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Prince Edward Islands

sub-Antarctic islands belonging to South Africa
Place archipelago Q46623
Prince Edward Islands
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Summary

Prince Edward Islands is an archipelago[1]. It draws 2,890 Wikipedia views per month (archipelago category, ranking #37 of 341).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Western Cape[3]
  • Country: South Africa[4]
  • Located in or next to body of water: Indian Ocean[5]
  • Part of: South Africa[6]
  • Commons category: Prince Edward Islands[7]
  • Located in time zone: UTC+02:00[8]
  • Has part(s): Marion Island[9], Prince Edward Island[10]
  • Time of discovery or invention: March 4, 1663[11]
  • Highest point: Mascarin Peak[12]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Prince Edward Islands[13]
  • Population: 0[14]
  • Different from: Prince Edward Island[15]
  • Elevation above sea level: 1230 m[16]
  • Area: 335 km²[17]

Why It Matters

Prince Edward Islands has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] It is known by 53 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

Related Entities

Smith College South Africa

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . GEOnet Names Server. wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . 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.

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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