Trinidad
larger of the two major islands which make up Trinidad and Tobago
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Summary
Trinidad is an island[1]. Trinidad ranks in the top 1% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,618 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Trinidad and Tobago[3]
- Country: Trinidad and Tobago[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Caribbean Sea[5], Columbus Channel[6], Gulf of Paria[7], Atlantic Ocean[8], Boca de Monos[9], Galleons Passage[10]
- Named after: Holy Trinity[11]
- Part of: Windward Islands[12], Lesser Antilles[13]
- Commons category: Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago[14]
- Highest point: El Cerro del Aripo[15]
- Located in/on physical feature: Lesser Antilles[16]
- Topic's main category: Category:Trinidad (island)[17]
- Population: 1,267,145[18]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[19], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[20], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[21], The New Student's Reference Work[22], Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[23]
- Category for people born here: Q13415684[24]
- Demonym: trinidadian[25], Trinidadano[26], trinidadien[27], trinidadienne[28], Trinitense[29], טרינידדי[30], טרינידדית[31]
- Native label: Trinidad[32]
- Category of associated people: Q32645567[33]
- Different from: Trinidad[34]
- Length: 140 km[35]
- Elevation above sea level: 940 m[36]
- Area: 4768 km²[37]
- Width: 97 km[38]
- P14541: 43Hwei[39]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Trinidad include Trinidad and Tobago[40], a sovereign state[41], in Trinidad and Tobago[42], founded in 1962[43].
Why It Matters
Trinidad has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] Trinidad is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]
Entities named for Trinidad include Trinidad and Tobago[40], a sovereign state[41], in Trinidad and Tobago[42], founded in 1962[43].