McKean Island

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McKean Island
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McKean Island

Summary

McKean Island is an island[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (250 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • McKean Island is credited with the discovery of Charles Wilkes[3].
  • McKean Island is located in Phoenix Islands[4].
  • McKean Island is in the country of Kiribati[5].
  • McKean Island is on the body of water Pacific Ocean[6].
  • McKean Island's instance of is recorded as island[7].
  • McKean Island's instance of is recorded as Q139595919[8].
  • McKean Island is part of Phoenix Islands[9].
  • McKean Island's Commons category is recorded as McKean Island[10].
  • McKean Island's time of discovery or invention is recorded as August 19, 1840[11].
  • McKean Island's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -3.6, 'lon': -174.11666666667}[12].
  • McKean Island's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Phoenix Islands[13].
  • McKean Island has a population of {'amount': '+0'}[14].
  • McKean Island's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'McKean Island'}[15].
  • McKean Island's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+1'}[16].
  • McKean Island sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+5'}[17].
  • McKean Island covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+0.57'}[18].

Body

Geography

McKean Island is in the country of Kiribati[5]. It is located in Phoenix Islands[4]. It is on the body of water Pacific Ocean[6]. It is part of Phoenix Islands[9].

Physical Characteristics

McKean Island covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+0.57'}[18]. It sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+5'}[17]. Its length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+1'}[16]. It has a population of {'amount': '+0'}[14].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include island[7] and Q139595919[8].

Why It Matters

McKean Island ranks in the top 6% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (250 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] It is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . Classifying Pacific islands. wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 13h ago · RVA2869 · 2026-10-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in time zone → —
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'be', 'ca', 'ceb', 'commons', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fi', 'fr',
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/58669|batch #58669]]: redundant value, already present at higher administrative level"
  2. 22w ago · Ikan · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wolfram language entity code → Entity["Island", "McKeanIsland"]
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P4839]]: Entity["Island", "McKeanIsland"], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257262|batch #257262]]"
  3. 23w ago · ToscaHardy · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Elevation above sea level → {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+5'}
    Area → {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+0.57'}
    Located in or next to body of water → Pacific Ocean
    Part of → Phoenix Islands
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/29484|batch #29484]]"
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