Birkeland

lunar crater
Landform lunar_crater Q2904506
Birkeland
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Birkeland

Summary

Birkeland is a lunar crater[1]. Birkeland ranks in the top 4% of lunar_crater entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Birkeland's instance of is recorded as lunar crater[3].
  • Birkeland's instance of is recorded as impact crater[4].
  • Kristian Birkeland is named after Birkeland[5].
  • The location of Birkeland was LQ24[6].
  • Birkeland's Commons category is recorded as Birkeland (crater)[7].
  • Birkeland's located on astronomical body is recorded as Moon[8].
  • Birkeland's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -30.17, 'lon': 174.01}[9].
  • Birkeland's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+81.6'}[10].

Body

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include lunar crater[3] and impact crater[4].

History and Context

Kristian Birkeland is named after Birkeland[5].

Why It Matters

Birkeland ranks in the top 4% of lunar_crater entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month).[2] Birkeland has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] Birkeland is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Birkeland. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/birkeland-q2904506
MLA “Birkeland.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/birkeland-q2904506.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_birkeland-q2904506_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Birkeland}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/birkeland-q2904506}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 4d ago · Debessis · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinate location {'lat': -30.17, 'lon': 174.01}
    Instance of lunar crater, impact crater
    Aliases
    Named after
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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