Franklin Dam controversy
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The Franklin Dam controversy was a major Australian environmental and political conflict in the late 1970s and early 1980s over a proposed hydroelectric dam in Tasmania, which became a landmark case for wilderness conservation and environmental activism.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15728816 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Franklin Dam controversy Context triple: [Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers National Park, relatedEvent, Franklin Dam controversy]
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Queanbeyan–Canberra water supply scheme
The Queanbeyan–Canberra water supply scheme is a regional water management system that provides and regulates potable water for the Canberra and Queanbeyan area in southeastern Australia.
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Goldfields Water Supply Scheme
The Goldfields Water Supply Scheme is a historic Australian engineering project that transports water over hundreds of kilometers from Perth to the arid Eastern Goldfields region of Western Australia.
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Ginninderra Creek dams
Ginninderra Creek dams are a series of water storage and management structures on Ginninderra Creek in the Australian Capital Territory, contributing to flood control, water supply, and environmental management within the Murrumbidgee River catchment.
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D.
Snowy Hydro Scheme
The Snowy Hydro Scheme is a large-scale hydroelectricity and irrigation complex in Australia’s Snowy Mountains, renowned as one of the country’s most significant engineering projects.
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Churchill River hydroelectric system
The Churchill River hydroelectric system is a large-scale network of dams, reservoirs, and power stations in Labrador, Canada, developed to harness the Churchill River’s flow for electricity generation.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Franklin Dam controversy Target entity description: The Franklin Dam controversy was a major Australian environmental and political conflict in the late 1970s and early 1980s over a proposed hydroelectric dam in Tasmania, which became a landmark case for wilderness conservation and environmental activism.
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A.
Queanbeyan–Canberra water supply scheme
The Queanbeyan–Canberra water supply scheme is a regional water management system that provides and regulates potable water for the Canberra and Queanbeyan area in southeastern Australia.
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B.
Goldfields Water Supply Scheme
The Goldfields Water Supply Scheme is a historic Australian engineering project that transports water over hundreds of kilometers from Perth to the arid Eastern Goldfields region of Western Australia.
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C.
Ginninderra Creek dams
Ginninderra Creek dams are a series of water storage and management structures on Ginninderra Creek in the Australian Capital Territory, contributing to flood control, water supply, and environmental management within the Murrumbidgee River catchment.
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D.
Snowy Hydro Scheme
The Snowy Hydro Scheme is a large-scale hydroelectricity and irrigation complex in Australia’s Snowy Mountains, renowned as one of the country’s most significant engineering projects.
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E.
Churchill River hydroelectric system
The Churchill River hydroelectric system is a large-scale network of dams, reservoirs, and power stations in Labrador, Canada, developed to harness the Churchill River’s flow for electricity generation.
- F. None of above. chosen
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