Svalbard Global Seed Vault
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The Svalbard Global Seed Vault is a secure underground facility in the Arctic that stores backup copies of the world’s crop seeds to safeguard global agricultural biodiversity.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Svalbard Global Seed Vault canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1282130 — 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: Svalbard Global Seed Vault Context triple: [Svalbard, hasFacility, Svalbard Global Seed Vault]
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A.
Biosphere 2
Biosphere 2 is a large, enclosed ecological research facility in Arizona designed to study Earth systems and support experiments on closed ecological environments.
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B.
Nikitsky Botanical Garden
Nikitsky Botanical Garden is a historic and renowned botanical research and display garden on the southern coast of Crimea, famous for its diverse plant collections and scenic seaside landscapes.
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C.
Arctic gallery
The Arctic gallery is a permanent exhibition at the Canadian Museum of Nature that explores the wildlife, environments, and cultures of the Arctic region through scientific displays and interactive experiences.
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D.
Omora Ethnobotanical Park
Omora Ethnobotanical Park is a research and conservation area in Chilean Patagonia renowned for its subantarctic forests, biodiversity, and focus on environmental education and biocultural conservation.
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E.
Vernadsky Research Base
Vernadsky Research Base is a Ukrainian Antarctic research station known for its long-term studies of ozone depletion, climate, and upper-atmosphere physics.
- 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: Svalbard Global Seed Vault Target entity description: The Svalbard Global Seed Vault is a secure underground facility in the Arctic that stores backup copies of the world’s crop seeds to safeguard global agricultural biodiversity.
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A.
Biosphere 2
Biosphere 2 is a large, enclosed ecological research facility in Arizona designed to study Earth systems and support experiments on closed ecological environments.
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B.
Nikitsky Botanical Garden
Nikitsky Botanical Garden is a historic and renowned botanical research and display garden on the southern coast of Crimea, famous for its diverse plant collections and scenic seaside landscapes.
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C.
Arctic gallery
The Arctic gallery is a permanent exhibition at the Canadian Museum of Nature that explores the wildlife, environments, and cultures of the Arctic region through scientific displays and interactive experiences.
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D.
Omora Ethnobotanical Park
Omora Ethnobotanical Park is a research and conservation area in Chilean Patagonia renowned for its subantarctic forests, biodiversity, and focus on environmental education and biocultural conservation.
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E.
Vernadsky Research Base
Vernadsky Research Base is a Ukrainian Antarctic research station known for its long-term studies of ozone depletion, climate, and upper-atmosphere physics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
genetic resource conservation facility
ⓘ
seed bank ⓘ |
| accessPolicy | black box storage system ⓘ |
| architect | Bente Heggedal ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | concrete bunker ⓘ |
| backupFor |
international seed banks
ⓘ
national seed banks ⓘ |
| builtInto | sandstone mountain ⓘ |
| climateControl | artificial refrigeration ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 2006 ⓘ |
| coordinates | approximately 78.238°N 15.491°E ⓘ |
| country | Norway ⓘ |
| depositorsRetainOwnership | true ⓘ |
| designedCapacitySeedSamples | approximately 4.5 million ⓘ |
| designedForLongevity | thousands of years under optimal conditions ⓘ |
| elevationAboveSeaLevel | approximately 130 metres ⓘ |
| featuredIn | global food security initiatives ⓘ |
| firstSeedDepositDate | 2008-02-26 ⓘ |
| fundedBy |
Global Crop Diversity Trust
ⓘ
Government of Norway ⓘ Nordic Genetic Resource Center ⓘ |
| inception | 2008-02-26 ⓘ |
| locatedInOrOnPhysicalFeature | Arctic Circle ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Longyearbyen ⓘ |
| location |
Spitsbergen
ⓘ
linked to:
Svalbard
Svalbard ⓘ |
| maximumCapacity | about 4.5 million seed samples ⓘ |
| notableWithdrawal | 2015 Syrian civil war-related withdrawal by ICARDA ⓘ |
| notOpenToPublic | true ⓘ |
| numberOfStorageChambers | 3 ⓘ |
| opened | 2008-02-26 ⓘ |
| operator |
Global Crop Diversity Trust
ⓘ
NordGen ⓘ Norwegian Ministry of Agriculture and Food ⓘ
linked to:
Ministry of Agriculture and Food (Norway)
|
| ownedBy | Government of Norway ⓘ |
| purpose |
conservation of crop diversity
ⓘ
long-term storage of backup seed samples ⓘ safeguarding global agricultural biodiversity ⓘ |
| security | high-security facility ⓘ |
| storageTemperature | approximately −18 °C ⓘ |
| stores |
crop seed samples
ⓘ
orthodox seeds ⓘ |
| threatMitigated |
climate change impacts
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loss of crop diversity ⓘ natural disasters ⓘ war and civil strife ⓘ |
| underground | true ⓘ |
| usesNaturalPermafrost | true ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Svalbard Global Seed Vault Description of subject: The Svalbard Global Seed Vault is a secure underground facility in the Arctic that stores backup copies of the world’s crop seeds to safeguard global agricultural biodiversity.
Referenced by (8)
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