Rokovoko
E309734
Rokovoko is the fictional, remote South Pacific island homeland of Queequeg in Herman Melville’s novel "Moby-Dick."
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rokovoko canonical | 2 |
| Rokovoko (variant spelling in some editions) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2903559 — 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: Rokovoko Context triple: [Queequeg, homeIslandAlsoSpelled, Rokovoko]
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A.
Pakurumo
Pakurumo is a popular Afrobeat song by Nigerian artist Wizkid, known for its upbeat rhythm and dance-friendly vibe.
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B.
Ráquira
Ráquira is a Colombian town renowned for its traditional pottery, colorful handicrafts, and vibrant colonial architecture.
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C.
Vangunu
Vangunu is an Oceanic language of the Meso-Melanesian group spoken on Vangunu Island in the Solomon Islands.
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D.
Leipoa
Leipoa is a bird genus in the megapode family best known for including the Australian malleefowl, a ground-dwelling species that incubates its eggs in large mounds of decomposing vegetation.
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E.
Raklungu
Raklungu is an indigenous local language spoken on Atauro Island, near Timor-Leste.
- 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: Rokovoko Target entity description: Rokovoko is the fictional, remote South Pacific island homeland of Queequeg in Herman Melville’s novel "Moby-Dick."
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A.
Pakurumo
Pakurumo is a popular Afrobeat song by Nigerian artist Wizkid, known for its upbeat rhythm and dance-friendly vibe.
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B.
Ráquira
Ráquira is a Colombian town renowned for its traditional pottery, colorful handicrafts, and vibrant colonial architecture.
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C.
Vangunu
Vangunu is an Oceanic language of the Meso-Melanesian group spoken on Vangunu Island in the Solomon Islands.
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D.
Leipoa
Leipoa is a bird genus in the megapode family best known for including the Australian malleefowl, a ground-dwelling species that incubates its eggs in large mounds of decomposing vegetation.
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E.
Raklungu
Raklungu is an indigenous local language spoken on Atauro Island, near Timor-Leste.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional island
ⓘ
fictional location ⓘ literary setting ⓘ |
| appearsInWork |
Moby-Dick
ⓘ
Moby-Dick; or, The Whale ⓘ
linked to:
Moby-Dick
|
| associatedWithTheme |
cultural otherness
ⓘ
exoticism ⓘ the unknown ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginOfCharacter | Queequeg ⓘ |
| countryOfPublicationOfSourceWork |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| createdBy | Herman Melville ⓘ |
| describedAs |
not down in any map
ⓘ
remote ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
Moby-Dick (1851)
ⓘ
linked to:
Moby-Dick
|
| genreOfFictionalSetting |
adventure fiction
ⓘ
nautical fiction ⓘ |
| hasCanonicalStatus | part of the classic American literary canon ⓘ |
| hasFictionalCulture | Polynesian-inspired society ⓘ |
| hasFictionalGeography |
far from Western shipping routes
ⓘ
isolated island ⓘ |
| hasFictionalPractice |
tattooing
ⓘ
whaling-related customs ⓘ |
| hasFictionalReligion | polytheistic practices ⓘ |
| hasGovernmentType | monarchy ⓘ |
| hasNarratorDescription |
“It is not down in any map; true places never are.”
ⓘ
“Rokovoko, an island far away to the West and South” ⓘ |
| hasNotableResident |
Queequeg, son of the king
ⓘ
linked to:
Queequeg
son of the king of Rokovoko ⓘ |
| inhabitant | Queequeg ⓘ |
| inspiredByRegion |
Polynesia
ⓘ
South Seas ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| locatedInFiction | South Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| mediumOfOrigin | novel ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | background for Queequeg’s origin ⓘ |
| partOf | fictional world of Moby-Dick ⓘ |
| publicationYearOfSourceWork | 1851 ⓘ |
| ruledBy | king of Rokovoko ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Rokovoko Description of subject: Rokovoko is the fictional, remote South Pacific island homeland of Queequeg in Herman Melville’s novel "Moby-Dick."
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Rokovoko