Cape Cod

peninsula in Massachusetts, United States
Place cape Q49152
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Cape Cod

Summary

Cape Cod is a cape[1]. It ranks in the top 0.22% of cape entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,836 views/month, #1 of 461).[2]

Key Facts

  • Cape Cod is located in Barnstable County[3].
  • Cape Cod is in the country of United States[4].
  • Cape Cod is on the body of water Cape Cod Bay[5].
  • Cape Cod is on the body of water Buzzards Bay[6].
  • Cape Cod is on the body of water Vineyard Sound[7].
  • Cape Cod is on the body of water Nantucket Sound[8].
  • Cape Cod is on the body of water Cape Cod Canal[9].
  • Cape Cod is on the body of water Atlantic Ocean[10].
  • Cape Cod's image is recorded as White Crest Beach Wellfleet.jpg[11].
  • Cape Cod's instance of is recorded as cape[12].
  • Cape Cod's instance of is recorded as peninsula[13].
  • Cape Cod's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 247649260[14].
  • Cape Cod's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 117145857932623021812[15].
  • Cape Cod's GND ID is recorded as 4085147-3[16].
  • Cape Cod's GND ID is recorded as 4446214-1[17].
  • Cape Cod's locator map image is recorded as Map of Massachusetts highlighting Barnstable County.svg[18].
  • Cape Cod's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh85019871[19].
  • Cape Cod's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 13555277t[20].
  • Cape Cod's IdRef ID is recorded as 05082466X[21].
  • Cape Cod's Commons category is recorded as Cape Cod[22].
  • Cape Cod's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 9241337[23].
  • Cape Cod's GNIS Feature ID is recorded as 606914[24].
  • Cape Cod's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 41.688889, 'lon': -70.296944}[25].
  • Cape Cod's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 42.063991666666666, 'lon': -70.24391666666666}[26].
  • Cape Cod's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 41.70011111111111, 'lon': -70.03279444444445}[27].

Body

Geography

Cape Cod is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Barnstable County[3]. Adjacent water bodies include Cape Cod Bay[5], a bay[28], in United States[29]; Buzzards Bay[6], a bay[30], in United States[31]; Vineyard Sound[7], a sound[32], in United States[33]; Nantucket Sound[8], a sound[34], in United States[35]; Cape Cod Canal[9], a canal[36], in United States[37]; and Atlantic Ocean[10], an ocean[38].

Physical Characteristics

Cape Cod's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+880'}[39]. Elevations include {'unit': 'Q3710', 'amount': '+306'}[40] and {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+16'}[41].

Climate and Environment

Cape Cod's Köppen climate classification is recorded as humid subtropical climate[42].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include cape[12] and peninsula[13].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Cape Cod include Adirondack chair[43].

Why It Matters

Cape Cod ranks in the top 0.22% of cape entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,836 views/month, #1 of 461).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]

Entities named for it include Adirondack chair[43].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . Geographic Names Information System. Retrieved . mindat.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [11] . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] . Geographic Names Information System. Retrieved . mindat.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [13] . Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] . Geographic Names Information System. Retrieved . mindat.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [5] . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . WorldCat Entities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Geographic Names Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Geographic Names Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [40] . wikidata.org.
  27. [41] . GeoNames. Retrieved . mindat.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [39] . wikidata.org.
  29. [42] . Q15221937. Retrieved . mindat.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [43] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [44] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [45] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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