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geomorphology

scientific study of landforms and the processes that shape them
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Summary

geomorphology is a branch of geology[1]. geomorphology ranks in the top 5% of branch of geology entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,121 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Instance of: branch of geography[3], academic discipline[4]
  • Subclass of: physical geography[5]
  • Part of: geomorphology and regolith and landscape evolution[6]
  • Commons category: Geomorphology[7]
  • Has part(s): lithosphere[8]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Geomorphology[9]
  • Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[10], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 3[11]
  • Topic has template: Q20697130[12]
  • Is the study of: terrain[13], mountain[14], landform[15], Earth's surface[16], slope[17]
  • Practiced by: geomorphologist[18]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[19]

Why It Matters

geomorphology has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] geomorphology is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

Related Entities

Jovan Cvijić physical geography Vladimir A. Obruchev

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biblissima authority id → Q296346
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  2. 14w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → TJSdR
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  3. 18w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947), Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947), Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 3
    Svkkl authority id → h0003150-geomorfologie
    Name in kana → ちけいがく
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  4. 21w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947), Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947), Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 3
    Part of → —
    Subclass of → —
    Instance of → branch of geology, branch of geography, academic discipline
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|4 */ Yso id: 1158, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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