British Antarctic Expedition
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The British Antarctic Expedition was an early 20th-century polar exploration led by Robert Falcon Scott that sought to reach the South Pole and conduct extensive scientific research in Antarctica.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1386330 — 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)
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Target entity: British Antarctic Expedition Context triple: [South Pole, secondReachedBy, British Antarctic Expedition]
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Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition
The Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition was Sir Ernest Shackleton’s famed 1914–1917 Antarctic venture, best known for the dramatic survival and rescue of its crew after their ship Endurance was trapped and crushed by pack ice.
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Russian Antarctic Expedition
The Russian Antarctic Expedition is Russia’s national polar research program responsible for conducting scientific exploration and maintaining research stations across Antarctica.
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Amundsen–Ellsworth–Nobile expedition
The Amundsen–Ellsworth–Nobile expedition was a 1926 polar venture led by Roald Amundsen, Lincoln Ellsworth, and Umberto Nobile that achieved the first verified crossing of the Arctic Ocean by airship.
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Drake–Norris Expedition
The Drake–Norris Expedition was a large but ultimately unsuccessful 1589 English naval campaign against Spain, launched shortly after the Spanish Armada in an attempt to cripple Spanish power and support Portuguese rebels.
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HMS Beagle second survey expedition
The HMS Beagle second survey expedition was the 1831–1836 naval voyage around the world during which Charles Darwin made the observations that laid the groundwork for his theory of evolution by natural selection.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: British Antarctic Expedition Target entity description: The British Antarctic Expedition was an early 20th-century polar exploration led by Robert Falcon Scott that sought to reach the South Pole and conduct extensive scientific research in Antarctica.
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A.
Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition
The Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition was Sir Ernest Shackleton’s famed 1914–1917 Antarctic venture, best known for the dramatic survival and rescue of its crew after their ship Endurance was trapped and crushed by pack ice.
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B.
Russian Antarctic Expedition
The Russian Antarctic Expedition is Russia’s national polar research program responsible for conducting scientific exploration and maintaining research stations across Antarctica.
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C.
Amundsen–Ellsworth–Nobile expedition
The Amundsen–Ellsworth–Nobile expedition was a 1926 polar venture led by Roald Amundsen, Lincoln Ellsworth, and Umberto Nobile that achieved the first verified crossing of the Arctic Ocean by airship.
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D.
Drake–Norris Expedition
The Drake–Norris Expedition was a large but ultimately unsuccessful 1589 English naval campaign against Spain, launched shortly after the Spanish Armada in an attempt to cripple Spanish power and support Portuguese rebels.
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E.
HMS Beagle second survey expedition
The HMS Beagle second survey expedition was the 1831–1836 naval voyage around the world during which Charles Darwin made the observations that laid the groundwork for his theory of evolution by natural selection.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Subject: British Antarctic Expedition Description of subject: The British Antarctic Expedition was an early 20th-century polar exploration led by Robert Falcon Scott that sought to reach the South Pole and conduct extensive scientific research in Antarctica.
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British National Antarctic Expedition
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British National Antarctic Expedition
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Terra Nova Expedition
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British Antarctic Expedition (Terra Nova Expedition, 1910–1913)
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Terra Nova Expedition
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Terra Nova Expedition
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British National Antarctic Expedition
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British Antarctic Expedition 1910–1913
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Terra Nova Expedition
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British Antarctic expeditions
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British Antarctic expeditions
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Terra Nova Expedition
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Terra Nova Expedition
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British Antarctic Expedition 1910–1913
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British Antarctic Expedition 1907–1909
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British National Antarctic Expedition
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British National Antarctic Expedition 1901–1904
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Terra Nova Expedition
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Terra Nova Expedition
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British Antarctic Expedition 1910–1913
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British National Antarctic Expedition (1901–1904)
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British Antarctic Expedition (1907–1909)
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British Antarctic Expedition (1907–1909)
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British National Antarctic Expedition
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Terra Nova Expedition
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Terra Nova Expedition
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Terra Nova Expedition
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Terra Nova Expedition
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Terra Nova Expedition
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Robert Falcon Scott’s South Pole expedition
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British National Antarctic Expedition