Kokovoko
E309733
Kokovoko is the fictional, remote South Pacific island homeland of Queequeg in Herman Melville’s novel "Moby-Dick."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kokovoko canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2903558 — 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: Kokovoko Context triple: [Queequeg, homeIsland, Kokovoko]
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A.
Doo-Dah
Doo-Dah is a quirky, affectionate nickname used by locals to refer to the city of Wichita, Kansas.
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B.
Kukarka
Kukarka is a small Russian locality historically known as the birthplace of Soviet politician Vyacheslav Molotov.
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C.
Kiko
Kiko is the young, albino giant ape who serves as the gentle offspring and companion of King Kong in the 1933 film "Son of Kong."
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D.
Bachué
Bachué is a principal mother goddess in Muisca mythology, associated with creation, fertility, and the origin of humanity.
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E.
Zooropa
Zooropa is a 1993 experimental rock album by Irish band U2 that blends alternative rock with electronic and ambient influences.
- 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: Kokovoko Target entity description: Kokovoko is the fictional, remote South Pacific island homeland of Queequeg in Herman Melville’s novel "Moby-Dick."
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A.
Doo-Dah
Doo-Dah is a quirky, affectionate nickname used by locals to refer to the city of Wichita, Kansas.
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B.
Kukarka
Kukarka is a small Russian locality historically known as the birthplace of Soviet politician Vyacheslav Molotov.
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C.
Kiko
Kiko is the young, albino giant ape who serves as the gentle offspring and companion of King Kong in the 1933 film "Son of Kong."
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D.
Bachué
Bachué is a principal mother goddess in Muisca mythology, associated with creation, fertility, and the origin of humanity.
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E.
Zooropa
Zooropa is a 1993 experimental rock album by Irish band U2 that blends alternative rock with electronic and ambient influences.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional island
ⓘ
fictional location ⓘ literary setting ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Moby-Dick ⓘ |
| appearsInWorkBy | Herman Melville ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
cross-cultural encounter
ⓘ
cultural otherness ⓘ exoticism ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Queequeg ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginOfWork | United States (via Melville’s authorship) ⓘ |
| createdBy | Herman Melville ⓘ |
| cultureType | Polynesian-inspired ⓘ |
| describedAs |
remote
ⓘ
savage ⓘ |
| describedIn | narration by Ishmael ⓘ |
| firstPublishedInWork |
Moby-Dick; or, The Whale
ⓘ
linked to:
Moby-Dick
|
| genreContext | American whaling novel ⓘ |
| governedBy | Queequeg’s father ⓘ |
| governedByTitle | king ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeDescription |
Rokovoko (variant spelling in some editions)
ⓘ
linked to:
Rokovoko
|
| hasFictionalEthnonym | Kokovokans ⓘ |
| hasFictionalStatus | nonexistent in the real world ⓘ |
| hasInhabitants | Polynesian islanders ⓘ |
| hasNotableResident | Queequeg ⓘ |
| hasRoleInPlot |
origin of Queequeg’s royal lineage
ⓘ
source of Queequeg’s backstory ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English (narrative description) ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | 19th-century American literature ⓘ |
| locatedIn | South Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| mediumOfAppearance | novel ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | background for Queequeg’s character ⓘ |
| ocean | Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| partOf |
the fictional world of Moby-Dick
ⓘ
linked to:
Moby-Dick
|
| publicationYearOfFirstAppearance | 1851 ⓘ |
| region | South Seas ⓘ |
| topography | island ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kokovoko Description of subject: Kokovoko is the fictional, remote South Pacific island homeland of Queequeg in Herman Melville’s novel "Moby-Dick."
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.