Skagerrak

strait between Denmark, Norway and Sweden connecting the North Sea and the Kattegatt sea area
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Skagerrak is a strait.

Skagerrak

Summary

Skagerrak is a strait[1]. Skagerrak ranks in the top 3% of strait entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (948 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Skagerrak is in the country of Norway[3].
  • Skagerrak is in the country of Denmark[4].
  • Skagerrak is in the country of Sweden[5].
  • Skagerrak's image is recorded as Skagerrak-2005-IV-13 ubt.jpeg[6].
  • Skagerrak's instance of is recorded as strait[7].
  • Skagerrak's shares border with is recorded as North Sea[8].
  • Skagerrak's shares border with is recorded as Kattegat[9].
  • Skagen is named after Skagerrak[10].
  • Skagerrak's inflows is recorded as Glomma[11].
  • Skagerrak's inflows is recorded as Akerselva[12].
  • Skagerrak's inflows is recorded as Q641834[13].
  • Skagerrak's inflows is recorded as Otra[14].
  • Skagerrak's inflows is recorded as Nidelva[15].
  • Skagerrak's inflows is recorded as Uggerby Å[16].
  • Skagerrak's inflows is recorded as Esrum å[17].
  • Skagerrak's basin country is recorded as Norway[18].
  • Skagerrak's basin country is recorded as Denmark[19].
  • Skagerrak's basin country is recorded as Sweden[20].
  • Skagerrak's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 315127743[21].
  • Skagerrak's GND ID is recorded as 4055197-0[22].
  • Skagerrak's locator map image is recorded as Karte Skagerrak.png[23].
  • Skagerrak's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh85123089[24].
  • Skagerrak's part of is recorded as North Sea[25].
  • Skagerrak's Commons category is recorded as Skagerrak[26].
  • Skagerrak's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 9048320[27].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Norway[3], a sovereign state[28], in Norway[29], founded in 1905[30]; Denmark[4], a state[31], in Kingdom of Denmark[32], founded in 0800[33]; and Sweden[5], a sovereign state[34], founded in 0900[35]. Skagerrak's part of is recorded as North Sea[25].

Physical Characteristics

Skagerrak's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+240'}[36].

Designation and Status

Skagerrak's instance of is recorded as strait[7].

History and Context

Skagen is named after Skagerrak[10].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Skagerrak include Skagerrak[37], a high-voltage direct current power line[38], in Norway[39], founded in 1977[40].

Why It Matters

Skagerrak ranks in the top 3% of strait entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (948 views/month).[2] Skagerrak has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] Skagerrak is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

Entities named for Skagerrak include Skagerrak[37], a high-voltage direct current power line[38], in Norway[39], founded in 1977[40].

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.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [36] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [37] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [40] . 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. [41] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [42] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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