Watson Escarpment

escarpment in the Queen Maud Mountains, Antarctica
Place landform Q7974815
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Watson Escarpment

Summary

Watson Escarpment is a landform[1]. It draws 10 Wikipedia views per month (landform category, ranking #56 of 322).[2]

Key Facts

  • Watson Escarpment is located in Antarctic Treaty area[3].
  • Watson Escarpment's continent is recorded as Antarctica[4].
  • Watson Escarpment's instance of is recorded as landform[5].
  • Thomas John Watson, Sr. is named after Watson Escarpment[6].
  • Watson Escarpment's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -86, 'lon': -145}[7].
  • Watson Escarpment's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0drzz48[8].
  • Watson Escarpment's GNIS Antarctica ID is recorded as 16307[9].
  • Watson Escarpment's GeoNames ID is recorded as 6627831[10].
  • Watson Escarpment's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Watson Escarpment'}[11].
  • Watson Escarpment's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+180'}[12].
  • Watson Escarpment's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+3550'}[13].
  • Watson Escarpment's SCAR Composite Gazetteer place ID is recorded as 15776[14].
  • Watson Escarpment's mountain range is recorded as Queen Maud Mountains[15].

Body

Geography

Watson Escarpment is located in Antarctic Treaty area[3]. Its continent is recorded as Antarctica[4].

Physical Characteristics

Watson Escarpment's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+3550'}[13]. Its length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+180'}[12].

Designation and Status

Watson Escarpment's instance of is recorded as landform[5].

History and Context

Thomas John Watson, Sr. is named after Watson Escarpment[6].

Why It Matters

Watson Escarpment draws 10 Wikipedia views per month (landform category, ranking #56 of 322).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . GeoNames. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · MatSuBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Named after Thomas John Watson, Sr.
    Located in the administrative territorial entity Antarctic Treaty area
    Coordinate location {'lat': -86, 'lon': -145}
    Instance of landform
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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