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volcanism

phenomena and processes associated with the action of volcanos, geysers and fumaroles
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volcanism

Summary

volcanism ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (584 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • volcanism is a type of geological process[2].
  • volcanism's Commons category is recorded as Volcanism[3].
  • volcanism's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Volcanism[4].
  • volcanism's topic's main Wikimedia portal is recorded as Portal:Volcanoes[5].
  • volcanism's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[6].
  • volcanism's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[7].
  • volcanism's has effect is recorded as volcanic phenomenon[8].
  • volcanism's studied by is recorded as volcanology[9].
  • volcanism's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Volcanoes[10].
  • volcanism's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Geology[11].

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Definition and Type

volcanism is a type of geological process[2].

Why It Matters

volcanism ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (584 views/month).[1] volcanism has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] volcanism is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

Related Entities

volcanology

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has effect → volcanic phenomenon
    Subclass of → —
    Studied by → volcanology
    Topic's main category → Category:Volcanism
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|6 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 13868, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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