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Vega Medal

Swedish reward for achievements in geography and anthropology
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Vega Medal

Summary

Vega Medal is a science award[1]. It draws 9 Wikipedia views per month (science_award category, ranking #77 of 652).[2]

Key Facts

  • Vega Medal is in the country of Sweden[3].
  • Vega Medal's instance of is recorded as science award[4].
  • Vega Medal's instance of is recorded as medallion[5].
  • SS Vega is named after Vega Medal[6].
  • Vega Medal's Commons category is recorded as Vega Medal[7].
  • Vega Medal's conferred by is recorded as Swedish Society for Anthropology and Geography[8].
  • Vega Medal's category for recipients of this award is recorded as Category:Recipients of the Vega Medal[9].
  • Vega Medal's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/122h0jpd[10].

Why It Matters

Vega Medal draws 9 Wikipedia views per month (science_award category, ranking #77 of 652).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11]

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_vega-medal_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Vega Medal}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/vega-medal}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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