Shannon

Summary

Shannon is a town^[1]. Shannon ranks in the top 4% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (184 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Shannon is located in County Clare^[3].
• Shannon is in the country of Ireland^[4].
• Shannon's image is recorded as Shannon air, Clare.jpg^[5].
• Shannon's instance of is recorded as town^[6].
• River Shannon is named after Shannon^[7].
• Shannon's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 141600079^[8].
• Shannon's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n85001319^[9].
• Shannon's Commons category is recorded as Shannon, County Clare^[10].
• Shannon's located in time zone is recorded as UTC±00:00^[11].
• Shannon's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00^[12].
• Shannon's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 52.713731, 'lon': -8.868628}^[13].
• Shannon's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02lpw5^[14].
• Shannon's official website is recorded as http://www.shannon.ie^[15].
• Shannon's page banner is recorded as Shannon-airport-building-2008 (cropped).jpg^[16].
• Shannon's MusicBrainz area ID is recorded as ab53a855-e2b6-454b-bd98-f41c3f5fb433^[17].
• Shannon's Curlie ID is recorded as Regional/Europe/Ireland/Clare/Localities/Shannon/^[18].
• Shannon's population is recorded as {'amount': '+9222'}^[19].
• Shannon's WOEID is recorded as 23406410^[20].
• Shannon's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as place/Shannon-Ireland^[21].
• Shannon's GeoNames ID is recorded as 3310247^[22].
• Shannon's BBC Things ID is recorded as 175c340a-8d8e-4698-b59f-7de283830eba^[23].
• Shannon's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ga', 'text': 'Sionainn'}^[24].
• Shannon's different from is recorded as Shannon^[25].
• Shannon's UN/LOCODE is recorded as IESNN^[26].
• Shannon's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+0'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Shannon is in the country of Ireland^[4]. Shannon is located in County Clare^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Shannon's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+0'}^[27]. Shannon's population is recorded as {'amount': '+9222'}^[19].

Designation and Status

Shannon's instance of is recorded as town^[6].

History and Context

River Shannon is named after Shannon^[7].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Shannon include Shannon Airport^[28], an international airport^[29], in Ireland^[30], founded in 1942^[31].

Why It Matters

Shannon ranks in the top 4% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (184 views/month).^[2] Shannon has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32] Shannon is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]

Entities named for Shannon include Shannon Airport^[28], an international airport^[29], in Ireland^[30], founded in 1942^[31].