Pulkovo Heights
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Pulkovo Heights is an elevated area near Saint Petersburg, Russia, known primarily as the historic site of the Pulkovo Observatory and for its role in regional geography and astronomy.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pulkovo Heights area | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
elevated landform
ⓘ
geographical area ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Russian Academy of Sciences NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| astronomyRole | site of fundamental meridian observations ⓘ |
| climateZone | humid continental climate ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Russia ⓘ |
| elevationRelativeTo | Neva River plain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geodesyRole | reference point for Soviet geodetic network ⓘ |
| hasAccessibility | road access from Saint Petersburg ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateSystemRole | geodetic reference point area ⓘ |
| hasLandUse |
green spaces
ⓘ
residential areas ⓘ scientific facilities ⓘ transport infrastructure ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin | Pulkovo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasScientificInstitution | Pulkovo Observatory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
Pulkovo Observatory
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
transport infrastructure ⓘ |
| hasViewOf | Saint Petersburg metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
development of Russian astronomy
ⓘ
development of Russian geodesy ⓘ |
| importance |
landmark in regional topography
ⓘ
reference in Russian cartography ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Pulkovo Observatory
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
astronomy ⓘ regional geography ⓘ |
| languageOfToponym | Russian ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Leningrad Oblast
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
St. Petersburg ⓘ
surface form:
Saint Petersburg
|
| locatedNear | Saint Petersburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Kupchino district of Saint Petersburg
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Moscow–Saint Petersburg transport corridor NERFINISHED ⓘ Pulkovo Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ Pulkovo settlement NERFINISHED ⓘ Pulkovskoe Highway NERFINISHED ⓘ Ring Road of Saint Petersburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Shushary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlooks | Saint Petersburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | East European Plain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Northwestern Federal District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| terrainType | gently sloping upland ⓘ |
| topographicRole | southern natural boundary of Saint Petersburg ⓘ |
| usedFor |
astronomical observations
ⓘ
cartographic reference ⓘ geodetic measurements ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Pulkovo Heights area