water transport

transportation on water surface (sea, lake, river, ...) or through water entity, using watercrafts
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water transport

Summary

water transport is a mode of transport[1]. It draws 567 Wikipedia views per month (mode_of_transport category, ranking #15 of 36).[2]

Key Facts

  • water transport's instance of is recorded as mode of transport[3].
  • water transport is a type of transport[4].
  • water transport is a type of activity[5].
  • water transport is part of transport[6].
  • water transport is part of logistics[7].
  • water transport is part of coastal shipping[8].
  • water transport is part of container shipping[9].
  • water transport's Commons category is recorded as Water transport[10].
  • water transport's industry is recorded as water transport industry[11].
  • water transport's said to be the same as is recorded as water transport[12].
  • water transport comprises sea shipping[13].
  • water transport comprises inland navigation[14].
  • water transport comprises submarine[15].
  • water transport comprises river transport[16].
  • water transport comprises lake transport[17].
  • water transport comprises ferry shipping[18].
  • water transport's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Water transport[19].
  • water transport's Commons gallery is recorded as Ship transport[20].
  • water transport's described by source is recorded as Green Map Icons[21].
  • water transport's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[22].
  • water transport's has effect is recorded as greenhouse gas emissions[23].
  • water transport's has effect is recorded as noise pollution[24].
  • water transport's has effect is recorded as oil spill[25].
  • water transport's has effect is recorded as invasive species[26].
  • water transport's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'naut.'}[27].

Body

Definition and Type

water transport's instance of is recorded as mode of transport[3]. Recorded subclass of include transport[4] and activity[5].

Use and Application

Components include sea shipping[13], a mode of transport[28]; inland navigation[14], a mode of transport[29]; submarine[15], a submarine type[30]; river transport[16], a mode of transport[31]; lake transport[17]; and ferry shipping[18], an industry[32]. Part of include transport[6]; logistics[7], a field of study[33]; coastal shipping[8]; and container shipping[9], an economic concept[34].

Why It Matters

water transport draws 567 Wikipedia views per month (mode_of_transport category, ranking #15 of 36).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 68 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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