Ross Bay Cemetery, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
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Ross Bay Cemetery in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada is a historic 19th-century graveyard known as the final resting place of many notable figures, including artist and writer Emily Carr.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ross Bay Cemetery, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9411739 — 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: Ross Bay Cemetery, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada Context triple: [Emily Carr, burialPlace, Ross Bay Cemetery, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada]
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Fraser Cemetery, New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
Fraser Cemetery in New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada, is a historic burial ground overlooking the Fraser River and the final resting place of notable figures including actor Raymond Burr.
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B.
Beechwood Cemetery, Ottawa, Canada
Beechwood Cemetery in Ottawa, Canada is a historic national cemetery known as the resting place of many prominent Canadians, including engineers, politicians, and military figures.
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C.
Denman Cemetery
Denman Cemetery is a burial ground associated with the community of Denman, serving as a local historic and memorial site.
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D.
Mount Royal Cemetery
Mount Royal Cemetery is a historic, large, and picturesque burial ground in Montreal, Canada, known for its landscaped grounds, notable monuments, and many prominent interments.
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E.
Field, British Columbia
Field, British Columbia is a small community in the Canadian Rockies that serves as a gateway and service hub for visitors to Yoho National Park.
- 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: Ross Bay Cemetery, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada Target entity description: Ross Bay Cemetery in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada is a historic 19th-century graveyard known as the final resting place of many notable figures, including artist and writer Emily Carr.
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A.
Fraser Cemetery, New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
Fraser Cemetery in New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada, is a historic burial ground overlooking the Fraser River and the final resting place of notable figures including actor Raymond Burr.
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B.
Beechwood Cemetery, Ottawa, Canada
Beechwood Cemetery in Ottawa, Canada is a historic national cemetery known as the resting place of many prominent Canadians, including engineers, politicians, and military figures.
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C.
Denman Cemetery
Denman Cemetery is a burial ground associated with the community of Denman, serving as a local historic and memorial site.
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D.
Mount Royal Cemetery
Mount Royal Cemetery is a historic, large, and picturesque burial ground in Montreal, Canada, known for its landscaped grounds, notable monuments, and many prominent interments.
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E.
Field, British Columbia
Field, British Columbia is a small community in the Canadian Rockies that serves as a gateway and service hub for visitors to Yoho National Park.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cemetery
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historic site ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Dallas Road
ⓘ
Ross Bay waterfront ⓘ |
| area | approximately 27 acres ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| hasConservationActivity |
documentation of burials
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heritage interpretation programs ⓘ restoration of historic graves ⓘ |
| hasCoordinates | 48.412°N 123.338°W ⓘ |
| hasLandscapeFeature |
Victorian-era funerary art
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elaborate stone monuments ⓘ mausoleums ⓘ oceanfront views ⓘ tree-lined avenues ⓘ |
| hasNotableBurial |
Amor De Cosmos
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Billy Barker ⓘ David Oppenheimer ⓘ Emily Carr ⓘ Matthew Baillie Begbie ⓘ Robert Dunsmuir ⓘ Sir James Douglas ⓘ many early settlers of Victoria ⓘ veterans of World War I ⓘ veterans of World War II ⓘ |
| hasOrganization | Old Cemeteries Society of Victoria ⓘ |
| hasSection |
Chinese section
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Jewish section ⓘ children’s section ⓘ veterans section ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
historic cemetery
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municipal heritage site ⓘ |
| inception | 1872 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
British Columbia
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Ross Bay ⓘ Vancouver Island ⓘ Victoria, British Columbia ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Isabella Mainville Ross ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1873 ⓘ |
| operator |
City of Victoria
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linked to:
City of Victoria municipal area
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| ownedBy |
City of Victoria
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linked to:
City of Victoria municipal area
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| significance |
major Victorian-era burial ground on the west coast of Canada
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one of the oldest formal cemeteries in British Columbia ⓘ |
| usedFor |
burials
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genealogical research ⓘ heritage walks ⓘ historical tours ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ross Bay Cemetery, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada Description of subject: Ross Bay Cemetery in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada is a historic 19th-century graveyard known as the final resting place of many notable figures, including artist and writer Emily Carr.
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