Isle of the Dead
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Isle of the Dead is a small island off Port Arthur in Tasmania that served as the principal burial ground for convicts, military personnel, and civilians during the penal colony era.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Isle of the Dead canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5568261 — 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: Isle of the Dead Context triple: [Port Arthur Historic Site, hasPart, Isle of the Dead]
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A.
Forest of the Dead
"Forest of the Dead" is a 2008 Doctor Who television episode, written by Steven Moffat, that concludes the two-part story introducing River Song and features the Tenth Doctor confronting the shadow-dwelling Vashta Nerada in a virtual reality library.
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B.
Dead Man’s Island
Dead Man’s Island is the former name of Fannette Island, the small, rocky islet in Lake Tahoe’s Emerald Bay known for its scenic views and historic stone teahouse.
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C.
Isle of the Blessed
The Isle of the Blessed is a legendary paradisiacal island in Celtic and Christian lore, often depicted as a remote, otherworldly haven of eternal joy and peace.
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D.
Land of the Dead
Land of the Dead is a vibrant, fantastical afterlife realm in Pixar's "Coco," where deceased ancestors live in a colorful city sustained by the memories of the living.
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E.
The Grave
"The Grave" is a 1961 episode of the anthology television series The Twilight Zone, featuring a tense Western ghost story about a lawman who must confront the vengeful spirit of an outlaw he failed to capture alive.
- 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: Isle of the Dead Target entity description: Isle of the Dead is a small island off Port Arthur in Tasmania that served as the principal burial ground for convicts, military personnel, and civilians during the penal colony era.
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A.
Forest of the Dead
"Forest of the Dead" is a 2008 Doctor Who television episode, written by Steven Moffat, that concludes the two-part story introducing River Song and features the Tenth Doctor confronting the shadow-dwelling Vashta Nerada in a virtual reality library.
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B.
Dead Man’s Island
Dead Man’s Island is the former name of Fannette Island, the small, rocky islet in Lake Tahoe’s Emerald Bay known for its scenic views and historic stone teahouse.
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C.
Isle of the Blessed
The Isle of the Blessed is a legendary paradisiacal island in Celtic and Christian lore, often depicted as a remote, otherworldly haven of eternal joy and peace.
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D.
Land of the Dead
Land of the Dead is a vibrant, fantastical afterlife realm in Pixar's "Coco," where deceased ancestors live in a colorful city sustained by the memories of the living.
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E.
The Grave
"The Grave" is a 1961 episode of the anthology television series The Twilight Zone, featuring a tense Western ghost story about a lawman who must confront the vengeful spirit of an outlaw he failed to capture alive.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic cemetery
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island ⓘ |
| access | only accessible by boat ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
British transportation of convicts to Australia
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Port Arthur penal colony ⓘ
linked to:
Port Arthur
|
| burialsInclude |
children
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convicts ⓘ free settlers ⓘ military personnel ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| governingJurisdiction |
Australia
ⓘ
State of Tasmania ⓘ
linked to:
Tasmania
|
| hasFeature |
historic headstones
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separate burial areas for convicts and free persons ⓘ unmarked convict graves ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
Australian National Heritage List place (as part of Port Arthur Historic Site)
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UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of Port Arthur World Heritage property ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | penal colony era ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Port Arthur
ⓘ
Port Arthur Historic Site ⓘ Tasmania ⓘ |
| locatedInBodyOfWater | Mason Cove ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Australia ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Tasman Peninsula ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Port Arthur Historic Site visitor centre
ⓘ
linked to:
Port Arthur Historic Site
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| managedBy | Port Arthur Historic Site Management Authority ⓘ |
| partOf |
Port Arthur penal settlement
ⓘ
linked to:
Port Arthur
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| principalFunction | principal burial ground for Port Arthur penal settlement ⓘ |
| tourism | guided tours available ⓘ |
| use |
burial ground
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cemetery ⓘ civilian burial ground ⓘ convict burial ground ⓘ military burial ground ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Isle of the Dead Description of subject: Isle of the Dead is a small island off Port Arthur in Tasmania that served as the principal burial ground for convicts, military personnel, and civilians during the penal colony era.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.