Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works
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Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works is a UNESCO World Heritage former nitrate mining complex in northern Chile that preserves the industrial and social history of the region’s once-flourishing saltpeter boom.
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Target entity: Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works Context triple: [Northern Chile, historicalSite, Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works]
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Tioga Mine
Tioga Mine was a historic silver mining operation in the Sierra Nevada of California that gave its name to nearby Tioga Pass.
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Dahlonega Mint
The Dahlonega Mint was a 19th-century branch of the U.S. Mint in Georgia that specialized in producing gold coins from locally mined gold.
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Northesk
Northesk is the territorial designation associated with the Scottish peerage title Earl of Northesk, historically linked to the Carnegie family.
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Silver Hill
Silver Hill is a small commuter rail station in Weston, Massachusetts, served by the MBTA's Fitchburg Line.
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Potosí
Potosí is a historic Bolivian city famed for its once immensely productive silver mines at Cerro Rico, which made it one of the richest and largest cities in the world during the Spanish colonial era.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works Target entity description: Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works is a UNESCO World Heritage former nitrate mining complex in northern Chile that preserves the industrial and social history of the region’s once-flourishing saltpeter boom.
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A.
Tioga Mine
Tioga Mine was a historic silver mining operation in the Sierra Nevada of California that gave its name to nearby Tioga Pass.
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B.
Dahlonega Mint
The Dahlonega Mint was a 19th-century branch of the U.S. Mint in Georgia that specialized in producing gold coins from locally mined gold.
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C.
Northesk
Northesk is the territorial designation associated with the Scottish peerage title Earl of Northesk, historically linked to the Carnegie family.
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D.
Silver Hill
Silver Hill is a small commuter rail station in Weston, Massachusetts, served by the MBTA's Fitchburg Line.
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E.
Potosí
Potosí is a historic Bolivian city famed for its once immensely productive silver mines at Cerro Rico, which made it one of the richest and largest cities in the world during the Spanish colonial era.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World Heritage Site
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former industrial complex ⓘ nitrate mining site ⓘ |
| climate | hyper-arid desert ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | partially preserved ruins ⓘ |
| country | Chile ⓘ |
| currentUse |
open-air museum
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tourist attraction ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Humberstone works
Santa Laura works ⓘ church ⓘ industrial facilities ⓘ market ⓘ processing plants ⓘ public buildings ⓘ railway infrastructure ⓘ school ⓘ theatre ⓘ workers’ housing ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationStart | 2005 ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
evidence of early 20th century labor movements in Chile
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illustrates the saltpeter boom in northern Chile ⓘ testimony to global fertilizer trade ⓘ |
| industry |
nitrate mining
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saltpeter production ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Atacama Desert
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Tarapacá Region ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Iquique ⓘ |
| material |
concrete
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corrugated iron ⓘ wood ⓘ |
| partOf | Chilean nitrate fields ⓘ |
| product |
saltpeter fertilizer
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sodium nitrate ⓘ |
| significantPeriod |
early 20th century
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late 19th century ⓘ |
| theme |
company town life
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industrial heritage ⓘ social history of nitrate workers ⓘ |
| transportConnection | railway to Iquique port ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCategory | Cultural ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria |
(ii)
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(iii) ⓘ (iv) ⓘ (v) ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageEndangeredStatus | List of World Heritage in Danger ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageRegion |
Latin America
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surface form:
Latin America and the Caribbean
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| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId | 1178 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageStateParty | Chile ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageYearInscribed | 2005 ⓘ |
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Subject: Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works Description of subject: Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works is a UNESCO World Heritage former nitrate mining complex in northern Chile that preserves the industrial and social history of the region’s once-flourishing saltpeter boom.
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