Bonavista Peninsula
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The Bonavista Peninsula is a scenic, historically significant region on Newfoundland’s east coast known for its rugged coastline, fishing communities, and role in early European exploration of North America.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bonavista Peninsula canonical | 1 |
| Port au Port Peninsula | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6841131 — 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: Bonavista Peninsula Context triple: [Eastern Newfoundland, contains, Bonavista Peninsula]
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A.
Cobourg Peninsula
Cobourg Peninsula is a remote, sparsely populated peninsula in the Northern Territory of Australia, known for its rugged coastline, rich Indigenous heritage, and protected wilderness areas.
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B.
Halifax Peninsula
Halifax Peninsula is the historic urban core of Halifax, Nova Scotia, known for its dense neighborhoods, waterfront, and role as the city’s commercial and cultural center.
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C.
Forestier Peninsula
Forestier Peninsula is a small, rugged peninsula in southeastern Tasmania, Australia, known as the northern gateway to the Tasman Peninsula and connected to mainland Tasmania by a narrow isthmus.
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D.
Beaupré Coast
Beaupré Coast is a scenic region along the north shore of the Saint Lawrence River in Quebec, known for its historic villages, religious heritage sites, and proximity to Mont-Sainte-Anne.
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E.
Sibley Peninsula
Sibley Peninsula is a prominent landform in northwestern Ontario that juts into Lake Superior and is known for its rugged cliffs, forested terrain, and the Sleeping Giant Provincial Park.
- 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: Bonavista Peninsula Target entity description: The Bonavista Peninsula is a scenic, historically significant region on Newfoundland’s east coast known for its rugged coastline, fishing communities, and role in early European exploration of North America.
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A.
Cobourg Peninsula
Cobourg Peninsula is a remote, sparsely populated peninsula in the Northern Territory of Australia, known for its rugged coastline, rich Indigenous heritage, and protected wilderness areas.
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B.
Halifax Peninsula
Halifax Peninsula is the historic urban core of Halifax, Nova Scotia, known for its dense neighborhoods, waterfront, and role as the city’s commercial and cultural center.
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C.
Forestier Peninsula
Forestier Peninsula is a small, rugged peninsula in southeastern Tasmania, Australia, known as the northern gateway to the Tasman Peninsula and connected to mainland Tasmania by a narrow isthmus.
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D.
Beaupré Coast
Beaupré Coast is a scenic region along the north shore of the Saint Lawrence River in Quebec, known for its historic villages, religious heritage sites, and proximity to Mont-Sainte-Anne.
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E.
Sibley Peninsula
Sibley Peninsula is a prominent landform in northwestern Ontario that juts into Lake Superior and is known for its rugged cliffs, forested terrain, and the Sleeping Giant Provincial Park.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographic region
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peninsula ⓘ |
| containsBay |
Bonavista Bay
NERFINISHED
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Trinity Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsHeadland | Cape Bonavista NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsProtectedArea |
Cape Bonavista Lighthouse Provincial Historic Site
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dungeon Provincial Park NERFINISHED ⓘ Elliston Puffin Viewing Site NERFINISHED ⓘ Random Passage Site (New Bonaventure) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
heritage-based small businesses
ⓘ
inshore fishing ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| hasCommunity |
Champney’s West
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Keels NERFINISHED ⓘ Kings Cove NERFINISHED ⓘ Little Catalina NERFINISHED ⓘ Melrose NERFINISHED ⓘ Trinity East NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalFeature |
Newfoundland vernacular wooden houses
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historic mercantile premises ⓘ outport fishing culture ⓘ |
| hasTown |
Bonavista
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Catalina NERFINISHED ⓘ Elliston NERFINISHED ⓘ Port Rexton NERFINISHED ⓘ Port Union NERFINISHED ⓘ Trinity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTransportationRoute |
Route 230 (Discovery Trail)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Route 235 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
associated with John Cabot’s 1497 voyage
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early landfall area for European explorers in Newfoundland ⓘ |
| knownFor |
cultural tourism
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heritage tourism ⓘ historic architecture ⓘ iceberg viewing ⓘ role in early European exploration of North America ⓘ rugged coastline ⓘ scenic landscapes ⓘ seabird colonies ⓘ traditional fishing communities ⓘ whale watching ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Newfoundland and Labrador NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | island of Newfoundland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnCoastOf |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
Newfoundland east coast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | eastern Newfoundland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tourismRegionName | Discovery Trail region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bonavista Peninsula Description of subject: The Bonavista Peninsula is a scenic, historically significant region on Newfoundland’s east coast known for its rugged coastline, fishing communities, and role in early European exploration of North America.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Eastern Newfoundland
this entity surface form:
Port au Port Peninsula