Captain Cook Memorial Jet
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The Captain Cook Memorial Jet is a prominent water fountain in Canberra that shoots a powerful jet of water high into the air as a memorial to the British explorer James Cook.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Captain Cook Memorial Jet canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1121457 — 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: Captain Cook Memorial Jet Context triple: [Lake Burley Griffin, hasLandmark, Captain Cook Memorial Jet]
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A.
Hawker P.1127
The Hawker P.1127 was an experimental British vertical/short takeoff and landing (V/STOL) jet aircraft that led directly to the development of the Harrier jump jet.
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B.
Supermarine Seafang
The Supermarine Seafang was a late-World War II British naval fighter aircraft developed as a carrier-capable, high-performance evolution of the Spitfire line, intended for service with the Royal Navy’s Fleet Air Arm.
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C.
Sully Wing
Sully Wing is one of the main historic wings of the Louvre Museum in Paris, housing collections such as ancient Near Eastern antiquities and French paintings.
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D.
Avro Shackleton
The Avro Shackleton was a British long-range maritime patrol and anti-submarine warfare aircraft developed in the post-World War II era and operated primarily by the Royal Air Force.
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E.
Allison T56 turboprop
The Allison T56 is a widely used American turboprop aircraft engine known for powering military and maritime patrol aircraft such as the Lockheed C-130 Hercules and P-3 Orion.
- 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: Captain Cook Memorial Jet Target entity description: The Captain Cook Memorial Jet is a prominent water fountain in Canberra that shoots a powerful jet of water high into the air as a memorial to the British explorer James Cook.
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A.
Hawker P.1127
The Hawker P.1127 was an experimental British vertical/short takeoff and landing (V/STOL) jet aircraft that led directly to the development of the Harrier jump jet.
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B.
Supermarine Seafang
The Supermarine Seafang was a late-World War II British naval fighter aircraft developed as a carrier-capable, high-performance evolution of the Spitfire line, intended for service with the Royal Navy’s Fleet Air Arm.
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C.
Sully Wing
Sully Wing is one of the main historic wings of the Louvre Museum in Paris, housing collections such as ancient Near Eastern antiquities and French paintings.
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D.
Avro Shackleton
The Avro Shackleton was a British long-range maritime patrol and anti-submarine warfare aircraft developed in the post-World War II era and operated primarily by the Royal Air Force.
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E.
Allison T56 turboprop
The Allison T56 is a widely used American turboprop aircraft engine known for powering military and maritime patrol aircraft such as the Lockheed C-130 Hercules and P-3 Orion.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fountain
ⓘ
memorial ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| city | Canberra ⓘ |
| commemorates | James Cook ⓘ |
| continent | Australia ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | voyages of James Cook ⓘ |
| designedFor | highly visible vertical water display ⓘ |
| hasEngineeringDiscipline | hydraulic engineering ⓘ |
| hasFeature | single vertical jet of water ⓘ |
| hasLighting | illuminated at night on some occasions ⓘ |
| hasMedium | water ⓘ |
| hasPlaque | commemorative plaque describing James Cook ⓘ |
| hasType | water jet fountain ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | listed on the Commonwealth Heritage List ⓘ |
| inception | 1970 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Australian Capital Territory
ⓘ
Canberra ⓘ |
| locatedInArea |
Central Basin of Lake Burley Griffin
ⓘ
linked to:
Lake Burley Griffin
|
| locatedNear |
Commonwealth Avenue Bridge
ⓘ
National Capital Exhibition ⓘ Regatta Point ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Lake Burley Griffin ⓘ |
| maximumHeight |
147 metres
ⓘ
about 482 feet ⓘ |
| memorialTheme | European exploration of the Pacific ⓘ |
| namedAfter | James Cook ⓘ |
| nozzleDiameter | about 50 millimetres ⓘ |
| openedBy |
Queen Elizabeth II
ⓘ
linked to:
Elizabeth II
|
| openedOn | 25 April 1970 ⓘ |
| operationalPattern | operates on scheduled hours and suitable weather conditions ⓘ |
| operator | National Capital Authority ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
Australian Government
ⓘ
linked to:
Australian government
|
| partOf | national memorials in Canberra ⓘ |
| powerRequirement | around 560 kilowatts ⓘ |
| pumpingCapacity |
about 132 US gallons per second
ⓘ
up to 500 litres per second ⓘ |
| purpose | memorial to James Cook ⓘ |
| region | Australian Capital Territory ⓘ |
| significantEvent | unveiled during the bicentenary of James Cook’s landing on the east coast of Australia ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| tourismImportance | major landmark of Canberra ⓘ |
| visibleFrom |
Commonwealth Avenue Bridge
ⓘ
Kings Avenue Bridge ⓘ Parliamentary Triangle ⓘ |
| waterSource | Lake Burley Griffin ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Captain Cook Memorial Jet Description of subject: The Captain Cook Memorial Jet is a prominent water fountain in Canberra that shoots a powerful jet of water high into the air as a memorial to the British explorer James Cook.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.