San Salvador Island

Summary

San Salvador Island is an island^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,169 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• San Salvador Island is credited with the discovery of Christopher Columbus^[3].
• San Salvador Island is located in The Bahamas^[4].
• San Salvador Island is in the country of The Bahamas^[5].
• San Salvador Island is on the body of water Caribbean Sea^[6].
• San Salvador Island's instance of is recorded as island^[7].
• San Salvador Island's instance of is recorded as district of The Bahamas^[8].
• San Salvador Island's capital is recorded as Cockburn Town^[9].
• San Salvador Island is named after San Salvador Island^[10].
• San Salvador Island is part of The Bahamas^[11].
• San Salvador Island's Commons category is recorded as San Salvador Island^[12].
• San Salvador Island's located in time zone is recorded as UTC−05:00^[13].
• San Salvador Island's said to be the same as is recorded as Guanahani^[14].
• San Salvador Island's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 24.03667, 'lon': -74.49306}^[15].
• San Salvador Island's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Lucayan Archipelago^[16].
• San Salvador Island has a population of {'amount': '+930'}^[17].
• San Salvador Island's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia^[18].
• San Salvador Island's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[19].
• San Salvador Island's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+19.25'}^[20].
• San Salvador Island sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+12'}^[21].
• San Salvador Island covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+163.0'}^[22].
• San Salvador Island's width is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+8'}^[23].

Body

Geography

San Salvador Island is in the country of The Bahamas^[5]. It is located in The Bahamas^[4]. It is on the body of water Caribbean Sea^[6]. It is part of The Bahamas^[11].

Physical Characteristics

San Salvador Island covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+163.0'}^[22]. It sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+12'}^[21]. Its length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+19.25'}^[20]. It has a population of {'amount': '+930'}^[17].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include island^[7] and district of The Bahamas^[8].

History and Context

San Salvador Island is named after it^[10].

Why It Matters

San Salvador Island ranks in the top 3% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,169 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[24] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[25]