UNESCO World Heritage listing of Struve Geodetic Arc
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The UNESCO World Heritage listing of the Struve Geodetic Arc recognizes a chain of 19th-century survey triangulation points across ten countries that was crucial in accurately measuring the size and shape of the Earth.
All labels observed (1)
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| UNESCO World Heritage listing of Struve Geodetic Arc canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15244035 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: UNESCO World Heritage listing of Struve Geodetic Arc Context triple: [Meridian Column, subjectOf, UNESCO World Heritage listing of Struve Geodetic Arc]
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A.
Kizhi Pogost UNESCO World Heritage Site
Kizhi Pogost UNESCO World Heritage Site is a historic ensemble of remarkable wooden churches and bell tower on Kizhi Island in Russia, renowned for its intricate carpentry and traditional Russian Orthodox architecture built without nails.
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B.
Sukur Cultural Landscape
Sukur Cultural Landscape is a historic terraced settlement in northeastern Nigeria renowned for its traditional stone architecture, sacred Hidi palace complex, and long-standing cultural and spiritual significance to the Sukur people.
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C.
Gobustan Rock Art Cultural Landscape
Gobustan Rock Art Cultural Landscape is an archaeological reserve in Azerbaijan renowned for its thousands of ancient petroglyphs, rock engravings, and evidence of prehistoric human life.
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D.
Historic Monuments of Novgorod and Surroundings (partly)
The Historic Monuments of Novgorod and Surroundings are a UNESCO World Heritage ensemble of medieval churches, monasteries, fortifications, and other architectural sites that illustrate the political, religious, and cultural significance of Novgorod in early Russian history.
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E.
UNESCO World Heritage Site
A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a landmark or area recognized by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization as having outstanding universal value to humanity and deserving legal protection and conservation.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: UNESCO World Heritage listing of Struve Geodetic Arc Target entity description: The UNESCO World Heritage listing of the Struve Geodetic Arc recognizes a chain of 19th-century survey triangulation points across ten countries that was crucial in accurately measuring the size and shape of the Earth.
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A.
Kizhi Pogost UNESCO World Heritage Site
Kizhi Pogost UNESCO World Heritage Site is a historic ensemble of remarkable wooden churches and bell tower on Kizhi Island in Russia, renowned for its intricate carpentry and traditional Russian Orthodox architecture built without nails.
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B.
Sukur Cultural Landscape
Sukur Cultural Landscape is a historic terraced settlement in northeastern Nigeria renowned for its traditional stone architecture, sacred Hidi palace complex, and long-standing cultural and spiritual significance to the Sukur people.
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C.
Gobustan Rock Art Cultural Landscape
Gobustan Rock Art Cultural Landscape is an archaeological reserve in Azerbaijan renowned for its thousands of ancient petroglyphs, rock engravings, and evidence of prehistoric human life.
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D.
Historic Monuments of Novgorod and Surroundings (partly)
The Historic Monuments of Novgorod and Surroundings are a UNESCO World Heritage ensemble of medieval churches, monasteries, fortifications, and other architectural sites that illustrate the political, religious, and cultural significance of Novgorod in early Russian history.
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E.
UNESCO World Heritage Site
A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a landmark or area recognized by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization as having outstanding universal value to humanity and deserving legal protection and conservation.
- F. None of above. chosen
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