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sedimentary basin

regions of long-term subsidence creating space for infilling by sediments
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sedimentary basin

Summary

sedimentary basin is a geological structure[1]. It draws 370 Wikipedia views per month (geological_structure category, ranking #6 of 14).[2]

Key Facts

  • sedimentary basin's instance of is recorded as geological structure[3].
  • sedimentary basin is a type of basin[4].
  • sedimentary basin's Commons category is recorded as Sedimentary basins[5].
  • sedimentary basin's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Sedimentary basins[6].
  • sedimentary basin's topic has template is recorded as Template:Infobox sedimentary basin[7].
  • sedimentary basin's studied by is recorded as stratigraphy[8].

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Definition and Type

sedimentary basin's instance of is recorded as geological structure[3]. It is a type of basin[4].

Why It Matters

sedimentary basin draws 370 Wikipedia views per month (geological_structure category, ranking #6 of 14).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

Related Entities

stratigraphy

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic has template → Template:Infobox sedimentary basin
    Instance of → geological structure
    Subclass of → —
    Aliases → —
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007534452805171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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