Shire River

river in southern Malawi and central Mozambique
Place river Q2279579
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Shire River

Summary

Shire River is a river[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Shire River is in the country of Malawi[3].
  • Shire River is in the country of Mozambique[4].
  • Shire River is on the continent of Africa[5].
  • Shire River's instance of is recorded as river[6].
  • Shire River's Commons category is recorded as Shire River[7].
  • Shire River's mouth of the watercourse is recorded as Zambezi River[8].
  • Shire River's lake on watercourse is recorded as Lake Malawi[9].
  • Shire River's lake on watercourse is recorded as Lake Malombe[10].
  • Shire River's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -14.416666666667, 'lon': 35.233333333333}[11].
  • Shire River's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -17.694444444444, 'lon': 35.319444444444}[12].
  • Shire River's origin of the watercourse is recorded as Lake Malawi[13].
  • Shire River's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Shire River[14].
  • Shire River's category for the water basin is recorded as Category:Shire basin[15].
  • Shire River's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[16].
  • Shire River's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[17].
  • Shire River's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[18].
  • Shire River's described by source is recorded as Desktop Encyclopedic Dictionary[19].
  • Shire River's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+402'}[20].
  • Shire River sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+37'}[21].
  • Shire River's watershed area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+149500'}[22].
  • Shire River's drainage basin is recorded as Zambezi Basin[23].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Malawi[3], a republic[24], in Malawi[25], founded in 1964[26] and Mozambique[4], a republic[27], in Mozambique[28], founded in 1975[29], headquartered in Maputo[30]. Shire River is on the continent of Africa[5].

Physical Characteristics

Shire River sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+37'}[21]. Its length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+402'}[20].

Designation and Status

Shire River's instance of is recorded as river[6].

Why It Matters

Shire River has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · NIHEREWENIMANA Richard · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image Shire fluss liwonde.jpg
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P18]]: The river Shire safari by Kutchire lodge.jpg"
  2. 7d ago · RVA2869 · 2026-06-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of
    Category for the water basin Category:Shire basin
    Described by source Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947), The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition +1
    Image purged license
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38692|batch #38692]]: Remove redundant P30, P17 is present"
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