Swains Island

remote coral atoll of American Samoa, United States of America
Landform island Q1128488
Swains Island
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Swains Island

Summary

Swains Island is an island[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (234 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Swains Island is located in American Samoa[3].
  • Swains Island is in the country of Tokelau[4].
  • Swains Island is in the country of United States[5].
  • Swains Island is on the body of water Pacific Ocean[6].
  • Swains Island's image is recorded as Swains Island 1.jpg[7].
  • Swains Island's image is recorded as Swains Island 2.jpg[8].
  • Swains Island's image is recorded as Swains.png[9].
  • Swains Island's instance of is recorded as island[10].
  • Swains Island's instance of is recorded as unorganized atoll of American Samoa[11].
  • Swains Island's instance of is recorded as disputed territory[12].
  • Swains Island's flag image is recorded as Flag of Swains Island.svg[13].
  • Swains Island's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 315528362[14].
  • Swains Island's GND ID is recorded as 4464502-8[15].
  • Swains Island's locator map image is recorded as LocationSwainsIsland.PNG[16].
  • Swains Island's locator map image is recorded as US -American Samoa.png[17].
  • Swains Island's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh98002335[18].
  • Swains Island's IdRef ID is recorded as 149218311[19].
  • Swains Island's location is recorded as Pacific Ocean[20].
  • Swains Island's part of is recorded as Tokelau Islands[21].
  • Swains Island's Commons category is recorded as Swains Island[22].
  • Swains Island's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 8818673[23].
  • Swains Island's located in time zone is recorded as UTC−11:00[24].
  • Swains Island's GNIS Feature ID is recorded as 1805244[25].
  • Swains Island's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -11.055555555556, 'lon': -171.07777777778}[26].
  • Swains Island's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05n3ll[27].

Why It Matters

Swains Island ranks in the top 4% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (234 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . americansamoa.gov. americansamoa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [3] . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Geographic Names Information System. Retrieved . geonames.usgs.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · ToscaHardy · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Location Pacific Ocean
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    Elevation above sea level {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+3.5'}
    Width {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+1.4'}
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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