Table Mountain

Summary

Table Mountain is a mountain^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.77% of mountain entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,925 views/month, #102 of 13,313).^[2]

Key Facts

• Table Mountain is located in City of Cape Town^[3].
• Table Mountain is in the country of South Africa^[4].
• Table Mountain's instance of is recorded as mountain^[5].
• Table Mountain's instance of is recorded as tourist attraction^[6].
• Table Mountain is made of sandstone^[7].
• Table Mountain's Commons category is recorded as Table Mountain^[8].
• Table Mountain's highest point is recorded as Maclear's Beacon^[9].
• Table Mountain's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -33.96216, 'lon': 18.41352}^[10].
• Table Mountain's significant event is recorded as first ascent^[11].
• Table Mountain's official website is recorded as http://www.sanparks.org/parks/table_mountain^[12].
• Table Mountain's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Table Mountain^[13].
• Table Mountain's Commons gallery is recorded as Table Mountain^[14].
• Table Mountain's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[15].
• Table Mountain's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[16].
• Table Mountain's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'af', 'text': 'Tafelberg'}^[17].
• Table Mountain's different from is recorded as Table Mountain^[18].
• Table Mountain's different from is recorded as Tafelberg^[19].
• Table Mountain sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1085'}^[20].
• Table Mountain's topographic prominence is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1055'}^[21].
• Table Mountain's located in protected area is recorded as Table Mountain National Park^[22].
• Table Mountain's category for the view from the item is recorded as Category:Views from Table Mountain^[23].
• Table Mountain's category for the view of the item is recorded as Category:Views of Table Mountain^[24].

Body

Geography

Table Mountain is in the country of South Africa^[4]. It is located in City of Cape Town^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Table Mountain sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1085'}^[20].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include mountain^[5] and tourist attraction^[6].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Table Mountain include Mensa^[25], a constellation^[26] and Hoerikwaggo^[27], an astrophysical X-ray source^[28].

Why It Matters

Table Mountain ranks in the top 0.77% of mountain entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,925 views/month, #102 of 13,313).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[29] It is known by 50 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[30]

Entities named for it include Mensa^[25], a constellation^[26] and Hoerikwaggo^[27], an astrophysical X-ray source^[28].