strait

Summary

strait ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,648 views/month).^[1]

Key Facts

• strait is a type of water area^[2].
• strait is a type of landform^[3].
• strait's Commons category is recorded as Straits^[4].
• strait is the opposite of isthmus^[5].
• strait's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Straits^[6].
• strait's OpenStreetMap tag is recorded as natural=strait^[7].
• strait's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia^[8].
• strait's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia^[9].
• strait's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[10].
• strait's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary^[11].
• strait's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[12].
• strait's topic has template is recorded as Template:Infobox Meerenge^[13].
• strait's exact match is recorded as http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000394^[14].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include water area^[2] and landform^[3]. strait is the opposite of isthmus^[5].

Why It Matters

strait ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,648 views/month).^[1] strait has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[15] strait is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[16]