the Wallace Line
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The Wallace Line is a biogeographical boundary in Southeast Asia that marks a sharp division between Asian and Australasian species of animals.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wallace Line | 10 |
| Wallacea biodiversity hotspot | 1 |
| Wallace’s Line | 1 |
| the Wallace Line canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T732067 — 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 Wallace Line Context triple: [Alfred Russel Wallace, notableIdea, the Wallace Line]
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A.
Bali Strait
The Bali Strait is a narrow body of water separating the Indonesian islands of Java and Bali, serving as an important local shipping and ferry route.
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B.
Lombok Strait
Lombok Strait is a deep, narrow waterway between the Indonesian islands of Bali and Lombok that serves as a major international shipping route and alternative passage to the nearby Strait of Malacca.
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C.
Sunda Strait
The Sunda Strait is a narrow waterway in Indonesia that separates the islands of Java and Sumatra, connecting the Java Sea with the Indian Ocean.
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D.
Makassar Strait
The Makassar Strait is a major sea passage in Indonesia that separates the islands of Borneo and Sulawesi and forms part of an important shipping route between the Pacific and Indian Oceans.
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E.
Strait of Malacca
The Strait of Malacca is a narrow, strategically vital waterway between the Malay Peninsula and the Indonesian island of Sumatra that serves as one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes connecting the Indian and Pacific Oceans.
- 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 Wallace Line Target entity description: The Wallace Line is a biogeographical boundary in Southeast Asia that marks a sharp division between Asian and Australasian species of animals.
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A.
Bali Strait
The Bali Strait is a narrow body of water separating the Indonesian islands of Java and Bali, serving as an important local shipping and ferry route.
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B.
Lombok Strait
Lombok Strait is a deep, narrow waterway between the Indonesian islands of Bali and Lombok that serves as a major international shipping route and alternative passage to the nearby Strait of Malacca.
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C.
Sunda Strait
The Sunda Strait is a narrow waterway in Indonesia that separates the islands of Java and Sumatra, connecting the Java Sea with the Indian Ocean.
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D.
Makassar Strait
The Makassar Strait is a major sea passage in Indonesia that separates the islands of Borneo and Sulawesi and forms part of an important shipping route between the Pacific and Indian Oceans.
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E.
Strait of Malacca
The Strait of Malacca is a narrow, strategically vital waterway between the Malay Peninsula and the Indonesian island of Sumatra that serves as one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes connecting the Indian and Pacific Oceans.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biogeographical boundary
ⓘ
zoogeographical boundary ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Wallace’s Line
ⓘ
linked to:
the Wallace Line
|
| basedOn |
distribution of birds
ⓘ
distribution of mammals ⓘ distribution of other vertebrates ⓘ |
| characteristic |
limited natural dispersal of many terrestrial species
ⓘ
sharp faunal turnover ⓘ |
| continent |
Asia
ⓘ
Australia ⓘ |
| country |
East Timor
ⓘ
linked to:
Timor-Leste
Indonesia ⓘ Malaysia ⓘ |
| crosses | Indonesia ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Alfred Russel Wallace ⓘ |
| field |
biogeography
ⓘ
ecology ⓘ evolutionary biology ⓘ |
| hasType | biogeographic demarcation line ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Indonesian archipelago
ⓘ
Malay Archipelago ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Alfred Russel Wallace ⓘ |
| nearbySea |
Flores Sea
ⓘ
Java Sea ⓘ Lombok Strait ⓘ Makassar Strait ⓘ |
| passesBetween |
Bali
ⓘ
Borneo ⓘ Lombok ⓘ Philippines ⓘ Sulawesi ⓘ
linked to:
Celebes
|
| region | Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Lydekker Line
ⓘ
Wallacea ⓘ Weber Line ⓘ |
| separates |
Asian fauna
ⓘ
Australasian fauna ⓘ
linked to:
Australasian realm
Australasian realm ⓘ Indomalayan realm ⓘ |
| significance |
illustrates historical biogeography
ⓘ
supports theory of evolution by natural selection ⓘ |
| timeDescribed | 19th century ⓘ |
| underlyingCause |
deep ocean trenches
ⓘ
long-term isolation of landmasses ⓘ plate tectonics ⓘ |
| usedIn |
biodiversity studies
ⓘ
conservation planning ⓘ zoogeographic regionalization ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: the Wallace Line Description of subject: The Wallace Line is a biogeographical boundary in Southeast Asia that marks a sharp division between Asian and Australasian species of animals.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: the Wallace Line
linked to: the Wallace Line
linked to: the Wallace Line
subject linked to:
the Wallace Line
linked to: the Wallace Line
linked to: the Wallace Line
linked to: the Wallace Line
linked to: the Wallace Line
linked to: the Wallace Line