Ukok Plateau
E130820
The Ukok Plateau is a remote high-altitude grassland region in the Altai, renowned for its pristine natural landscapes, rich archaeological finds, and status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ukok Plateau canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1104284 — 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: Ukok Plateau Context triple: [Altai Mountains, contains, Ukok Plateau]
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A.
Valdai Hills
Valdai Hills is a hilly upland region in western Russia known as a major watershed area where several important rivers, including the Volga, originate.
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B.
Belukha Mountain
Belukha Mountain is a prominent, glaciated peak in the Altai range of Siberia, renowned for its dramatic alpine scenery and significance in Russian mountaineering.
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C.
Verkhoyansk Range
The Verkhoyansk Range is a remote mountain chain in northeastern Siberia known for its extreme cold climate and rugged, sparsely populated terrain.
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D.
Pevek
Pevek is a small Arctic port town in Russia, known as one of the northernmost settlements in the country and a key hub in the Chukotka region.
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E.
Langres Plateau
The Langres Plateau is a high limestone upland in northeastern France known as a major watershed that gives rise to several important rivers, including the Seine.
- 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: Ukok Plateau Target entity description: The Ukok Plateau is a remote high-altitude grassland region in the Altai, renowned for its pristine natural landscapes, rich archaeological finds, and status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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A.
Valdai Hills
Valdai Hills is a hilly upland region in western Russia known as a major watershed area where several important rivers, including the Volga, originate.
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B.
Belukha Mountain
Belukha Mountain is a prominent, glaciated peak in the Altai range of Siberia, renowned for its dramatic alpine scenery and significance in Russian mountaineering.
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C.
Verkhoyansk Range
The Verkhoyansk Range is a remote mountain chain in northeastern Siberia known for its extreme cold climate and rugged, sparsely populated terrain.
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D.
Pevek
Pevek is a small Arctic port town in Russia, known as one of the northernmost settlements in the country and a key hub in the Chukotka region.
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E.
Langres Plateau
The Langres Plateau is a high limestone upland in northeastern France known as a major watershed that gives rise to several important rivers, including the Seine.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural landscape
ⓘ
high-altitude grassland ⓘ natural landscape ⓘ plateau ⓘ |
| archaeologicalCulture | Pazyryk culture ⓘ |
| archaeologicalPeriod | Scythian Iron Age ⓘ |
| borderRegionOf |
China
ⓘ
Kazakhstan ⓘ Mongolia ⓘ Russia ⓘ |
| climate | harsh continental climate ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | strictly protected area in parts ⓘ |
| contains | kurgan burial mounds ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Russia ⓘ |
| ecosystemType |
alpine tundra
ⓘ
mountain steppe ⓘ |
| elevation | about 2200–2500 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| fauna |
Siberian ibex
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argali sheep ⓘ snow leopard habitat ⓘ steppe eagle ⓘ |
| feature |
mountain grasslands
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permafrost ⓘ wetlands ⓘ |
| flora | alpine meadows vegetation ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | important archaeological site ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Pazyryk culture burial mounds
ⓘ
Ukok Princess mummy ⓘ pristine natural landscapes ⓘ rich archaeological finds ⓘ |
| landUse | seasonal nomadic pastoralism ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Altai Mountains
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Altai Republic ⓘ Russia ⓘ |
| nearestMajorCity | Gorno-Altaysk ⓘ |
| partOf |
Altai-Sayan ecoregion
ⓘ
Altai Mountains ⓘ
surface form:
Golden Mountains of Altai
|
| threat |
poaching
ⓘ
proposed gas pipeline projects ⓘ unregulated tourism ⓘ |
| traditionalUseBy | indigenous Altai people ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria |
natural criterion (vii)
ⓘ
natural criterion (x) ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageDesignationYear | 1998 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageRegion |
Europe and North America
ⓘ
surface form:
Europe and North America (UNESCO region for Russia)
|
| UNESCOWorldHeritageStatus | part of Golden Mountains of Altai World Heritage Site ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ukok Plateau Description of subject: The Ukok Plateau is a remote high-altitude grassland region in the Altai, renowned for its pristine natural landscapes, rich archaeological finds, and status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.