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geyser

hot spring characterized by intermittent discharge of water ejected turbulently and accompanied by steam
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Summary

geyser ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,954 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • Named after: Great Geysir[2]
  • Subclass of: hot spring[3], volcanic phenomenon[4], volcanic landform[5]
  • Commons category: Geysers[6]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Geysers[7]
  • Commons gallery: Geyser[8]
  • Described by source: The Nuttall Encyclopædia[9], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[10], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[12], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[13], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[14], The American Cyclopædia[15], Encyclopædia Britannica Ninth Edition[16]
  • Different from: Gejzer (czasopismo)[17], cold-water geyser[18], artesian spring[19]
  • Exact match: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000050[20]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[21]

Why It Matters

geyser has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] geyser is known by 57 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  19. [20] ↑ . Environment Ontology. Retrieved . raw.githubusercontent.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-07-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → geysers
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: geysers, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289930548|geysers (#289930548)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #mix'n'm"
  2. 21w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → —
    Different from → Gejzer (czasopismo), cold-water geyser, artesian spring
    On focus list of wikimedia project → Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
    Local thumb → —
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ National library of israel j9u id: 987007529288805171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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