Voyage of Discovery to the North Pacific Ocean
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Voyage of Discovery to the North Pacific Ocean is William Robert Broughton’s published account of his late 18th-century exploratory voyage charting parts of the North Pacific and East Asian coasts.
All labels observed (1)
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| Voyage of Discovery to the North Pacific Ocean canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7146431 — 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: Voyage of Discovery to the North Pacific Ocean Context triple: [William R. Broughton, notableWork, Voyage of Discovery to the North Pacific Ocean]
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A.
A Voyage of Discovery into the South Sea and Beering’s Straits
"A Voyage of Discovery into the South Sea and Beering’s Straits" is the published account of the early 19th-century Russian circumnavigation voyage of the Rurik, documenting its scientific explorations and discoveries in the Pacific and Bering Strait regions.
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B.
A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean
A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean is the official multi-volume account of Captain James Cook’s final expedition, detailing his explorations in the North Pacific and the circumstances leading to his death in Hawaii.
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C.
Mendaña’s Pacific expeditions
Mendaña’s Pacific expeditions were late 16th-century Spanish voyages led by Álvaro de Mendaña that sought to explore and claim vast, largely unknown regions of the South Pacific for the Spanish Crown.
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D.
A Journey from Prince of Wales's Fort in Hudson's Bay to the Northern Ocean
*A Journey from Prince of Wales's Fort in Hudson's Bay to the Northern Ocean* is an 18th-century exploration narrative by Samuel Hearne recounting his overland expedition across northern Canada to the Arctic coast.
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E.
Voyage to the Moluccas
Voyage to the Moluccas was the early 16th-century Spanish expedition, led by Ferdinand Magellan and later Juan Sebastián Elcano, that first circumnavigated the globe in search of a westward route to the Spice Islands.
- 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: Voyage of Discovery to the North Pacific Ocean Target entity description: Voyage of Discovery to the North Pacific Ocean is William Robert Broughton’s published account of his late 18th-century exploratory voyage charting parts of the North Pacific and East Asian coasts.
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A.
A Voyage of Discovery into the South Sea and Beering’s Straits
"A Voyage of Discovery into the South Sea and Beering’s Straits" is the published account of the early 19th-century Russian circumnavigation voyage of the Rurik, documenting its scientific explorations and discoveries in the Pacific and Bering Strait regions.
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B.
A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean
A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean is the official multi-volume account of Captain James Cook’s final expedition, detailing his explorations in the North Pacific and the circumstances leading to his death in Hawaii.
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C.
Mendaña’s Pacific expeditions
Mendaña’s Pacific expeditions were late 16th-century Spanish voyages led by Álvaro de Mendaña that sought to explore and claim vast, largely unknown regions of the South Pacific for the Spanish Crown.
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D.
A Journey from Prince of Wales's Fort in Hudson's Bay to the Northern Ocean
*A Journey from Prince of Wales's Fort in Hudson's Bay to the Northern Ocean* is an 18th-century exploration narrative by Samuel Hearne recounting his overland expedition across northern Canada to the Arctic coast.
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E.
Voyage to the Moluccas
Voyage to the Moluccas was the early 16th-century Spanish expedition, led by Ferdinand Magellan and later Juan Sebastián Elcano, that first circumnavigated the globe in search of a westward route to the Spice Islands.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
exploration narrative
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non-fiction book ⓘ travel book ⓘ |
| about |
William Robert Broughton’s exploratory voyage
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hydrographic charting ⓘ naval surveying ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Age of Sail
ⓘ
British naval exploration ⓘ |
| author |
William Robert Broughton
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linked to:
William R. Broughton
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| describes |
charting of East Asian coasts
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charting of parts of the North Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| documents |
coastlines of parts of East Asia
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geographical features of the North Pacific ⓘ routes and observations of Broughton’s voyage ⓘ |
| genre |
maritime history
ⓘ
travel literature ⓘ |
| hasPart |
accounts of encounters in the North Pacific region
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narrative of coastal surveys in East Asia ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
North Pacific Ocean
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linked to:
Northern Pacific Ocean
exploration ⓘ late 18th-century voyages ⓘ nautical exploration ⓘ |
| setting |
East Asian maritime regions
ⓘ
North Pacific Ocean ⓘ
linked to:
Northern Pacific Ocean
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| timeOfNarrative | late 18th century ⓘ |
| workType | published account of a voyage ⓘ |
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Subject: Voyage of Discovery to the North Pacific Ocean Description of subject: Voyage of Discovery to the North Pacific Ocean is William Robert Broughton’s published account of his late 18th-century exploratory voyage charting parts of the North Pacific and East Asian coasts.
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