Macquarie Ridge complex
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The Macquarie Ridge complex is a major submarine ridge and transform fault system in the southwest Pacific Ocean that marks the tectonic boundary between the Australian and Pacific Plates.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Macquarie Ridge complex canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14209743 — 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: Macquarie Ridge complex Context triple: [Australian Plate, formsFeature, Macquarie Ridge complex]
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A.
Campbell Plateau
The Campbell Plateau is a large submerged continental shelf south of New Zealand, forming part of the submerged continent Zealandia in the southwest Pacific Ocean.
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B.
Alpha–Mendeleev Ridge complex
The Alpha–Mendeleev Ridge complex is a large submarine volcanic ridge system in the Arctic Ocean, forming part of the ocean floor topography between the Eurasian and Amerasian basins.
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C.
Adelaide Rift Complex
The Adelaide Rift Complex is a major Neoproterozoic sedimentary basin in South Australia whose rock record preserves key evidence for ancient global-scale glaciations and early Earth tectonic evolution.
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D.
South Scotia Ridge
The South Scotia Ridge is a major submarine mountain chain in the Southern Ocean forming part of the tectonic boundary between the Scotia Plate and the Antarctic Plate.
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E.
Wilkinson Basin
Wilkinson Basin is a deep, central submarine basin in the Gulf of Maine that plays a key role in the region’s ocean circulation and sediment deposition.
- 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: Macquarie Ridge complex Target entity description: The Macquarie Ridge complex is a major submarine ridge and transform fault system in the southwest Pacific Ocean that marks the tectonic boundary between the Australian and Pacific Plates.
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A.
Campbell Plateau
The Campbell Plateau is a large submerged continental shelf south of New Zealand, forming part of the submerged continent Zealandia in the southwest Pacific Ocean.
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B.
Alpha–Mendeleev Ridge complex
The Alpha–Mendeleev Ridge complex is a large submarine volcanic ridge system in the Arctic Ocean, forming part of the ocean floor topography between the Eurasian and Amerasian basins.
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C.
Adelaide Rift Complex
The Adelaide Rift Complex is a major Neoproterozoic sedimentary basin in South Australia whose rock record preserves key evidence for ancient global-scale glaciations and early Earth tectonic evolution.
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D.
South Scotia Ridge
The South Scotia Ridge is a major submarine mountain chain in the Southern Ocean forming part of the tectonic boundary between the Scotia Plate and the Antarctic Plate.
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E.
Wilkinson Basin
Wilkinson Basin is a deep, central submarine basin in the Gulf of Maine that plays a key role in the region’s ocean circulation and sediment deposition.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.