Western Interior Seaway
large inland sea during the mid- to late Cretaceous and the very early Paleogene; split North America into Laramidia and Appalachia; stretched from the Gulf of Mexico to the Arctic Ocean; at its largest, it was 760 m deep, 970 km wide, 3200 km long
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Western Interior Seaway
Summary
Western Interior Seaway is a historic ocean[1]. It draws 709 Wikipedia views per month (historic_ocean category, ranking #3 of 19).[2]
Key Facts
- Western Interior Seaway's image is recorded as Western Interior Seaway - 95Ma (with ancient continents).svg[3].
- Western Interior Seaway's instance of is recorded as historic ocean[4].
- Western Interior Seaway's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh2018000431[5].
- Western Interior Seaway's Commons category is recorded as Cretaceous Seaway[6].
- Western Interior Seaway's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02fvq_[7].
- Western Interior Seaway's Quora topic ID is recorded as Western-Interior-Seaway[8].
- Western Interior Seaway's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2775932422[9].
- Western Interior Seaway's National Library of Israel J9U ID is recorded as 987012403726905171[10].
- Western Interior Seaway's Yale LUX ID is recorded as place/b5d8a667-2711-4c42-b4fb-49c3c98a9f86[11].
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Designation and Status
Western Interior Seaway's instance of is recorded as historic ocean[4].
Why It Matters
Western Interior Seaway draws 709 Wikipedia views per month (historic_ocean category, ranking #3 of 19).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] It is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]