Vinson Massif

Summary

Vinson Massif is a massif^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of massif entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (650 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Vinson Massif is located in Antarctic Treaty area^[3].
• Vinson Massif's image is recorded as Mount Vinson from NW at Vinson Plateau by Christian Stangl (flickr).jpg^[4].
• Vinson Massif's continent is recorded as Antarctica^[5].
• Vinson Massif's instance of is recorded as massif^[6].
• Vinson Massif's instance of is recorded as mountain range^[7].
• Carl Vinson is named after Vinson Massif^[8].
• Vinson Massif's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 49148570651724311357^[9].
• Vinson Massif's GND ID is recorded as 4560008-9^[10].
• Vinson Massif's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh2004002189^[11].
• Vinson Massif's IdRef ID is recorded as 183349989^[12].
• Vinson Massif's part of is recorded as Seven Summits^[13].
• Vinson Massif's Commons category is recorded as Vinson Massif^[14].
• Vinson Massif's highest point is recorded as Mount Vinson^[15].
• Vinson Massif's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -78.52555555555556, 'lon': -85.61722222222222}^[16].
• Vinson Massif's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01g7qh^[17].
• Vinson Massif's GNIS Antarctica ID is recorded as 16082^[18].
• Vinson Massif's GNIS Antarctica ID is recorded as 18890^[19].
• Vinson Massif's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Vinson Massif^[20].
• Vinson Massif's Commons gallery is recorded as Vinson Massif^[21].
• Vinson Massif's National Library of Israel ID is recorded as 000886192^[22].
• Vinson Massif's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as place/Vinson-Massif^[23].
• Vinson Massif's GeoNames ID is recorded as 6627584^[24].
• Vinson Massif's Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names ID is recorded as 1106916^[25].
• Vinson Massif's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Vinson Massif'}^[26].
• Vinson Massif's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+4892'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Vinson Massif is located in Antarctic Treaty area^[3]. Its continent is recorded as Antarctica^[5]. Its part of is recorded as Seven Summits^[13].

Physical Characteristics

Vinson Massif's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+4892'}^[27].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include massif^[6] and mountain range^[7].

History and Context

Carl Vinson is named after Vinson Massif^[8].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Vinson Massif include Mount Vinson^[28], a mountain^[29].

Why It Matters

Vinson Massif ranks in the top 5% of massif entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (650 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]

Entities named for it include Mount Vinson^[28], a mountain^[29].