Mirny Station
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Mirny Station is a Russian research base in Antarctica that serves as a key hub for scientific studies of the polar environment and climate.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mirny Station canonical | 2 |
| Mirny | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5294243 — 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: Mirny Station Context triple: [Russian Antarctic Expedition, maintains, Mirny Station]
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A.
Mirny
Mirny is a remote mining town in eastern Siberia best known for its massive open-pit diamond mine and role in Russia’s diamond industry.
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B.
Novolazarevskaya Station
Novolazarevskaya Station is a Russian Antarctic research base located in Queen Maud Land, primarily used for scientific studies of the polar environment and climate.
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C.
Vostok Station
Vostok Station is a remote Russian research base in inland Antarctica known for its extreme cold and deep ice-core climate studies.
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D.
Vernadsky Research Base
Vernadsky Research Base is a Ukrainian Antarctic research station known for its long-term studies of ozone depletion, climate, and upper-atmosphere physics.
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E.
Eismeer station
Eismeer station is an underground railway stop on Switzerland’s Jungfrau Railway, located within the Eiger mountain and known for its panoramic windows overlooking the surrounding glaciers.
- 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: Mirny Station Target entity description: Mirny Station is a Russian research base in Antarctica that serves as a key hub for scientific studies of the polar environment and climate.
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A.
Mirny
Mirny is a remote mining town in eastern Siberia best known for its massive open-pit diamond mine and role in Russia’s diamond industry.
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B.
Novolazarevskaya Station
Novolazarevskaya Station is a Russian Antarctic research base located in Queen Maud Land, primarily used for scientific studies of the polar environment and climate.
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C.
Vostok Station
Vostok Station is a remote Russian research base in inland Antarctica known for its extreme cold and deep ice-core climate studies.
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D.
Vernadsky Research Base
Vernadsky Research Base is a Ukrainian Antarctic research station known for its long-term studies of ozone depletion, climate, and upper-atmosphere physics.
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E.
Eismeer station
Eismeer station is an underground railway stop on Switzerland’s Jungfrau Railway, located within the Eiger mountain and known for its panoramic windows overlooking the surrounding glaciers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Antarctic research station
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Russian Antarctic base ⓘ |
| averageSummerTemperature | around −5 °C ⓘ |
| averageWinterTemperature | about −20 °C ⓘ |
| coast | Davis Sea ⓘ |
| coastalType | ice shelf edge ⓘ |
| continent | Antarctica ⓘ |
| country | Russia ⓘ |
| elevation |
30 metres
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approximately 30 m above sea level ⓘ |
| environmentalRegime | Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty ⓘ |
| extremeTemperature | below −40 °C ⓘ |
| formerCountry | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| governingTreaty | Antarctic Treaty System ⓘ |
| hasClimate | polar climate ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
fuel storage
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ionospheric observation equipment ⓘ laboratories ⓘ living quarters ⓘ meteorological observatory ⓘ power plant ⓘ radio communication station ⓘ |
| location | Queen Mary Land ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Mikhail Lazarev’s sloop Mirny
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sloop Mirny ⓘ |
| nearbyFeature |
Davis Sea coast
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Sovetskaya Gavan Bay ⓘ |
| notableFor |
long-term climate observations in East Antarctica
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long-term meteorological records ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1956-02-13 ⓘ |
| operator | Russian Antarctic Expedition ⓘ |
| partOfProgram |
Russian Antarctic research program
ⓘ
linked to:
Russian Antarctic research stations
|
| primaryPurpose |
climate research
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polar environment research ⓘ |
| researchField |
climatology
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geophysics ⓘ glaciology ⓘ meteorology ⓘ oceanography ⓘ upper atmosphere physics ⓘ |
| role |
logistics hub for inland Antarctic stations
ⓘ
support base for Vostok Station ⓘ |
| status | permanently staffed ⓘ |
| summerPopulation | approximately 50 people ⓘ |
| supplyMethod |
aircraft
ⓘ
icebreaker ship ⓘ |
| timeZone | UTC+06:00 ⓘ |
| winterPopulation | approximately 30 people ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mirny Station Description of subject: Mirny Station is a Russian research base in Antarctica that serves as a key hub for scientific studies of the polar environment and climate.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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Fabian
linked to: Mirny Station