Washington Channel

channel in Washington, D.C., United States
Place watercourse Q2901340
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Washington Channel

Summary

Washington Channel is a watercourse[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of watercourse entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Washington Channel is located in Washington, D.C.[3].
  • Washington Channel is in the country of United States[4].
  • Washington Channel's image is recorded as SW Waterfront, DC.jpg[5].
  • Washington Channel's instance of is recorded as watercourse[6].
  • Washington, D.C. is named after Washington Channel[7].
  • Washington Channel's basin country is recorded as United States[8].
  • Washington Channel's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 315529944[9].
  • Washington Channel's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh88000244[10].
  • Washington Channel's Commons category is recorded as Washington Channel[11].
  • Washington Channel's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 5991610[12].
  • Washington Channel's mouth of the watercourse is recorded as Anacostia River[13].
  • Washington Channel's GNIS Feature ID is recorded as 529389[14].
  • Washington Channel's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 38.8787232, 'lon': -77.0271988}[15].
  • Washington Channel's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0ffd5x[16].
  • Washington Channel's National Library of Israel ID is recorded as 000786873[17].
  • Washington Channel's GeoNames ID is recorded as 4140978[18].
  • Washington Channel's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Washington Channel'}[19].
  • Washington Channel's Foursquare City Guide venue ID is recorded as 4ea88d5d77c80957f2382caf[20].
  • Washington Channel's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+3.2'}[21].
  • Washington Channel's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q3710', 'amount': '+0'}[22].
  • Washington Channel's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1'}[23].
  • Washington Channel's FAST ID is recorded as 1317147[24].
  • Washington Channel's BabelNet ID is recorded as 03418270n[25].
  • Washington Channel's drainage basin is recorded as Potomac River drainage basin[26].
  • Washington Channel's Wolfram Language entity code is recorded as Entity["River", "WashingtonChannel::bdf5p"][27].

Body

Geography

Washington Channel is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Washington, D.C.[3].

Physical Characteristics

Elevations include {'unit': 'Q3710', 'amount': '+0'}[22] and {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1'}[23]. Washington Channel's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+3.2'}[21].

Designation and Status

Washington Channel's instance of is recorded as watercourse[6].

History and Context

Washington, D.C. is named after Washington Channel[7].

Why It Matters

Washington Channel ranks in the top 5% of watercourse entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . GeoNames. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . Geographic Names Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Library of Congress Subject Headings. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . OpenStreetMap. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Geographic Names Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Geographic Names Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . GeoNames. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Geographic Names Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . GeoNames. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . BabelNet. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_washington-channel_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Washington Channel}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/washington-channel}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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