Home›Sources›Encyclopaedia BritannicaSourcesEncyclopaedia BritannicaReference EncyclopediaCitation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextGeography Atlas. "Encyclopaedia Britannica." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://dev-geography.interactiveatlas.org/sources/encyclopaedia-britannica.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextGeography Atlas. (n.d.). Encyclopaedia Britannica. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://dev-geography.interactiveatlas.org/sources/encyclopaedia-britannicaCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{geographyatlas-encyclopaedia-britannica, author = {Geography Atlas}, title = {Encyclopaedia Britannica}, year = {2026}, url = {https://dev-geography.interactiveatlas.org/sources/encyclopaedia-britannica}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXReference and ClassificationVerifiedA general reference encyclopedia in continuous publication since 1768, used here for continent, landform and ocean statistics and for the standard periodization of physical-geography terms.FactsSourcesClaims Backed By This Source (494 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsPublisherWell-attestedEncyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.URLWell-attestedhttps://www.britannica.comSource TypeWell-attestedreferenceReliability TierWell-attested1SourcesEncyclopaedia Britannicatier 1Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.View the SourceClaims Backed By This Source (494 claims)This source backs 494 claims across the atlas. As facts: 251 well-attested, 1 partially Attested, 6 scholarly debate. As cited relationships: 54 holds, 60 connected. Plus 122 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicCountries, 148 claims: 89 well-attested, 1 partially Attested, 18 holds, 26 connected, 14 general references.Regions, 107 claims: 49 well-attested, 6 scholarly debate, 9 holds, 15 connected, 28 general references.Bodies of Water, 71 claims: 36 well-attested, 7 holds, 6 connected, 22 general references.Landforms, 49 claims: 24 well-attested, 8 holds, 5 connected, 12 general references.Articles, 44 claims: 24 well-attested, 20 general references.Cities, 44 claims: 15 well-attested, 7 holds, 8 connected, 14 general references.Continents, 12 claims: 5 holds, 7 general references.Sources, 12 claims: 8 well-attested, 4 general references.Open Questions, 7 claims: 6 well-attested, 1 general references.Well-attested251ArticlesA Country Shaped Like a River SystemA Country Without a Founding DayA Fifth of the World's Fresh WaterA Peninsula of a Thousand City-StatesA River That No Longer Reaches the SeaAn Archipelago Between Two EmpiresEleven Time ZonesEurope's Working SeaFive Lakes, One BorderFour Nations, One StateFrom Union to DemocracySeven Thousand Islands, Three RegionsThe River That Carved a Mile DownThree Capitals, One CompromiseTurin, Florence, RomeTwo Independence DaysBodies of WaterColorado RiverLake BaikalLake VictoriaNorth SeaThe Caspian SeaThe Congo RiverThe DanubeThe Dead SeaThe GangesThe Great LakesThe Mediterranean SeaThe MississippiThe NileThe YangtzeCitiesAthensBeijingCairoFlorenceIstanbulJerusalemKyotoLondonMexico CityMilanRomeTimbuktuVeniceViennaCountriesChinaEgyptGreeceItalyJapanMaliShowing 1 to 50 of 89 entities carrying this claim. NextPartially Attested1CountriesSpainScholarly debate6RegionsEastern EuropeThe ArcticThe BalkansThe Middle EastThe SahelHolds54Bodies of WaterColorado RiverNorth SeaThe DanubeThe Great LakesThe Mediterranean SeaThe NileCitiesCairoFlorenceIstanbulKyotoRomeViennaContinentsAfricaAsiaSouth AmericaCountriesChinaEgyptGreeceItalyJapanMaliPhilippinesRussiaSouth AfricaSpainUnited KingdomUnited StatesVietnamLandformsMount EverestThe AndesThe Great Barrier ReefThe HimalayasThe SaharaUluruRegionsCentral AsiaEast AfricaPatagoniaThe CaribbeanThe Middle EastWest AfricaConnected60Bodies of WaterColorado RiverNorth SeaThe Mediterranean SeaThe NileCitiesBeijingCairoFlorenceIstanbulMilanRomeViennaCountriesCanadaChinaEgyptGreeceItalyJapanMaliPhilippinesRussiaSouth AfricaUnited KingdomUnited StatesVietnamLandformsMount EverestThe Congo BasinThe HimalayasUluruRegionsCentral AmericaEast AsiaEastern EuropeNorth AfricaSouth AsiaSouthern AfricaThe Middle EastThe SahelWest AfricaGeneral References122ArticlesA Country Shaped Like a River SystemA Country Without a Founding DayA Fifth of the World's Fresh WaterA Peninsula of a Thousand City-StatesA River That No Longer Reaches the SeaAn Archipelago Between Two EmpiresEleven Time ZonesEurope's Working SeaFive Lakes, One BorderFour Nations, One StateFrom Union to DemocracyMadrid, the Capital Nobody OwnedMoscow's Long MemorySeven Thousand Islands, Three RegionsThe River That Carved a Mile DownThe Trench That Does Not BelongThree Capitals, One CompromiseThree UnionsTurin, Florence, RomeTwo Independence DaysBodies of WaterColorado RiverLake BaikalLake VictoriaNorth SeaThe Caspian SeaThe Congo RiverThe DanubeThe Dead SeaThe GangesThe Great LakesThe Mediterranean SeaThe MississippiThe NileThe YangtzeCitiesAthensBeijingCairoFlorenceIstanbulJerusalemKyotoLondonMexico CityMilanRomeTimbuktuVeniceViennaContinentsAfricaAntarcticaShowing 1 to 50 of 100 entities carrying this claim. 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