Indo-European Telegraph Line
GPTKB entity
Statements (23)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:telegraph_line
|
| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
Indo-European Telegraph
|
| gptkbp:builtBy |
gptkb:Siemens_&_Halske
gptkb:British_Government |
| gptkbp:completedIn |
1870
|
| gptkbp:endPoint |
gptkb:Calcutta
|
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
first direct telegraph link between Europe and India
|
| gptkbp:length |
11,000 km
|
| gptkbp:operatedBy |
gptkb:British_Post_Office
gptkb:British_India_government |
| gptkbp:passesThrough |
gptkb:Germany
gptkb:India gptkb:Russia gptkb:United_Kingdom gptkb:Persia gptkb:Baluchistan |
| gptkbp:purpose |
telegraphic communication between Britain and India
|
| gptkbp:replacedBy |
submarine telegraph cables
|
| gptkbp:startPoint |
gptkb:London
|
| gptkbp:technology |
overland telegraph
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Red_Sea_and_India_Telegraph_Cable
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
8
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Indo-European Telegraph Line
|