the Furious Fifties
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The Furious Fifties are the notoriously stormy and wind-swept band of latitudes between 50° and 60° south in the Southern Ocean, famed for their powerful westerly gales and rough seas.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| the Furious Fifties canonical | 3 |
| Furious Fifties | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T401801 — 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: the Furious Fifties Context triple: [Drake Passage, liesWithinLatitudeBand, the Furious Fifties]
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A.
Follow the Fleet
Follow the Fleet is a 1936 Hollywood musical film starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, known for its dance sequences, romantic comedy plot, and classic Irving Berlin songs.
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B.
The Five
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C.
The Icebergs
The Icebergs is a monumental 1861 landscape painting by American artist Frederic Edwin Church, renowned for its dramatic, highly detailed depiction of Arctic ice formations and sublime natural grandeur.
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D.
The Great Eight
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E.
Bluewater
Bluewater is a large out-of-town shopping and leisure centre located in Kent, England.
- 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: the Furious Fifties Target entity description: The Furious Fifties are the notoriously stormy and wind-swept band of latitudes between 50° and 60° south in the Southern Ocean, famed for their powerful westerly gales and rough seas.
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A.
Follow the Fleet
Follow the Fleet is a 1936 Hollywood musical film starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, known for its dance sequences, romantic comedy plot, and classic Irving Berlin songs.
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B.
The Five
The Five is a Fox News Channel weekday panel show where five co-hosts discuss current news, politics, and pop culture from a generally conservative perspective.
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C.
The Icebergs
The Icebergs is a monumental 1861 landscape painting by American artist Frederic Edwin Church, renowned for its dramatic, highly detailed depiction of Arctic ice formations and sublime natural grandeur.
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D.
The Great Eight
The Great Eight is the famous nickname of Russian ice hockey superstar Alex Ovechkin, one of the most prolific goal scorers in NHL history.
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E.
Bluewater
Bluewater is a large out-of-town shopping and leisure centre located in Kent, England.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical region
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latitudinal zone ⓘ wind belt ⓘ |
| affects |
Southern Ocean navigation
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global shipping routes ⓘ |
| follows | Roaring Forties ⓘ |
| hasApproximateNorthernBoundary | 50° south latitude ⓘ |
| hasApproximateSouthernBoundary | 60° south latitude ⓘ |
| hasCause |
minimal landmass to disrupt winds
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pressure gradient between subtropical high and polar low ⓘ strong temperature gradients ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristicWeather |
frequent low-pressure systems
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high winds ⓘ rough seas ⓘ stormy conditions ⓘ |
| hasDominantWindDirection | westerly ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfName | English ⓘ |
| hasLatitudeRange | 50°S–60°S ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin | named for furious strength of winds ⓘ |
| hasOceanicFeature |
large ocean fetch
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large wave heights ⓘ |
| hasPrevailingWindType | strong westerly gales ⓘ |
| hasRisk |
capsizing of small vessels
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ship damage ⓘ |
| hasSeaState | frequent high swell ⓘ |
| hasTypicalUseContext |
maritime navigation
ⓘ
meteorology ⓘ oceanography ⓘ |
| hasWindSystem | prevailing westerlies ⓘ |
| influences |
Southern Hemisphere storm tracks
ⓘ
Southern Ocean wave climate ⓘ |
| isAssociatedWith |
Antarctic Circumpolar Current
ⓘ
Southern Ocean circumpolar flow ⓘ |
| isKnownFor |
hazardous sailing conditions
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powerful westerly gales ⓘ rapidly changing weather ⓘ strong extratropical cyclones ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Southern Ocean storm track
ⓘ
Southern mid-latitudes ⓘ |
| isSimilarTo |
Roaring Forties
ⓘ
Screaming Sixties ⓘ |
| isUsedBy |
ocean racers
ⓘ
round-the-world sailing routes ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Southern Hemisphere
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Southern Ocean ⓘ |
| precedes | Screaming Sixties ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: the Furious Fifties Description of subject: The Furious Fifties are the notoriously stormy and wind-swept band of latitudes between 50° and 60° south in the Southern Ocean, famed for their powerful westerly gales and rough seas.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: the Furious Fifties
linked to: the Furious Fifties