ASPA 121
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ASPA 121 is an Antarctic Specially Protected Area encompassing the historic Cape Royds region on Ross Island, notable for its Adélie penguin colony and Shackleton’s Nimrod Expedition hut.
All labels observed (2)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13015369 — 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: ASPA 121 Context triple: [Cape Royds, ASPANumber, ASPA 121]
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ASPA 125
ASPA 125 is a designated Antarctic Specially Protected Area recognized for its significant environmental, scientific, or ecological values that require strict protection and controlled access.
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B.
ASPA
ASPA is the official station code used to identify Amsterdam Science Park railway station in the Netherlands.
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C.
ASPHO
ASPHO is a professional organization dedicated to advancing the care, research, and education in pediatric hematology and oncology.
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D.
AS-201
AS-201 was an early uncrewed Apollo test flight that validated the Saturn IB rocket and Apollo spacecraft systems in preparation for later crewed missions.
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SPAS
SPAS is the School of Professional and Area Studies, an institution focused on specialized professional and regional studies education.
- 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: ASPA 121 Target entity description: ASPA 121 is an Antarctic Specially Protected Area encompassing the historic Cape Royds region on Ross Island, notable for its Adélie penguin colony and Shackleton’s Nimrod Expedition hut.
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A.
ASPA 125
ASPA 125 is a designated Antarctic Specially Protected Area recognized for its significant environmental, scientific, or ecological values that require strict protection and controlled access.
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B.
ASPA
ASPA is the official station code used to identify Amsterdam Science Park railway station in the Netherlands.
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C.
ASPHO
ASPHO is a professional organization dedicated to advancing the care, research, and education in pediatric hematology and oncology.
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D.
AS-201
AS-201 was an early uncrewed Apollo test flight that validated the Saturn IB rocket and Apollo spacecraft systems in preparation for later crewed missions.
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E.
SPAS
SPAS is the School of Professional and Area Studies, an institution focused on specialized professional and regional studies education.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Antarctic Specially Protected Area
ⓘ
protected area ⓘ |
| accessRestricted | true ⓘ |
| contains |
Adélie penguin breeding colony
ⓘ
Ernest Shackleton’s Nimrod Expedition hut ⓘ
linked to:
Shackleton’s Hut at Cape Royds
coastal ice-free terrain ⓘ volcanic terrain of Ross Island ⓘ |
| country | Antarctic Treaty area ⓘ |
| ecosystemType | Antarctic coastal ice-free ecosystem ⓘ |
| governedBy | Antarctic Treaty System ⓘ |
| hasDesignation | Antarctic Specially Protected Area No. 121 ⓘ |
| hasFeatureType | coastal protected area ⓘ |
| hasHeritageValue |
ecological value
ⓘ
historic value ⓘ |
| hasHistoricAssociation |
Ernest Shackleton
ⓘ
Nimrod Expedition ⓘ |
| hasIUCNCategory |
Ia (Strict Nature Reserve)
ⓘ
linked to:
Ia (strict nature reserve)
|
| hasLegalStatus | internationally protected area ⓘ |
| hasManagementPlan | Management Plan for Antarctic Specially Protected Area No. 121 ⓘ |
| hasPrimarySpeciesProtected | Adélie penguin ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Antarctica
ⓘ
Cape Royds ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Ross Island ⓘ |
| near |
McMurdo Sound
ⓘ
Mount Erebus ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Adélie penguin colony
ⓘ
linked to:
Adélie penguin
early 20th century Antarctic exploration history ⓘ historic expedition hut ⓘ |
| partOf |
Ross Sea region
ⓘ
linked to:
Ross Sea
|
| protects |
Adélie penguin colony at Cape Royds
ⓘ
Shackleton’s Nimrod Expedition hut ⓘ
linked to:
Shackleton’s Hut at Cape Royds
historic Cape Royds region ⓘ |
| purpose |
conservation of Antarctic terrestrial ecosystems
ⓘ
protection of bird colonies ⓘ protection of historic monuments ⓘ |
| regulatedBy | Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty ⓘ |
| requiresPermitForEntry | true ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: ASPA 121 Description of subject: ASPA 121 is an Antarctic Specially Protected Area encompassing the historic Cape Royds region on Ross Island, notable for its Adélie penguin colony and Shackleton’s Nimrod Expedition hut.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: ASPA 121