horizon

apparent line that separates earth from sky
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horizon

Summary

horizon is an optical phenomenon[1]. horizon draws 1,702 Wikipedia views per month (optical_phenomenon category, ranking #4 of 20).[2]

Key Facts

  • horizon's instance of is recorded as optical phenomenon[3].
  • horizon's Commons category is recorded as Horizons[4].
  • horizon's said to be the same as is recorded as limb[5].
  • horizon's has cause is recorded as shape[6].
  • horizon's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Horizons[7].
  • horizon's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[8].
  • horizon's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[9].
  • horizon's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[10].
  • horizon's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[11].
  • horizon's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[12].
  • horizon's has contributing factor is recorded as geographic location[13].
  • horizon's has contributing factor is recorded as altitude[14].
  • horizon's has contributing factor is recorded as atmospheric refraction[15].
  • horizon's contributing factor of is recorded as objectrise[16].
  • horizon's contributing factor of is recorded as objectset[17].
  • horizon's contributing factor of is recorded as pass[18].
  • horizon's has characteristic is recorded as distance[19].
  • horizon's has characteristic is recorded as zenith angle[20].
  • horizon's manifestation of is recorded as boundary[21].
  • horizon's manifestation of is recorded as line[22].
  • horizon's different from is recorded as Horizont[23].
  • horizon's different from is recorded as horizontal plane[24].
  • horizon's different from is recorded as horizon[25].
  • horizon's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[26].

Body

Definition and Type

horizon's instance of is recorded as optical phenomenon[3].

Influence

Things named for horizon include Artizon Museum[27], an art museum[28], in Japan[29], founded in 1952[30].

Why It Matters

horizon draws 1,702 Wikipedia views per month (optical_phenomenon category, ranking #4 of 20).[2] horizon has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] horizon is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

Entities named for horizon include Artizon Museum[27], an art museum[28], in Japan[29], founded in 1952[30].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
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  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [27] . 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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has contributing factor geographic location, altitude, atmospheric refraction
    Contributing factor of objectrise, objectset, pass
    Instance of
    Has characteristic distance, zenith angle
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    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007532250205171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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