Bluff–Oban ferry
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The Bluff–Oban ferry is a passenger and vehicle ferry service linking the South Island port of Bluff with Oban on Stewart Island in southern New Zealand.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bluff–Oban ferry canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7456036 — 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: Bluff–Oban ferry Context triple: [Foveaux Strait, hasFerryService, Bluff–Oban ferry]
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A.
Skye–Raasay ferry
The Skye–Raasay ferry is a Scottish ferry service that connects the Isle of Skye with the nearby island of Raasay across the Sound of Raasay.
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B.
Port Askaig–Feolin ferry
The Port Askaig–Feolin ferry is a local vehicular and passenger ferry route linking the islands of Islay and Jura off the west coast of Scotland.
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C.
Stornoway–Ullapool ferry
The Stornoway–Ullapool ferry is a major Scottish west coast ferry route linking the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides with the mainland port of Ullapool.
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D.
Fionnphort–Iona ferry
The Fionnphort–Iona ferry is a short passenger and vehicle ferry service linking the village of Fionnphort on the Isle of Mull with the historic island of Iona off Scotland’s west coast.
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E.
Bressay ferry
The Bressay ferry is a local passenger and vehicle service connecting the island of Bressay with Lerwick in Shetland, Scotland.
- 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: Bluff–Oban ferry Target entity description: The Bluff–Oban ferry is a passenger and vehicle ferry service linking the South Island port of Bluff with Oban on Stewart Island in southern New Zealand.
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A.
Skye–Raasay ferry
The Skye–Raasay ferry is a Scottish ferry service that connects the Isle of Skye with the nearby island of Raasay across the Sound of Raasay.
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B.
Port Askaig–Feolin ferry
The Port Askaig–Feolin ferry is a local vehicular and passenger ferry route linking the islands of Islay and Jura off the west coast of Scotland.
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C.
Stornoway–Ullapool ferry
The Stornoway–Ullapool ferry is a major Scottish west coast ferry route linking the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides with the mainland port of Ullapool.
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D.
Fionnphort–Iona ferry
The Fionnphort–Iona ferry is a short passenger and vehicle ferry service linking the village of Fionnphort on the Isle of Mull with the historic island of Iona off Scotland’s west coast.
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E.
Bressay ferry
The Bressay ferry is a local passenger and vehicle service connecting the island of Bressay with Lerwick in Shetland, Scotland.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ferry service
ⓘ
passenger ferry route ⓘ vehicle ferry route ⓘ |
| bodyOfWater | Foveaux Strait ⓘ |
| connectsIsland |
South Island
ⓘ
linked to:
Stewart Island / Rakiura
Stewart Island ⓘ
linked to:
Stewart Island / Rakiura
|
| connectsPort |
Bluff
ⓘ
Oban ⓘ |
| country | New Zealand ⓘ |
| destination | Oban ⓘ |
| hasPassengerService | true ⓘ |
| hasVehicleService | true ⓘ |
| links |
Bluff
ⓘ
Oban ⓘ South Island port of Bluff ⓘ Stewart Island ⓘ
linked to:
Stewart Island / Rakiura
|
| locatedIn | southern New Zealand ⓘ |
| operatesAcross | Foveaux Strait ⓘ |
| origin | Bluff ⓘ |
| portOnIsland | Oban ⓘ |
| portOnMainland | Bluff ⓘ |
| region | Southland ⓘ |
| routeName |
Bluff–Oban
ⓘ
linked to:
Oban
|
| serviceType |
passenger ferry
ⓘ
vehicle ferry ⓘ |
| terminus |
Bluff
ⓘ
Oban ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bluff–Oban ferry Description of subject: The Bluff–Oban ferry is a passenger and vehicle ferry service linking the South Island port of Bluff with Oban on Stewart Island in southern New Zealand.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.