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side-scan sonar

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side-scan sonar

Summary

side-scan sonar ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (84 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • side-scan sonar is a type of active sonar[2].
  • side-scan sonar's Commons category is recorded as Side-scan sonar[3].

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Definition and Type

side-scan sonar is a type of active sonar[2].

Why It Matters

side-scan sonar ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (84 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[4] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[5]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). side-scan sonar. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/side-scan-sonar
MLA “side-scan sonar.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/side-scan-sonar.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_side-scan-sonar_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{side-scan sonar}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/side-scan-sonar}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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  1. 29d ago · InternetArchiveBot bot · 2026-05-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → active sonar
    Aliases → —
    Subclass of → —
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