Wessel Islands

group of islands of the Northern Territory, Australia
Place island_group Q743843
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Wessel Islands

Summary

Wessel Islands is an island group[1]. It draws 34 Wikipedia views per month (island_group category, ranking #147 of 712).[2]

Key Facts

  • Wessel Islands is located in Northern Territory[3].
  • Wessel Islands is in the country of Australia[4].
  • Wessel Islands is on the body of water Arafura Sea[5].
  • Wessel Islands's instance of is recorded as island group[6].
  • Wessel Islands's has part is recorded as Elcho Island[7].
  • Wessel Islands's has part is recorded as Marchinbar Island[8].
  • Wessel Islands's has part is recorded as Rimbija Island[9].
  • Wessel Islands's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -11.5, 'lon': 136.41666666667}[10].
  • Wessel Islands's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/07hgq9[11].
  • Wessel Islands's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as place/Wessel-Islands[12].
  • Wessel Islands's GeoNames ID is recorded as 2058668[13].
  • Wessel Islands's GeoNames ID is recorded as 8180262[14].
  • Wessel Islands's Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names ID is recorded as 1010386[15].
  • Wessel Islands's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1'}[16].
  • Wessel Islands's NT Place Names Register ID is recorded as 19574[17].

Body

Geography

Wessel Islands is in the country of Australia[4]. It is located in Northern Territory[3]. It is on the body of water Arafura Sea[5].

Physical Characteristics

Wessel Islands's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1'}[16].

Designation and Status

Wessel Islands's instance of is recorded as island group[6].

Why It Matters

Wessel Islands draws 34 Wikipedia views per month (island_group category, ranking #147 of 712).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . GeoNames. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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