Home›Sources›Encyclopaedia BritannicaSourcesEncyclopaedia BritannicaReference EncyclopediaCitation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextNature Atlas. "Encyclopaedia Britannica." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://dev-nature.interactiveatlas.org/sources/encyclopaedia-britannica.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextNature Atlas. (n.d.). Encyclopaedia Britannica. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://dev-nature.interactiveatlas.org/sources/encyclopaedia-britannicaCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{natureatlas-encyclopaedia-britannica, author = {Nature Atlas}, title = {Encyclopaedia Britannica}, year = {2026}, url = {https://dev-nature.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 biome descriptions, ecosystem overviews and the standard account of natural phenomena such as photosynthesis and the water cycle.FactsSourcesClaims Backed By This Source (214 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 (214 claims)This source backs 214 claims across the atlas. As facts: 99 well-attested, 3 scholarly debate. As cited relationships: 60 holds, 5 connected. Plus 47 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicSpecies, 62 claims: 15 well-attested, 32 holds, 15 general references.Natural Phenomena, 60 claims: 47 well-attested, 1 connected, 12 general references.Ecosystems, 50 claims: 17 well-attested, 3 scholarly debate, 19 holds, 1 connected, 10 general references.Biomes, 35 claims: 13 well-attested, 9 holds, 3 connected, 10 general references.Sources, 5 claims: 5 well-attested.Articles, 2 claims: 2 well-attested.Well-attested99ArticlesWhy the Serengeti Was Never Really GrasslandBiomesBoreal ForestChaparralDesertFreshwaterGrasslandMarineTemperate ForestTemperate RainforestTropical RainforestTundraEcosystemsAmazon RainforestCongo Basin RainforestEvergladesGalapagosLake BaikalOkavango DeltaPantanalSerengetiSundarbansYellowstoneNatural PhenomenaBioluminescenceCarbon CycleDecompositionHibernationMetamorphosisMigrationNatural SelectionNitrogen CyclePhotosynthesisPollinationSymbiosisWildfireSourcesEncyclopaedia BritannicaSpeciesAfrican ElephantAmerican BisonArctic TernBlue WhaleElkhorn CoralEmperor PenguinGiant PandaGiant SequoiaGray WolfHoney BeeMonarch ButterflyMountain GorillaSaguaro CactusSumatran TigerVaquitaScholarly debate3EcosystemsCongo Basin RainforestOkavango DeltaPantanalHolds60BiomesBoreal ForestChaparralDesertFreshwaterGrasslandSavannaTemperate ForestTemperate RainforestTropical RainforestEcosystemsAmazon RainforestCongo Basin RainforestEvergladesGalapagosLake BaikalOkavango DeltaPantanalSerengetiSundarbansYellowstoneSpeciesAfrican ElephantAfrican LionAmerican BisonArctic TernBlue WhaleCoast RedwoodElkhorn CoralEmperor PenguinGiant PandaGiant SequoiaGray WolfHoney BeeMonarch ButterflyMountain GorillaSaguaro CactusSumatran TigerVaquitaConnected5BiomesChaparralFreshwaterTemperate RainforestEcosystemsLake BaikalNatural PhenomenaWildfireGeneral References47BiomesBoreal ForestChaparralDesertFreshwaterGrasslandMarineTemperate ForestTemperate RainforestTropical RainforestTundraEcosystemsAmazon RainforestCongo Basin RainforestEvergladesGalapagosLake BaikalOkavango DeltaPantanalSerengetiSundarbansYellowstoneNatural PhenomenaBioluminescenceCarbon CycleDecompositionHibernationMetamorphosisMigrationNatural SelectionNitrogen CyclePhotosynthesisPollinationSymbiosisWildfireSpeciesAfrican ElephantAmerican BisonArctic TernBlue WhaleElkhorn CoralEmperor PenguinGiant PandaGiant SequoiaGray WolfHoney BeeMonarch ButterflyMountain GorillaSaguaro CactusSumatran TigerVaquitaComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year