Kvarken

marine region in the Gulf of Bothnia between Sweden and Finland
Place channel Q217245
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Kvarken

Summary

Kvarken is a channel[1]. Kvarken ranks in the top 4% of channel entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (296 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Kvarken is in the country of Finland[3].
  • Kvarken is in the country of Sweden[4].
  • Kvarken's instance of is recorded as channel[5].
  • Kvarken's inflows is recorded as Ume älv[6].
  • Kvarken's inflows is recorded as Lapuanjoki[7].
  • Kvarken's inflows is recorded as Kyrönjoki[8].
  • Kvarken is part of Gulf of Bothnia[9].
  • Kvarken's Commons category is recorded as Kvarken[10].
  • Kvarken's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 63.5, 'lon': 21}[11].
  • Kvarken's official website is recorded as http://www.kvarken.fi[12].
  • Kvarken's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Kvarken[13].
  • Kvarken's described by source is recorded as Sytin Military Encyclopedia[14].
  • Kvarken's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[15].
  • Kvarken's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[16].
  • Kvarken's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'Kvarken'}[17].
  • Kvarken's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Merenkurkku'}[18].
  • Kvarken covers an area of {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+336900'}[19].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Finland[3], a sovereign state[20], founded in 1917[21] and Sweden[4], a sovereign state[22], founded in 0900[23]. Kvarken is part of Gulf of Bothnia[9].

Physical Characteristics

Kvarken covers an area of {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+336900'}[19].

Designation and Status

Kvarken's instance of is recorded as channel[5].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Kvarken include Kvarken Archipelago[24], an archipelago[25], in Finland[26].

Why It Matters

Kvarken ranks in the top 4% of channel entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (296 views/month).[2] Kvarken has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] Kvarken is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

Entities named for Kvarken include Kvarken Archipelago[24], an archipelago[25], in Finland[26].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [24] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [26] . 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. [27] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source Sytin Military Encyclopedia, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
    Coordinate location {'lat': 63.5, 'lon': 21}
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    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 105848, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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