Mount Kirkpatrick
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Mount Kirkpatrick is a prominent peak in Antarctica’s Queen Alexandra Range, notable for its great height and significant fossil-bearing rock formations.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mount Kirkpatrick canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7289790 — 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: Mount Kirkpatrick Context triple: [Transantarctic Mountains, highestPoint, Mount Kirkpatrick]
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A.
Mont Ross
Mont Ross is a prominent volcanic peak in the southern Indian Ocean, located on the remote Kerguelen Islands and known as their tallest mountain.
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B.
Mount Lyell
Mount Lyell is a prominent, glacier-clad peak in the Sierra Nevada of California, renowned as the tallest mountain in Yosemite National Park and a popular destination for experienced climbers.
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C.
Cairn Peak
Cairn Peak is the highest mountain on Inaccessible Island, a remote volcanic island in the South Atlantic Ocean that is part of the Tristan da Cunha archipelago.
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D.
Culrain
Culrain is a small rural village in the Scottish Highlands, situated near the River Oykel and known for its proximity to Carbisdale Castle.
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E.
Cathkin Peak
Cathkin Peak is a prominent mountain summit in South Africa’s Drakensberg range, popular with hikers and climbers for its dramatic cliffs and scenic views.
- 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: Mount Kirkpatrick Target entity description: Mount Kirkpatrick is a prominent peak in Antarctica’s Queen Alexandra Range, notable for its great height and significant fossil-bearing rock formations.
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A.
Mont Ross
Mont Ross is a prominent volcanic peak in the southern Indian Ocean, located on the remote Kerguelen Islands and known as their tallest mountain.
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B.
Mount Lyell
Mount Lyell is a prominent, glacier-clad peak in the Sierra Nevada of California, renowned as the tallest mountain in Yosemite National Park and a popular destination for experienced climbers.
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C.
Cairn Peak
Cairn Peak is the highest mountain on Inaccessible Island, a remote volcanic island in the South Atlantic Ocean that is part of the Tristan da Cunha archipelago.
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D.
Culrain
Culrain is a small rural village in the Scottish Highlands, situated near the River Oykel and known for its proximity to Carbisdale Castle.
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E.
Cathkin Peak
Cathkin Peak is a prominent mountain summit in South Africa’s Drakensberg range, popular with hikers and climbers for its dramatic cliffs and scenic views.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geological formation
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mountain ⓘ |
| administeredBy | New Zealand (Ross Dependency claim) ⓘ |
| age | Mesozoic ⓘ |
| climate | polar climate ⓘ |
| containsFossilsOf |
Cryolophosaurus ellioti
ⓘ
linked to:
Cryolophosaurus
dinosaurs ⓘ early Jurassic vertebrates ⓘ plant fossils ⓘ tritylodontid synapsids ⓘ |
| continent | Antarctica ⓘ |
| coordinateSystem | geographic coordinates ⓘ |
| country | Antarctica ⓘ |
| coveredBy | snow and ice except for exposed rock faces ⓘ |
| discoveredBy |
British Antarctic Expedition 1907–1909
ⓘ
linked to:
British Antarctic Expedition
|
| elevation |
14856 feet
ⓘ
4528 metres ⓘ |
| environment |
extreme cold
ⓘ
high winds ⓘ |
| expeditionLeader | Ernest Shackleton ⓘ |
| geologicalPeriod |
Jurassic
ⓘ
Late Triassic ⓘ |
| hasAccessibility | reached mainly by scientific expeditions ⓘ |
| hasRockType |
sandstone
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sedimentary rock ⓘ siltstone ⓘ |
| hasStratigraphicUnit |
Fremouw Formation
ⓘ
Hanson Formation ⓘ |
| isOneOfHighest | Transantarctic Mountains ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Antarctica
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Queen Alexandra Range ⓘ Transantarctic Mountains ⓘ |
| mountainRange | Queen Alexandra Range ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Sir William Kirkpatrick ⓘ |
| near | Beardmore Glacier ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Early Jurassic dinosaur fossils
ⓘ
fossil-bearing rock formations ⓘ |
| partOf | Transantarctic Mountains ⓘ |
| prominence | major peak of Queen Alexandra Range ⓘ |
| protectedFor | scientific research ⓘ |
| region | Ross Dependency ⓘ |
| researchField |
Mesozoic paleoenvironments
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paleontology ⓘ stratigraphy ⓘ |
| surfaceFeature | ice-free rock exposures ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mount Kirkpatrick Description of subject: Mount Kirkpatrick is a prominent peak in Antarctica’s Queen Alexandra Range, notable for its great height and significant fossil-bearing rock formations.
Referenced by (5)
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