Wrangel Island

Summary

Wrangel Island is an island^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.95% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,685 views/month, #69 of 7,296).^[2]

Key Facts

• Wrangel Island is located in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug^[3].
• Wrangel Island is in the country of Russia^[4].
• Wrangel Island is in the country of Russian Empire^[5].
• Wrangel Island is in the country of Soviet Union^[6].
• Wrangel Island is on the body of water Arctic Ocean^[7].
• Wrangel Island's instance of is recorded as island^[8].
• Wrangel Island's instance of is recorded as World Heritage Site^[9].
• Ferdinand von Wrangel is named after Wrangel Island^[10].
• Wrangel Island is part of list of World Heritage Sites in Northern and Central Asia^[11].
• Wrangel Island is part of lists of World Heritage Sites in Asia^[12].
• Wrangel Island's Commons category is recorded as Wrangel Island^[13].
• Wrangel Island's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+12:00^[14].
• Wrangel Island's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1764^[15].
• Wrangel Island's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 71.233333333333, 'longitude': -179.4}^[16].
• Wrangel Island's IUCN protected areas category is recorded as IUCN category Ia: Strict Nature Reserve^[17].
• Wrangel Island's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Wrangel Island^[18].
• Wrangel Island has a population of {'amount': '+0'}^[19].
• Wrangel Island's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 11^[20].
• Wrangel Island's native label is recorded as Остров Врангеля^[21].
• Wrangel Island's different from is recorded as Wrangell Island^[22].
• Wrangel Island's length is recorded as {'amount': '+150'}^[23].
• Wrangel Island sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+1096'}^[24].
• Wrangel Island covers an area of {'amount': '+7600'}^[25].
• Wrangel Island's width is recorded as {'amount': '+80'}^[26].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Russia^[4], a sovereign state^[27], in Russia^[28], founded in 1991^[29]; Russian Empire^[5], an empire^[30], in Russian Empire^[31], founded in 1721^[32]; and Soviet Union^[6], a federal republic^[33], in Soviet Union^[34], founded in 1922^[35]. Wrangel Island is located in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug^[3]. It is on the body of water Arctic Ocean^[7]. Part of include list of World Heritage Sites in Northern and Central Asia^[11] and lists of World Heritage Sites in Asia^[12].

Physical Characteristics

Wrangel Island covers an area of {'amount': '+7600'}^[25]. It sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+1096'}^[24]. Its length is recorded as {'amount': '+150'}^[23]. It has a population of {'amount': '+0'}^[19].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include island^[8] and World Heritage Site^[9].

History and Context

Ferdinand von Wrangel is named after Wrangel Island^[10].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Wrangel Island include Zapovednik Wrangel Island^[36], a protected area^[37], in Russia^[38], founded in 1976^[39].

Why It Matters

Wrangel Island ranks in the top 0.95% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,685 views/month, #69 of 7,296).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[40] It is known by 54 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[41]

Entities named for it include Zapovednik Wrangel Island^[36], a protected area^[37], in Russia^[38], founded in 1976^[39].