Operation Tabarin
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Operation Tabarin was a secret British World War II expedition to establish permanent bases and assert sovereignty in the Antarctic territories around the Falkland Islands Dependencies.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Operation Tabarin canonical | 4 |
| Operation Tabarin (1943–1945) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7020502 — 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: Operation Tabarin Context triple: [Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey, predecessor, Operation Tabarin]
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A.
Operation Licorne
Operation Licorne was a French military intervention in Côte d’Ivoire that supported peacekeeping efforts and helped stabilize the country during its civil conflict.
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B.
Operation Tiderace
Operation Tiderace was the Allied World War II operation to liberate and reoccupy Singapore from Japanese control in September 1945.
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C.
Operation Mascot
Operation Mascot was a World War II British Royal Navy air raid launched in 1944 in an unsuccessful attempt to sink the German battleship Tirpitz in Norway.
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D.
Operation Harpoon
Operation Harpoon was a World War II Allied naval convoy operation aimed at resupplying the besieged island of Malta in the Mediterranean.
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E.
Operation Anadyr
Operation Anadyr was the secret Soviet military plan in 1962 to deploy nuclear missiles and other forces to Cuba, triggering the Cuban Missile Crisis.
- 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: Operation Tabarin Target entity description: Operation Tabarin was a secret British World War II expedition to establish permanent bases and assert sovereignty in the Antarctic territories around the Falkland Islands Dependencies.
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A.
Operation Licorne
Operation Licorne was a French military intervention in Côte d’Ivoire that supported peacekeeping efforts and helped stabilize the country during its civil conflict.
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B.
Operation Tiderace
Operation Tiderace was the Allied World War II operation to liberate and reoccupy Singapore from Japanese control in September 1945.
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C.
Operation Mascot
Operation Mascot was a World War II British Royal Navy air raid launched in 1944 in an unsuccessful attempt to sink the German battleship Tirpitz in Norway.
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D.
Operation Harpoon
Operation Harpoon was a World War II Allied naval convoy operation aimed at resupplying the besieged island of Malta in the Mediterranean.
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E.
Operation Anadyr
Operation Anadyr was the secret Soviet military plan in 1962 to deploy nuclear missiles and other forces to Cuba, triggering the Cuban Missile Crisis.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Antarctic expedition
ⓘ
military operation ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Falkland Islands Dependencies
ⓘ
linked to:
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
|
| belligerent | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| codename | Operation Tabarin ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| endTime | 1945 ⓘ |
| established |
Base A Port Lockroy
ⓘ
Base B Deception Island ⓘ Base D Hope Bay ⓘ
linked to:
Base C Hope Bay
|
| fieldOfWork |
cartography
ⓘ
geology ⓘ meteorology ⓘ polar research ⓘ |
| followedBy | Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey ⓘ |
| genre | polar expedition ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Base A Port Lockroy
ⓘ
Base B Deception Island ⓘ Base D Hope Bay ⓘ
linked to:
Base C Hope Bay
|
| hasParticipant |
Andrew Taylor
ⓘ
Edward Bingham ⓘ James Marr ⓘ |
| inception | 1943 ⓘ |
| location |
Antarctica
ⓘ
Falkland Islands Dependencies ⓘ
linked to:
Falkland Islands
Graham Land ⓘ South Orkney Islands ⓘ South Shetland Islands ⓘ |
| natureOfStatement | secret operation ⓘ |
| objective |
assert British sovereignty in the Falkland Islands Dependencies
ⓘ
collect meteorological data ⓘ conduct scientific research in Antarctica ⓘ establish permanent bases in the Antarctic ⓘ monitor enemy activity in the Southern Ocean ⓘ |
| operator |
British Admiralty
ⓘ
linked to:
Admiralty (United Kingdom)
Colonial Office ⓘ Royal Navy ⓘ |
| partOf | British Antarctic activities during World War II ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey ⓘ |
| result |
consolidation of British territorial claims in Antarctica
ⓘ
creation of continuous British presence in Antarctic Peninsula region ⓘ |
| significantEvent | establishment of first permanent British bases in Antarctica ⓘ |
| startTime | 1943 ⓘ |
| temporalCoverage | 1943–1945 ⓘ |
| uses |
HMS Fitzroy
ⓘ
HMS William Scoresby ⓘ ship Eagle ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Operation Tabarin Description of subject: Operation Tabarin was a secret British World War II expedition to establish permanent bases and assert sovereignty in the Antarctic territories around the Falkland Islands Dependencies.
Referenced by (5)
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linked to: Operation Tabarin