Thousand Islands

archipelago of 1,864 islands along the Canada-U.S. border in the Saint Lawrence River
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Thousand Islands
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Summary

Thousand Islands is an archipelago[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of archipelago entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (371 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Thousand Islands is located in Ontario[3].
  • Thousand Islands is located in New York[4].
  • Thousand Islands is in the country of United States[5].
  • Thousand Islands is in the country of Canada[6].
  • Thousand Islands is on the body of water St. Lawrence River[7].
  • Thousand Islands's instance of is recorded as archipelago[8].
  • Thousand Islands's instance of is recorded as island group[9].
  • Thousand Islands's Commons category is recorded as Thousand Islands[10].
  • Thousand Islands comprises Just Room Enough Island[11].
  • Thousand Islands comprises Wolfe Island[12].
  • Thousand Islands comprises Grindstone Island[13].
  • Thousand Islands comprises Wellesley Island[14].
  • Thousand Islands comprises Howe Island[15].
  • Thousand Islands comprises Simcoe Island[16].
  • Thousand Islands comprises Carleton Island[17].
  • Thousand Islands comprises Deer Island[18].
  • Thousand Islands comprises Zavikon Island[19].
  • Thousand Islands comprises Grenadier Island[20].
  • Thousand Islands comprises Longue Vue Island[21].
  • Thousand Islands comprises Ironsides Island[22].
  • Thousand Islands comprises Calumet Island[23].
  • Thousand Islands comprises Hill Island[24].
  • Thousand Islands's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 44.333333333333, 'longitude': -76}[25].
  • Thousand Islands's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Thousand Islands[26].
  • Thousand Islands's described at URL is recorded as https://francesbula.com/blog/the-thousand-islands/[27].

Body

Geography

Country listings include United States[5], a sovereign state[28], in United States[29], founded in 1776[30] and Canada[6], a dominion of the British Empire[31], in Canada[32], founded in 1867[33]. Located in include Ontario[3], a province of Canada[34], in Canada[35], founded in 1867[36] and New York[4], an U.S. state[37], in United States[38], founded in 1788[39]. Thousand Islands is on the body of water St. Lawrence River[7].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include archipelago[8] and island group[9].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Thousand Islands include Thousand Island dressing[40], a sauce[41] and Thousand Islands National Park[42], a national park of Canada[43], in Canada[44], founded in 1904[45].

Why It Matters

Thousand Islands ranks in the top 8% of archipelago entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (371 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46] It is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]

Entities named for it include Thousand Island dressing[40], a sauce[41] and Thousand Islands National Park[42], a national park of Canada[43], in Canada[44], founded in 1904[45].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

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  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  16. [45] ↑ . 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. [46] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [47] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 26d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-09-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinate location → {'latitude': 44.333333333333, 'longitude': -76}
    Located in → —
    Has parts → —
    Has part(s) → Just Room Enough Island, Wolfe Island, Grindstone Island +11
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: thousand-islands, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289970231|thousand islands (#289970231)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harpe"
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