Pyrenees–Mont Perdu World Heritage Site

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UNESCO World Heritage Site cultural landscape mountain landscape

The Pyrenees–Mont Perdu World Heritage Site is a transboundary Franco-Spanish mountain landscape recognized by UNESCO for its dramatic limestone massifs, deep glacial valleys, and long-standing pastoral culture.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Pyrenees–Mont Perdu World Heritage Site canonical	2
Pyrénées – Mont Perdu World Heritage Site	2
Gavarnie–Gèdre area	1
Pyrénées–Mont Perdu World Heritage Site	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2680260 — 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: Pyrenees–Mont Perdu World Heritage Site
Context triple: [Vallée de Gavarnie, partOf, Pyrenees–Mont Perdu World Heritage Site]

A. Pyrenees National Park
Pyrenees National Park is a protected mountainous area in the French Pyrenees renowned for its dramatic peaks, glacial lakes, rich biodiversity, and extensive hiking trails.
B. Mercantour National Park
Mercantour National Park is a protected mountainous area in southeastern France renowned for its dramatic Alpine landscapes, rich biodiversity, and extensive hiking trails.
C. Alpilles Regional Natural Park
Alpilles Regional Natural Park is a protected natural area in southern France known for its limestone hills, Mediterranean landscapes, and historic Provençal villages.
D. Parc national des Cévennes
Parc national des Cévennes is a UNESCO-listed national park in south-central France known for its rugged mountains, traditional rural landscapes, and rich biodiversity.
E. Regional Natural Park of Pyrénées Ariégeoises
The Regional Natural Park of Pyrénées Ariégeoises is a protected mountainous area in the central Pyrenees known for its rich biodiversity, traditional pastoral landscapes, and outdoor recreation opportunities.
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: Pyrenees–Mont Perdu World Heritage Site
Target entity description: The Pyrenees–Mont Perdu World Heritage Site is a transboundary Franco-Spanish mountain landscape recognized by UNESCO for its dramatic limestone massifs, deep glacial valleys, and long-standing pastoral culture.

A. Pyrenees National Park
Pyrenees National Park is a protected mountainous area in the French Pyrenees renowned for its dramatic peaks, glacial lakes, rich biodiversity, and extensive hiking trails.
B. Mercantour National Park
Mercantour National Park is a protected mountainous area in southeastern France renowned for its dramatic Alpine landscapes, rich biodiversity, and extensive hiking trails.
C. Alpilles Regional Natural Park
Alpilles Regional Natural Park is a protected natural area in southern France known for its limestone hills, Mediterranean landscapes, and historic Provençal villages.
D. Parc national des Cévennes
Parc national des Cévennes is a UNESCO-listed national park in south-central France known for its rugged mountains, traditional rural landscapes, and rich biodiversity.
E. Regional Natural Park of Pyrénées Ariégeoises
The Regional Natural Park of Pyrénées Ariégeoises is a protected mountainous area in the central Pyrenees known for its rich biodiversity, traditional pastoral landscapes, and outdoor recreation opportunities.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ cultural landscape ⓘ mountain landscape ⓘ
borderBetween	Spain and France ⓘ surface form: France and Spain
contains	Añisclo Canyon ⓘ Escuaín Gorge ⓘ Cirque d’Estaubé ⓘ surface form: Estaubé Cirque Vallée de Gavarnie ⓘ surface form: Gavarnie Cirque Mont Perdu ⓘ Ordesa Valley ⓘ Cirque de Troumouse ⓘ surface form: Troumouse Cirque
country	France ⓘ Spain ⓘ
criteria	(iii) ⓘ (iv) ⓘ (v) ⓘ (vii) ⓘ
crossesBorderOf	France ⓘ Spain ⓘ
culturalValue	long-standing transhumant pastoral culture ⓘ
ecosystemType	alpine ⓘ subalpine ⓘ
elevationOfHighestPoint_m	3355 ⓘ
extensionYear	1999 ⓘ
geologicalFeature	deep glacial valleys ⓘ karst formations ⓘ limestone massifs ⓘ
governedBy	France ⓘ Spain ⓘ
hasConservationObjective	preservation of traditional pastoral systems ⓘ protection of mountain ecosystems ⓘ
hasPart	Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park ⓘ Pyrenees National Park ⓘ surface form: Parc national des Pyrénées
heritageCategory	mixed cultural and natural ⓘ
heritageDesignation	UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
highestPoint	Mont Perdu ⓘ
inscriptionYear	1997 ⓘ
landUse	traditional pastoralism ⓘ
locatedIn	Franco-Spanish border region ⓘ Pyrenees ⓘ
managementType	transboundary ⓘ
notableFor	biodiversity ⓘ dramatic mountain scenery ⓘ glacial cirques ⓘ high-altitude meadows ⓘ
partOf	Aragonese Pyrenees ⓘ surface form: Central Pyrenees
recognizedBy	UNESCO ⓘ
UNESCORegion	Europe and North America ⓘ
UNESCOSiteId	773 ⓘ

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Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Vallée de Gavarnie → partOf → Pyrenees–Mont Perdu World Heritage Site ⓘ

this entity surface form: Gavarnie–Gèdre area

Monte Perdido → partOf → Pyrenees–Mont Perdu World Heritage Site ⓘ

Ordesa Valley → partOf → Pyrenees–Mont Perdu World Heritage Site ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pyrénées – Mont Perdu World Heritage Site

Añisclo Canyon → partOfUNESCOSite → Pyrenees–Mont Perdu World Heritage Site ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pyrénées–Mont Perdu World Heritage Site

Mont Perdut (Aragonese and Catalan) → partOf → Pyrenees–Mont Perdu World Heritage Site ⓘ

subject surface form: Mont Perdut