Roanoke Island

island in Dare County, North Carolina, United States
Landform island Q1636839
Roanoke Island
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Roanoke Island

Summary

Roanoke Island is an island[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,482 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Roanoke Island is located in Dare County[3].
  • Roanoke Island is in the country of United States[4].
  • Roanoke Island is on the body of water Albemarle Sound[5].
  • Roanoke Island's instance of is recorded as island[6].
  • Roanoke Island's Commons category is recorded as Roanoke Island[7].
  • Roanoke Island's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 35.8826713, 'lon': -75.6554512}[8].
  • Roanoke Island's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Outer Banks[9].
  • Roanoke Island's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Roanoke Island[10].
  • Roanoke Island has a population of {'amount': '+6724'}[11].
  • Roanoke Island's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+16.0'}[12].
  • Roanoke Island covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+46.48'}[13].
  • Roanoke Island's width is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+4.3'}[14].

Body

Geography

Roanoke Island is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Dare County[3]. It is on the body of water Albemarle Sound[5].

Physical Characteristics

Roanoke Island covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+46.48'}[13]. Its length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+16.0'}[12]. It has a population of {'amount': '+6724'}[11].

Designation and Status

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

Why It Matters

Roanoke Island ranks in the top 2% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,482 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . 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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Roanoke Island. Retrieved October 5, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/roanoke-island
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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. 5h ago · Susmuffin · 2026-10-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'be', 'ca', 'ceb', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'eo', 'es', 'fr', 'hu', 'id', '
    Harper's tag → roanoke-island
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: roanoke-island, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289963987|roanoke island (#289963987)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's "
  2. 22w ago · Ikan · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Country → United States
    Topic's main category → Category:Roanoke Island
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Dare County
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P4839]]: Entity["Island", "RoanokeIsland"], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257262|batch #257262]]"
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