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volcanism

phenomena and processes associated with the action of volcanos, geysers and fumaroles
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Summary

volcanism ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,013 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: geological process[2]
  • Commons category: Volcanism[3]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Volcanism[4]
  • Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:Volcanoes[5]
  • Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[6], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[7]
  • Has effect: volcanic phenomenon[8]
  • Studied by: volcanology[9]
  • Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Volcanoes[10], WikiProject Geology[11]

Why It Matters

volcanism has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] volcanism is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

Related Entities

volcanology

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 18w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → h0007342-sopecna-cinnost
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: h0007342-sopecna-cinnost, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259496|batch #259496]]"
  2. 21w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has effect → volcanic phenomenon
    Subclass of → —
    Studied by → volcanology
    Topic's main category → Category:Volcanism
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|6 */ Yso id: 13868, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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