Walensee

lake in Switzerland
LakeBodyOfWater lake Q14444
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Walensee

Summary

Walensee is a lake[1]. Walensee has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Walensee is located in Canton of Glarus[3].
  • Walensee is located in Canton of St. Gallen[4].
  • Walensee is in the country of Switzerland[5].
  • Walensee's instance of is recorded as lake[6].
  • Walensee's instance of is recorded as area not part of a municipality of Switzerland[7].
  • Walenstadt is named after Walensee[8].
  • Walensee's inflows is recorded as Linth[9].
  • Walensee's inflows is recorded as Seez[10].
  • Walensee's outflows is recorded as Linth[11].
  • Walensee's basin country is recorded as Switzerland[12].
  • Walensee's Commons category is recorded as Walensee[13].
  • Walensee's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 47.116666666667, 'lon': 9.2}[14].
  • Walensee's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Walensee[15].
  • Walensee's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[16].
  • Walensee's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[17].
  • Walensee's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[18].
  • Walensee's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[19].
  • Walensee's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Walensee'}[20].
  • Walensee's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+15.5'}[21].
  • Walensee sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+419'}[22].
  • Walensee covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+24'}[23].
  • Walensee's width is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+2.0'}[24].
  • Walensee's watershed area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1061'}[25].
  • Walensee's volume as quantity is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25517', 'amount': '+2520000000'}[26].
  • Walensee's vertical depth is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+151'}[27].

Body

Geography

Walensee is in the country of Switzerland[5]. Located in include Canton of Glarus[3], a canton of Switzerland[28], in Switzerland[29], founded in 1352[30] and Canton of St. Gallen[4], a canton of Switzerland[31], in Switzerland[32], founded in 1803[33].

Physical Characteristics

Walensee covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+24'}[23]. Walensee sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+419'}[22]. Walensee's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+15.5'}[21].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include lake[6] and area not part of a municipality of Switzerland[7].

History and Context

Walenstadt is named after Walensee[8].

Why It Matters

Walensee has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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