Terra Nova
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Terra Nova was a British whaling and exploration ship best known for carrying Robert Falcon Scott’s ill-fated Terra Nova Expedition to Antarctica in the early 20th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Terra Nova canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7253324 — 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: Terra Nova Context triple: [British Antarctic Expedition, usedShip, Terra Nova]
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A.
Terra Nova
Terra Nova is a major offshore oil field and production facility located on the Grand Banks off the coast of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
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B.
Terra Nova
Terra Nova is a science fiction television series set in a dystopian future where humans travel back to prehistoric Earth to save civilization.
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C.
Ice Land
Ice Land is a frigid, snow- and ice-themed world in Super Mario Bros. 3 known for its slippery terrain and cold-weather enemies.
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D.
Les Machines de l’Île
Les Machines de l’Île is a large-scale artistic and cultural project in Nantes featuring fantastical mechanical creatures and interactive machines inspired by Jules Verne and Leonardo da Vinci.
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E.
Polar Frontier
Polar Frontier is an Arctic-themed exhibit at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium that showcases polar bears and other cold-climate wildlife in naturalistic habitats.
- 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: Terra Nova Target entity description: Terra Nova was a British whaling and exploration ship best known for carrying Robert Falcon Scott’s ill-fated Terra Nova Expedition to Antarctica in the early 20th century.
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A.
Terra Nova
Terra Nova is a major offshore oil field and production facility located on the Grand Banks off the coast of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
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B.
Terra Nova
Terra Nova is a science fiction television series set in a dystopian future where humans travel back to prehistoric Earth to save civilization.
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C.
Ice Land
Ice Land is a frigid, snow- and ice-themed world in Super Mario Bros. 3 known for its slippery terrain and cold-weather enemies.
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D.
Les Machines de l’Île
Les Machines de l’Île is a large-scale artistic and cultural project in Nantes featuring fantastical mechanical creatures and interactive machines inspired by Jules Verne and Leonardo da Vinci.
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E.
Polar Frontier
Polar Frontier is an Arctic-themed exhibit at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium that showcases polar bears and other cold-climate wildlife in naturalistic habitats.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Antarctic exploration vessel
ⓘ
barque ⓘ exploration ship ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Robert Falcon Scott
ⓘ
Terra Nova Expedition ⓘ |
| bestKnownFor | carrying Robert Falcon Scott’s Terra Nova Expedition to Antarctica ⓘ |
| builtFor | whaling industry ⓘ |
| carried | men, dogs, ponies, and supplies for Antarctic exploration ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| destination | Antarctica ⓘ |
| era | Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration ⓘ |
| expeditionLeader | Robert Falcon Scott ⓘ |
| fate | lost at sea ⓘ |
| flag | British flag ⓘ |
| hasCrewType |
explorers
ⓘ
scientists ⓘ whalers ⓘ |
| hasNameLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| hasNotableEvent | transported Scott’s ill-fated South Pole expedition ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | symbol of heroic age of Antarctic exploration ⓘ |
| laterUse |
sealing
ⓘ
supply and transport in polar regions ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Terra Nova Expedition ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | New Land ⓘ |
| notableFor | role in the race to the South Pole ⓘ |
| notableVoyage |
1910–1913 British Antarctic Expedition
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linked to:
British Antarctic Expedition
|
| operatedBy |
British Antarctic expedition
ⓘ
linked to:
British Antarctic Expedition
|
| operatedInCentury | 20th century ⓘ |
| operatedInPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| operatedInRegion |
North Atlantic
ⓘ
Southern Ocean ⓘ |
| partOf | British Antarctic exploration history ⓘ |
| propulsion | sail ⓘ |
| sankCause | ice damage ⓘ |
| sankLocation | off Greenland ⓘ |
| sankYear | 1943 ⓘ |
| serviceRole |
expedition support ship
ⓘ
supply ship ⓘ |
| usedFor |
polar exploration
ⓘ
transport of Antarctic expeditions ⓘ whaling ⓘ |
| vesselType | sailing ship ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Terra Nova Description of subject: Terra Nova was a British whaling and exploration ship best known for carrying Robert Falcon Scott’s ill-fated Terra Nova Expedition to Antarctica in the early 20th century.
Referenced by (3)
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