667}[11].
  • Samosir Island's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02jdyt[12].
  • Samosir Island's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ge719138[13].
  • Samosir Island's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Samosir[14].
  • Samosir Island's Commons gallery is recorded as Samosir[15].
  • Samosir Island's page banner is recorded as Panorama of Hills of Samosir Island banner.JPG[16].
  • Samosir Island's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as place/Samosir[17].
  • Samosir Island's GeoNames ID is recorded as 1213996[18].
  • Samosir Island's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'bbc', 'text': 'Samosir'}[19].
  • Samosir Island's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1601'}[20].
  • Samosir Island's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+630'}[21].
  • Samosir Island's GNS Unique Feature ID is recorded as -2694984[22].
  • Samosir Island's name is recorded as {'lang': 'id', 'text': 'Samosir'}[23].
  • Samosir Island's Indonesian Small Islands Directory ID is recorded as 769[24].
  • Samosir Island's National Library of Israel J9U ID is recorded as 987007553575705171[25].
  • Samosir Island's island code of Indonesia is recorded as 12.17.40003[26].
  • Samosir Island's Yale LUX ID is recorded as place/005189c3-cc27-47fe-b0a0-31c6eb2ce943[27].

Why It Matters

Samosir Island ranks in the top 5% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (120 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

Indonesia

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree Number 050-145 of 2022. wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree Number 050-145 of 2022. wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree Number 050-145 of 2022. wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . GeoNames. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree Number 050-145 of 2022. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . National Library of Israel Names and Subjects Authority File. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree Number 050-145 of 2022. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Samosir Island. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/samosir-island
MLA “Samosir Island.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/samosir-island.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_samosir-island_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Samosir Island}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/samosir-island}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): Samosir Island — https://4ort.xyz/entity/samosir-island (retrieved 2026-05-03)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/samosir-island · Last refreshed:

Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 29d ago · Ikan · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in → —
    Instance of → —
    Elevation above sea level → {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1601'}
    Instance of → island
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P4839]]: Entity["Island", "Samosir"], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257262|batch #257262]]"
Live feed via Wikidata EventStreams. New edits appear within minutes of being made on Wikidata.