Sao Francisco craton

ancient craton in the eastern part of South America with outcrops in Minas Gerais and Bahia, Brazil
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Sao Francisco craton

Summary

Sao Francisco craton is a craton[1]. It draws 17 Wikipedia views per month (craton category, ranking #10 of 22).[2]

Key Facts

  • Sao Francisco craton is located in Bahia[3].
  • Sao Francisco craton is located in Minas Gerais[4].
  • Sao Francisco craton is located in Sergipe[5].
  • Sao Francisco craton is in the country of Brazil[6].
  • Sao Francisco craton's image is recorded as Terrenos proterozóicos da América do Sul.jpg[7].
  • Sao Francisco craton's instance of is recorded as craton[8].
  • São Francisco River is named after Sao Francisco craton[9].
  • Sao Francisco craton's part of is recorded as South American Plate[10].
  • Sao Francisco craton's Commons category is recorded as São Francisco Craton[11].
  • Sao Francisco craton's has part is recorded as Supergroup Espinhaço[12].
  • Sao Francisco craton's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0drypr3[13].
  • Sao Francisco craton's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Sao-Francisco-craton[14].
  • Sao Francisco craton's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2779369884[15].

Body

Geography

Sao Francisco craton is in the country of Brazil[6]. Located in include Bahia[3], a federative unit of Brazil[16], in Brazil[17], founded in 1889[18]; Minas Gerais[4], a federative unit of Brazil[19], in Brazil[20], founded in 1889[21]; and Sergipe[5], a federative unit of Brazil[22], in Brazil[23], founded in 1889[24]. Its part of is recorded as South American Plate[10].

Designation and Status

Sao Francisco craton's instance of is recorded as craton[8].

History and Context

São Francisco River is named after Sao Francisco craton[9].

Why It Matters

Sao Francisco craton draws 17 Wikipedia views per month (craton category, ranking #10 of 22).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [16] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [17] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [18] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [19] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [24] . 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. [25] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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