Cape Dezhnev
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Cape Dezhnev is the easternmost point of the Asian continent, located on the Chukchi Peninsula facing the Bering Strait.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cape Dezhnev canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4292285 — 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: Cape Dezhnev Context triple: [Chukchi Peninsula, extremePoint, Cape Dezhnev]
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A.
Qaanaaq
Qaanaaq is a remote town in northwestern Greenland known for its predominantly Inuit population and traditional Arctic way of life.
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B.
Trinity Peninsula
Trinity Peninsula is the northernmost part of the Antarctic Peninsula, forming a key gateway region between the Antarctic continent and the Southern Ocean.
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C.
Point Barrow
Point Barrow is the northernmost point of Alaska and the United States, located where the Arctic Ocean meets the Chukchi and Beaufort Seas.
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D.
Taymyr Peninsula
The Taymyr Peninsula is a vast, remote Arctic landmass in northern Siberia, Russia, known as the northernmost part of the Eurasian mainland and characterized by tundra landscapes and extreme polar climate.
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E.
Akhiok
Akhiok is a small, remote Alutiiq village and city located on the southern coast of Kodiak Island in Alaska.
- 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: Cape Dezhnev Target entity description: Cape Dezhnev is the easternmost point of the Asian continent, located on the Chukchi Peninsula facing the Bering Strait.
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A.
Qaanaaq
Qaanaaq is a remote town in northwestern Greenland known for its predominantly Inuit population and traditional Arctic way of life.
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B.
Trinity Peninsula
Trinity Peninsula is the northernmost part of the Antarctic Peninsula, forming a key gateway region between the Antarctic continent and the Southern Ocean.
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C.
Point Barrow
Point Barrow is the northernmost point of Alaska and the United States, located where the Arctic Ocean meets the Chukchi and Beaufort Seas.
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D.
Taymyr Peninsula
The Taymyr Peninsula is a vast, remote Arctic landmass in northern Siberia, Russia, known as the northernmost part of the Eurasian mainland and characterized by tundra landscapes and extreme polar climate.
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E.
Akhiok
Akhiok is a small, remote Alutiiq village and city located on the southern coast of Kodiak Island in Alaska.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cape
ⓘ
headland ⓘ |
| administrativeDistrict | Chukotsky District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | Arctic climate ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Russia ⓘ |
| distanceToOppositePoint | about 82 kilometers to Cape Prince of Wales ⓘ |
| ethnicRegion | Chukchi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| extremeDirection | easternmost point of the Asian continent ⓘ |
| extremePointOf |
Asia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feature |
rocky shoreline
ⓘ
steep cliffs ⓘ |
| federalSubject | Chukotka Autonomous Okrug NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerName |
Cape Vostochny
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
East Cape NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicalSetting | northeastern edge of the Eurasian landmass ⓘ |
| hasLighthouse | yes ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
marker of boundary between Chukchi Sea and Bering Sea
ⓘ
site of early Russian exploration of the Far East ⓘ |
| latitudeApprox | 66°N ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Chukchi Peninsula
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Russian Far East NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Arctic Ocean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bering Strait NERFINISHED ⓘ Chukchi Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| longitudeApprox | 169°W ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Semyon Dezhnev NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfterOccupation | Russian explorer ⓘ |
| navigationHazard |
fog
ⓘ
sea ice ⓘ strong currents ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement |
Lavrentiya
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Uelen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyWaterBody |
Bering Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chukchi Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oceanCurrent | Bering Sea currents ⓘ |
| oppositePointAcrossStrait |
Alaska
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cape Prince of Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Bering Land Bridge region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Chukotka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seaRoute | Northern Sea Route vicinity ⓘ |
| separatedBy | Bering Strait NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| separatedFrom | North America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | navigation in Bering Strait ⓘ |
| timeZone | Anadyr Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cape Dezhnev Description of subject: Cape Dezhnev is the easternmost point of the Asian continent, located on the Chukchi Peninsula facing the Bering Strait.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.