Nantucket

Summary

Nantucket is an island^[1]. Nantucket ranks in the top 0.63% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,100 views/month, #46 of 7,296).^[2]

Key Facts

• Nantucket is located in Nantucket^[3].
• Nantucket is in the country of United States^[4].
• Nantucket is on the body of water Atlantic Ocean^[5].
• Nantucket's instance of is recorded as island^[6].
• Nantucket took place at New England^[7].
• Nantucket's postal code is recorded as 02554, 02564, 02584^[8].
• Nantucket's Commons category is recorded as Nantucket^[9].
• Nantucket's located in time zone is recorded as UTC−05:00^[10].
• Nantucket's highest point is recorded as Sankaty Head^[11].
• Nantucket's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 41.276756, 'lon': -70.090889}^[12].
• Nantucket's official website is recorded as http://www.nantucket-ma.gov/^[13].
• Nantucket's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Nantucket, Massachusetts^[14].
• Nantucket has a population of {'amount': '+10172'}^[15].
• Nantucket has a population of {'amount': '+10146'}^[16].
• Nantucket has a population of {'amount': '+10107'}^[17].
• Nantucket has a population of {'amount': '+10241'}^[18].
• Nantucket has a population of {'amount': '+10399'}^[19].
• Nantucket has a population of {'amount': '+10925'}^[20].
• Nantucket has a population of {'amount': '+14255'}^[21].
• Nantucket's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[22].
• Nantucket's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Nantucket'}^[23].
• Nantucket's category for people born here is recorded as Q8064813^[24].
• Nantucket's category for people who died here is recorded as Q18121681^[25].
• Nantucket's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Nantucket'}^[26].
• Nantucket's category of associated people is recorded as Category:People from Nantucket, Massachusetts^[27].

Body

Geography

Nantucket is in the country of United States^[4]. Nantucket is located in Nantucket^[3]. Nantucket is on the body of water Atlantic Ocean^[5].

Physical Characteristics

Nantucket covers an area of {'unit': 'Q232291', 'amount': '+47.8'}^[28]. Nantucket sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+9'}^[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+10172'}^[15], {'amount': '+10146'}^[16], {'amount': '+10107'}^[17], {'amount': '+10241'}^[18], {'amount': '+10399'}^[19], and {'amount': '+10925'}^[20].

Designation and Status

Nantucket's instance of is recorded as island^[6].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Nantucket include The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket^[30], a literary work^[31], written by Edgar Allan Poe^[32]; Nantucket Shoals^[33], a shoal^[34], in United States^[35]; Nantucket County^[36], a county of Massachusetts^[37], in United States^[38], founded in 1641^[39]; USS Nantucket^[40], a monitor^[41]; and Nantucket Inlet^[42], a fjord^[43].

Why It Matters

Nantucket ranks in the top 0.63% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,100 views/month, #46 of 7,296).^[2] Nantucket has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[44] Nantucket is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[45]

Entities named for Nantucket include The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket^[30], a literary work^[31], written by Edgar Allan Poe^[32]; Nantucket Shoals^[33], a shoal^[34], in United States^[35]; Nantucket County^[36], a county of Massachusetts^[37], in United States^[38], founded in 1641^[39]; USS Nantucket^[40], a monitor^[41]; and Nantucket Inlet^[42], a fjord^[43].