Bennelong Point
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Bennelong Point is a prominent headland on Sydney Harbour that forms the site of the iconic Sydney Opera House.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bennelong Point canonical | 8 |
| Bennelong | 1 |
| Circular Quay | 1 |
| Mrs Macquarie’s Point | 1 |
| Sydney Harbour headlands | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T215966 — 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: Bennelong Point Context triple: [Sydney Opera House, locatedOn, Bennelong Point]
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A.
Sydney Cove
Sydney Cove is the historic harbor inlet on Sydney Harbour where the First Fleet landed in 1788, marking the beginning of European settlement in Australia.
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B.
Port Stephens
Port Stephens is a large natural harbour and popular coastal tourist destination on the New South Wales mid-north coast of Australia, known for its beaches, marine life, and water-based recreation.
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C.
Bombay Island
Bombay Island is the historic core island of present-day Mumbai on India’s west coast, which developed into a major port and urban center under British colonial rule.
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D.
Turtle Bay
Turtle Bay is a neighborhood on Manhattan’s East Side in New York City, best known as the site of the United Nations Headquarters.
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E.
Lunan Bay
Lunan Bay is a scenic sandy beach and coastal area on the east coast of Scotland, known for its dunes, historic ruins, and popular walking and surfing opportunities.
- 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: Bennelong Point Target entity description: Bennelong Point is a prominent headland on Sydney Harbour that forms the site of the iconic Sydney Opera House.
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A.
Sydney Cove
Sydney Cove is the historic harbor inlet on Sydney Harbour where the First Fleet landed in 1788, marking the beginning of European settlement in Australia.
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B.
Port Stephens
Port Stephens is a large natural harbour and popular coastal tourist destination on the New South Wales mid-north coast of Australia, known for its beaches, marine life, and water-based recreation.
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C.
Bombay Island
Bombay Island is the historic core island of present-day Mumbai on India’s west coast, which developed into a major port and urban center under British colonial rule.
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D.
Turtle Bay
Turtle Bay is a neighborhood on Manhattan’s East Side in New York City, best known as the site of the United Nations Headquarters.
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E.
Lunan Bay
Lunan Bay is a scenic sandy beach and coastal area on the east coast of Scotland, known for its dunes, historic ruins, and popular walking and surfing opportunities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographic location
ⓘ
headland ⓘ landmark ⓘ |
| accessVia |
Macquarie Street
ⓘ
linked to:
Macquarie Street, Sydney
|
| adjacentTo |
Farm Cove
ⓘ
Sydney Cove ⓘ |
| administrativeRegion | Local government area of City of Sydney ⓘ |
| category |
Headlands of New South Wales
ⓘ
Sydney Harbour headlands ⓘ
linked to:
Bennelong Point
Sydney landmarks ⓘ |
| continent | Australia ⓘ |
| coordinateRegion |
approximate latitude -33.857
ⓘ
approximate longitude 151.215 ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| faces | Sydney Harbour ⓘ |
| formsSiteOf | Sydney Opera House ⓘ |
| governedBy |
City of Sydney
ⓘ
linked to:
Sydney
|
| hasFeature |
harbour foreshore
ⓘ
promenade around Sydney Opera House ⓘ |
| hasLandmark | Sydney Opera House ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin | named for Aboriginal man Bennelong who had a hut there in the late 18th century ⓘ |
| hasNearbyTransport |
Circular Quay ferry wharves
ⓘ
Circular Quay railway station ⓘ bus interchange at Circular Quay ⓘ |
| hasStructure | Fort Macquarie (demolished) ⓘ |
| hasViewOf | Sydney Harbour Bridge ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of Sydney Opera House World Heritage property ⓘ |
| historicalUse |
fortification site
ⓘ
government farm area vicinity ⓘ tram depot site ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Port Jackson shoreline ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Australia
ⓘ
New South Wales ⓘ Sydney ⓘ Sydney Harbour ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Bennelong
ⓘ
Woollarawarre Bennelong ⓘ |
| namedFor | an Aboriginal interlocutor between the Eora people and British colonists ⓘ |
| near |
Circular Quay
ⓘ
linked to:
Circular Quay ferry wharves
Royal Botanic Garden Sydney ⓘ |
| partOf |
Greater Sydney region
ⓘ
Sydney central business district ⓘ
linked to:
Sydney
|
| usedFor |
performing arts venue site
ⓘ
public recreation ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| wasSiteOf | Fort Macquarie Tram Depot ⓘ |
| waterBody | Sydney Harbour ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bennelong Point Description of subject: Bennelong Point is a prominent headland on Sydney Harbour that forms the site of the iconic Sydney Opera House.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Bennelong Point
linked to: Bennelong Point
subject linked to:
Fort Macquarie (demolished)
linked to: Bennelong Point
linked to: Bennelong Point