Thames Barrier

flood defence in London
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Thames Barrier

Summary

Thames Barrier is a flood barrier[1]. It draws 580 Wikipedia views per month (flood_barrier category, ranking #1 of 5).[2]

Key Facts

  • Thames Barrier is located in London[3].
  • Thames Barrier is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • Thames Barrier is on the body of water River Thames[5].
  • Thames Barrier's image is recorded as Thames Barrier London.jpg[6].
  • Thames Barrier's image is recorded as Thames Barrier 03.jpg[7].
  • Thames Barrier's instance of is recorded as flood barrier[8].
  • Thames Barrier's operator is recorded as Greater London Council[9].
  • Thames Barrier's Commons category is recorded as Thames Barrier[10].
  • Thames Barrier's Structurae structure ID is recorded as 20005653[11].
  • Thames Barrier's terminus is recorded as Woolwich[12].
  • Thames Barrier's terminus is recorded as North Woolwich[13].
  • +1984-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Thames Barrier[14].
  • Thames Barrier's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 51.497777777778, 'lon': 0.036666666666667}[15].
  • Thames Barrier's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0k6ht[16].
  • Thames Barrier's located in/on physical feature is recorded as River Thames[17].
  • Thames Barrier's official website is recorded as https://www.gov.uk/guidance/the-thames-barrier[18].
  • Thames Barrier's described by source is recorded as Subterranea Britannica[19].
  • Thames Barrier's described by source is recorded as Subterranea[20].
  • Thames Barrier's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Thames-Barrier[21].
  • Thames Barrier's GeoNames ID is recorded as 2636058[22].
  • Thames Barrier's BBC Things ID is recorded as d1e44c77-2585-41e8-b3e4-3c3721fbeb65[23].
  • Thames Barrier's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Thames Barrier'}[24].
  • Thames Barrier's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+520'}[25].
  • Thames Barrier's height is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+20.1'}[26].
  • Thames Barrier's GNS Unique Feature ID is recorded as -2609598[27].

Body

Geography

Thames Barrier is in the country of United Kingdom[4]. It is located in London[3]. It is on the body of water River Thames[5].

Physical Characteristics

Thames Barrier's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+520'}[25].

Designation and Status

Thames Barrier's instance of is recorded as flood barrier[8].

History and Context

+1984-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Thames Barrier[14].

Why It Matters

Thames Barrier draws 580 Wikipedia views per month (flood_barrier category, ranking #1 of 5).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . GeoNames. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . BBC Things. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . 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.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Thames Barrier. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/thames-barrier
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_thames-barrier_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Thames Barrier}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/thames-barrier}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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