Senkaku Islands
group of islands in East Asia
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Summary
Senkaku Islands is an archipelago[1]. It ranks in the top 10% of archipelago entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,425 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Daxi Village[3], Tonoshiro Senkaku[4]
- Country: People's Republic of China[5], Taiwan[6], Japan[7]
- Located in or next to body of water: East China Sea[8]
- Instance of: disputed territory[9]
- Commons category: Senkaku Islands[10]
- Located in time zone: UTC+09:00[11]
- Coordinate location: 25.745, 123.485[12]
- Located in/on physical feature: Ryukyu Islands[13]
- Significant event: contract of sale[14]
- Official website: http://www.diaoyudao.org.cn/[15], https://www.fmprc.gov.cn/diaoyudao/chn/[16], https://www.cn.emb-japan.go.jp/territory/senkaku/index.html[17]
- Topic's main category: Category:Senkaku Islands[18]
- Population: 0[19]
- Territory claimed by: People's Republic of China[20], Japan[21], Taiwan[22]
- Topic has template: Template:Diaoyu Islands[23]
- Native label: 尖閣諸島[24], 钓鱼岛及其附属岛屿[25], 釣魚臺列嶼[26], 魚蒲葵島[27]
- Elevation above sea level: 383[28]
- Area: 7[29]
- History of topic: timeline of the Senkaku Islands[30]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikidata:WikiProject NYU Libraries/SACO-Lite Pilot[31]
- Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Senkaku Islands[32]
- Dedicated heritage entity: Ishigaki City Senkaku Islands Information Dissemination Center[33]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Senkaku Islands include Senkaku Shrine[34], a Shinto shrine[35], in Japan[36], founded in 2000[37] and diaoyudaoite[38], a mineral species[39].
Why It Matters
Senkaku Islands has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] It is known by 72 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]
Entities named for it include Senkaku Shrine[34], a Shinto shrine[35], in Japan[36], founded in 2000[37] and diaoyudaoite[38], a mineral species[39].