Abel Tasman ferry service
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The Abel Tasman ferry service was a former passenger and vehicle ferry operation across Bass Strait between mainland Australia and Tasmania, later superseded by the Spirit of Tasmania vessels.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Abel Tasman ferry service canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13216991 — 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: Abel Tasman ferry service Context triple: [Spirit of Tasmania, replacedService, Abel Tasman ferry service]
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A.
Interislander ferry
The Interislander ferry is a major passenger and vehicle ferry service in New Zealand that connects the North and South Islands across Cook Strait.
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B.
Spirit of Tasmania ferry
The Spirit of Tasmania ferry is a passenger and vehicle ferry service that operates across Bass Strait, connecting mainland Australia with the island state of Tasmania.
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C.
Sydney Ferries
Sydney Ferries is the public ferry operator providing commuter and tourist ferry services across Sydney Harbour and the surrounding waterways in the Greater Sydney region.
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D.
Cape Jervis–Penneshaw ferry
The Cape Jervis–Penneshaw ferry is a passenger and vehicle ferry service linking mainland South Australia with Kangaroo Island across Backstairs Passage.
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E.
Forster–Tuncurry vehicular ferry
The Forster–Tuncurry vehicular ferry was a former car and passenger ferry service that carried traffic across Wallis Lake between the twin towns of Forster and Tuncurry in New South Wales, Australia, before the construction of a permanent bridge.
- 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: Abel Tasman ferry service Target entity description: The Abel Tasman ferry service was a former passenger and vehicle ferry operation across Bass Strait between mainland Australia and Tasmania, later superseded by the Spirit of Tasmania vessels.
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A.
Interislander ferry
The Interislander ferry is a major passenger and vehicle ferry service in New Zealand that connects the North and South Islands across Cook Strait.
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B.
Spirit of Tasmania ferry
The Spirit of Tasmania ferry is a passenger and vehicle ferry service that operates across Bass Strait, connecting mainland Australia with the island state of Tasmania.
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C.
Sydney Ferries
Sydney Ferries is the public ferry operator providing commuter and tourist ferry services across Sydney Harbour and the surrounding waterways in the Greater Sydney region.
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D.
Cape Jervis–Penneshaw ferry
The Cape Jervis–Penneshaw ferry is a passenger and vehicle ferry service linking mainland South Australia with Kangaroo Island across Backstairs Passage.
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E.
Forster–Tuncurry vehicular ferry
The Forster–Tuncurry vehicular ferry was a former car and passenger ferry service that carried traffic across Wallis Lake between the twin towns of Forster and Tuncurry in New South Wales, Australia, before the construction of a permanent bridge.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ferry service
ⓘ
transport operation ⓘ |
| bodyOfWater | Bass Strait NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| carried |
passengers
ⓘ
vehicles ⓘ |
| connected |
Tasmania
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
mainland Australia ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Abel Tasman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedAcross | Bass Strait NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedBetween |
Tasmania
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Victoria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedIn | 20th century ⓘ |
| operatedOnRoute | Melbourne–Devonport route NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatorType | commercial ferry operator ⓘ |
| primaryTerminus |
Tasmanian port
ⓘ
mainland Australian port ⓘ |
| regionServed | Bass Strait region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Spirit of Tasmania
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Spirit of Tasmania I NERFINISHED ⓘ Spirit of Tasmania II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceType |
passenger ferry
ⓘ
vehicle ferry ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| successorService | Spirit of Tasmania ferry service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transportMode | sea transport ⓘ |
| usedVesselType | roll-on/roll-off ferry ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Abel Tasman ferry service Description of subject: The Abel Tasman ferry service was a former passenger and vehicle ferry operation across Bass Strait between mainland Australia and Tasmania, later superseded by the Spirit of Tasmania vessels.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Spirit of Tasmania