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thalweg

line of lowest elevation in a watercourse or valley
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thalweg

Summary

thalweg ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (872 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • thalweg is a type of line[2].
  • thalweg is the opposite of Main chain[3].
  • thalweg's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[4].

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Definition and Type

thalweg is a type of line[2]. thalweg is the opposite of Main chain[3].

Why It Matters

thalweg ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (872 views/month).[1] thalweg has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[5] thalweg is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[6]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Don-vip · 2026-07-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → line
    Commons category → Thalwegs
    Aliases → —
    Opposite of → Main chain
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P373]]: Thalwegs"
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