Niagara Falls
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Summary
Niagara Falls is a waterfall[1]. It ranks in the top 0.09% of waterfall entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (25,996 views/month, #1 of 1,114).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: New York[3], Ontario[4]
- Country: United States[5], Canada[6]
- Instance of: tourist attraction[7], horseshoe waterfall[8]
- Part of: Niagara River[9]
- Commons category: Niagara Falls[10]
- Has part(s): Horseshoe Falls[11], American Falls[12], Bridal Veil Falls[13]
- Topic's main category: Category:Niagara Falls[14]
- Commons gallery: Niagara Falls[15]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[16], Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[17], Meyer’s Universum, Zweiter Band[18], Meyer’s Universum, Einundzwanzigster Band[19]
- Height: 51 m[20], 57 m[21]
- Width: 790 m[22]
- Has part(s) of the class: Q46867411[23]
- Drainage basin: Lake Ontario drainage basin[24]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[25]
- Category for the view of the item: Category:Views of the American and Horseshoe Falls from Queen Victoria Park[26]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Niagara Falls include it[27], a city in the United States[28], in United States[29]; Niagara[30], a town in the United States[31], in United States[32]; Shinjuku Niagara Falls[33], a fountain[34], in Japan[35], founded in 1982[36]; and 12382 it[37], an asteroid[38].
Why It Matters
Niagara Falls has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] It is known by 89 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]
Entities named for it include it[27], a city in the United States[28], in United States[29]; Niagara[30], a town in the United States[31], in United States[32]; Shinjuku Niagara Falls[33], a fountain[34], in Japan[35], founded in 1982[36]; and 12382 it[37], an asteroid[38].