Columbia River

river in North America; flows from British Columbia, through Washington, and along the Washington-Oregon border to the Pacific Ocean
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Columbia River

Summary

Columbia River is a river[1]. It ranks in the top 0.13% of river entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,088 views/month, #18 of 13,643).[2]

Key Facts

  • Columbia River is located in British Columbia[3].
  • Columbia River is located in Washington[4].
  • Columbia River is located in Oregon[5].
  • Columbia River is in the country of Canada[6].
  • Columbia River is in the country of United States[7].
  • Columbia River is on the continent of North America[8].
  • Columbia River's instance of is recorded as river[9].
  • Columbia River's instance of is recorded as main stem[10].
  • Columbia Rediviva is named after Columbia River[11].
  • Columbia River's basin country is recorded as United States[12].
  • Columbia River's basin country is recorded as Canada[13].
  • Columbia River's Commons category is recorded as Columbia River[14].
  • Columbia River's mouth of the watercourse is recorded as Pacific Ocean[15].
  • Columbia River's lake on watercourse is recorded as Windermere Lake[16].
  • Columbia River's lake on watercourse is recorded as Kinbasket Lake[17].
  • Columbia River's lake on watercourse is recorded as Arrow Lakes[18].
  • Columbia River's lake on watercourse is recorded as Rufus Woods Lake[19].
  • Columbia River's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 50.2167, 'lon': -115.85}[20].
  • Columbia River's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 46.25, 'lon': -124.05}[21].
  • Columbia River's origin of the watercourse is recorded as Columbia Lake[22].
  • Columbia River's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Columbia River[23].
  • Columbia River's Commons gallery is recorded as Columbia River[24].
  • Columbia River's tributary is recorded as Kootenay River[25].
  • Columbia River's tributary is recorded as Pend Oreille River[26].
  • Columbia River's tributary is recorded as Spokane River[27].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Canada[6], a dominion of the British Empire[28], in Canada[29], founded in 1867[30] and United States[7], a sovereign state[31], in United States[32], founded in 1776[33]. Located in include British Columbia[3], a province of Canada[34], in Canada[35], founded in 1871[36]; Washington[4], an U.S. state[37], in United States[38], founded in 1889[39]; and Oregon[5], an U.S. state[40], in United States[41], founded in 1859[42], headquartered in Salem[43]. Columbia River is on the continent of North America[8].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include river[9] and main stem[10].

History and Context

Columbia Rediviva is named after Columbia River[11].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Columbia River include Columbia Basin[44], a drainage basin[45], in United States[46]; Columbia District[47], a fur-trading district[48], in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[49], founded in 1810[50]; Mount Columbia[51], a mountain[52], in Canada[53]; Columbia County[54], a county of Oregon[55], in United States[56], founded in 1854[57]; and Columbia City[58], a city of Oregon[59], in United States[60], founded in 1926[61].

Why It Matters

Columbia River ranks in the top 0.13% of river entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,088 views/month, #18 of 13,643).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[62] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[63]

Entities named for it include Columbia Basin[44], a drainage basin[45], in United States[46]; Columbia District[47], a fur-trading district[48], in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[49], founded in 1810[50]; Mount Columbia[51], a mountain[52], in Canada[53]; Columbia County[54], a county of Oregon[55], in United States[56], founded in 1854[57]; and Columbia City[58], a city of Oregon[59], in United States[60], founded in 1926[61].

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Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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  2. [62] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [63] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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