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speleology

science of cave and karst systems
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speleology

Summary

speleology is a science[1]. speleology draws 790 Wikipedia views per month (science category, ranking #9 of 27).[2]

Key Facts

  • speleology's instance of is recorded as science[3].
  • speleology is a type of geology[4].
  • speleology is a type of exploration[5].
  • speleology is a type of sport[6].
  • speleology's Commons category is recorded as Speleology[7].
  • speleology's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Speleology[8].
  • speleology's is the study of is recorded as cave[9].
  • speleology's practiced by is recorded as speleologist[10].
  • speleology's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[11].

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Definition and Type

speleology's instance of is recorded as science[3]. Recorded subclass of include geology[4], exploration[5], and sport[6].

Why It Matters

speleology draws 790 Wikipedia views per month (science category, ranking #9 of 27).[2] speleology has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] speleology is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

Related Entities

geology Jérôme Konen science sport

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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 16w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → h0004003-speleologie
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: h0004003-speleologie, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259493|batch #259493]]"
  2. 18w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Practiced by → speleologist
    Instance of → science
    On focus list of wikimedia project → Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
    Is the study of → cave
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007284987505171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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