Yucatan Peninsula
peninsula in Central America
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Summary
Yucatan Peninsula is a peninsula[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of peninsula entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,539 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: Mexico[3], Belize[4], Guatemala[5]
- Located in or next to body of water: Gulf of Mexico[6], Caribbean Sea[7]
- Commons category: Yucatan Peninsula[8]
- Topic's main category: Category:Yucatán Peninsula[9]
- Described by source: Yuzhakov Big Encyclopedia[10], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[12], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[13], The New Student's Reference Work[14], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[15], Small Soviet Encyclopedia[16]
- Different from: Yucatán[17]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[18]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Yucatan Peninsula include Yucatan Township[19], a township of Minnesota[20], in United States[21], founded in 1858[22] and 10799 Yucatán[23], an asteroid[24].
Why It Matters
Yucatan Peninsula has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] It is known by 80 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]
Entities named for it include Yucatan Township[19], a township of Minnesota[20], in United States[21], founded in 1858[22] and 10799 Yucatán[23], an asteroid[24].