Vinland

Summary

Vinland is a region^[1]. Vinland ranks in the top 2% of region entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,556 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Vinland is credited with the discovery of Leif Erikson^[3].
• Vinland is on the continent of North America^[4].
• Vinland's instance of is recorded as region^[5].
• Vinland's instance of is recorded as geographical feature^[6].
• Vinland's Commons category is recorded as Vinland^[7].
• Vinland's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1000^[8].
• Vinland's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Newfoundland^[9].
• Vinland's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Vinland^[10].
• Vinland's described by source is recorded as Nordisk familjebok^[11].
• Vinland's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[12].
• Vinland's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[13].
• Vinland's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[14].
• Vinland's different from is recorded as Finland^[15].

Body

Geography

Vinland is on the continent of North America^[4].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include region^[5] and geographical feature^[6].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Vinland include Vinland Map^[16], a map^[17], founded in 1434^[18].

Why It Matters

Vinland ranks in the top 2% of region entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,556 views/month).^[2] Vinland has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[19] Vinland is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[20]

Entities named for Vinland include Vinland Map^[16], a map^[17], founded in 1434^[18].