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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:surveyor
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
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gptkb:Great_Trigonometrical_Survey
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gptkbp:category
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history of geodesy
British colonial history in India
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:India
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gptkbp:documentedIn
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The Great Arc: The Dramatic Tale of How India Was Mapped and Everest Was Named (book by John Keay)
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gptkbp:endDate
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1871
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gptkbp:launched
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gptkb:British_East_India_Company
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gptkbp:length
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approximately 2,400 km
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gptkbp:measuredFrom
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near Chennai (Madras)
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gptkbp:measuredTo
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near Dehradun
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gptkbp:notableLeader
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gptkb:William_Lambton
gptkb:George_Everest
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gptkbp:purpose
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to measure the meridian arc from the southernmost point of India to the northernmost point
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gptkbp:relatedTo
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gptkb:Survey_of_India
Mount Everest naming
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gptkbp:significance
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basis for mapping the Indian subcontinent
helped determine the shape of the Earth
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gptkbp:startYear
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1802
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gptkbp:technology
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gptkb:theodolite
baseline measurement apparatus
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:John_Keay
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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8
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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The Great Arc
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