Coulman Island
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Coulman Island is a large, ice-covered volcanic island in the Ross Sea off the coast of Antarctica.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Coulman Island canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3012428 — 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: Coulman Island Context triple: [Ross Dependency, contains, Coulman Island]
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A.
Kellett Island
Kellett Island is a small island in Hong Kong best known as the long-time home of the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club in Victoria Harbour.
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B.
Broughton Island
Broughton Island is a small, scenic offshore island near Port Stephens in New South Wales, Australia, known for its rugged coastline, marine life, and popular diving and fishing spots.
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C.
Orrs Island
Orrs Island is a coastal island community in Harpswell, Maine, known for its scenic shoreline, fishing heritage, and views within Casco Bay.
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D.
Seaforth Island
Seaforth Island is a small, uninhabited island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland, situated in the sea loch between the islands of Lewis and Harris.
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E.
Springbank Island
Springbank Island is a small artificial island located within Lake Burley Griffin in Canberra, Australia, used primarily for recreation and events.
- 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: Coulman Island Target entity description: Coulman Island is a large, ice-covered volcanic island in the Ross Sea off the coast of Antarctica.
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A.
Kellett Island
Kellett Island is a small island in Hong Kong best known as the long-time home of the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club in Victoria Harbour.
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B.
Broughton Island
Broughton Island is a small, scenic offshore island near Port Stephens in New South Wales, Australia, known for its rugged coastline, marine life, and popular diving and fishing spots.
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C.
Orrs Island
Orrs Island is a coastal island community in Harpswell, Maine, known for its scenic shoreline, fishing heritage, and views within Casco Bay.
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D.
Seaforth Island
Seaforth Island is a small, uninhabited island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland, situated in the sea loch between the islands of Lewis and Harris.
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E.
Springbank Island
Springbank Island is a small artificial island located within Lake Burley Griffin in Canberra, Australia, used primarily for recreation and events.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | volcanic island ⓘ |
| administeredBy | New Zealand (under Ross Dependency claim) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composition | basaltic volcanic rocks ⓘ |
| continent | Antarctica ⓘ |
| country | Antarctica (no sovereign nation) ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | James Clark Ross NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryExpedition | British Antarctic Expedition (James Clark Ross) 1839–1843 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| elevation | over 2000 metres above sea level (approximate) ⓘ |
| environment | polar climate ⓘ |
| feature |
ice-covered plateau
ⓘ
sheer coastal cliffs ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | Cenozoic volcanic ⓘ |
| governedBy | Antarctic Treaty System ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Cape Anne
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cape Burney NERFINISHED ⓘ Cape Main NERFINISHED ⓘ Cape Wadworth NERFINISHED ⓘ Coulman Island caldera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStatus | uninhabited ⓘ |
| length | about 33 kilometres (approximate) ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Antarctica
ⓘ
Ross Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern Ocean ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Thomas Coulman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedBy | James Clark Ross NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Cape Adare
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Franklin Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
McMurdo Volcanic Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ross Dependency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| population | 0 (no permanent inhabitants) ⓘ |
| protectedBy | Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relativeLocation |
in western Ross Sea
ⓘ
north of Ross Island ⓘ off the coast of Victoria Land, Antarctica ⓘ |
| surfaceCover | ice ⓘ |
| surroundedBy | Ross Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor | scientific research ⓘ |
| volcanicField | McMurdo Volcanic Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| width | about 14 kilometres (approximate) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Coulman Island Description of subject: Coulman Island is a large, ice-covered volcanic island in the Ross Sea off the coast of Antarctica.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Ross Dependency