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Meighen Island

island in Nunavut, Canada
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Meighen Island

Summary

Meighen Island is an island[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (114 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Meighen Island is located in Nunavut[3].
  • Meighen Island is in the country of Canada[4].
  • Meighen Island is on the body of water Arctic Ocean[5].
  • Meighen Island's instance of is recorded as island[6].
  • Arthur Meighen is named after Meighen Island[7].
  • Meighen Island is part of Queen Elizabeth Islands[8].
  • Meighen Island's Commons category is recorded as Meighen Island[9].
  • Meighen Island's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1909[10].
  • Meighen Island's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 79.916667, 'lon': -99.5}[11].
  • Meighen Island's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Sverdrup Islands[12].
  • Meighen Island has a population of {'amount': '+0'}[13].
  • Meighen Island's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Meighen Island'}[14].
  • Meighen Island's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+56'}[15].
  • Meighen Island covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+955'}[16].
  • Meighen Island's width is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+30'}[17].

Body

Geography

Meighen Island is in the country of Canada[4]. It is located in Nunavut[3]. It is on the body of water Arctic Ocean[5]. It is part of Queen Elizabeth Islands[8].

Physical Characteristics

Meighen Island covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+955'}[16]. Its length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+56'}[15]. It has a population of {'amount': '+0'}[13].

Designation and Status

Meighen Island's instance of is recorded as island[6].

History and Context

Arthur Meighen is named after Meighen Island[7].

Why It Matters

Meighen Island ranks in the top 6% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (114 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

Related Entities

Arthur Meighen Canada

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Canadian Geographical Names Database. 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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · RVA2869 · 2026-10-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in time zone → —
    Wikipedia languages → ['ast', 'az', 'bg', 'ca', 'ceb', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'eu', 'fr', 'ga',
    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 ↗
    Located in → —
    Instance of → island
    Length → {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+56'}
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Nunavut
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P4839]]: Entity["Island", "MeighenIsland"], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257262|batch #257262]]"
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