Polheim
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Polheim was the temporary base camp established by Roald Amundsen’s team at the geographic South Pole during their pioneering 1911 Antarctic expedition.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Polheim canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9421804 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Polheim Context triple: [Roald Amundsen’s South Pole expedition 1910–1912, campAtPoleName, Polheim]
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Harzheim
Harzheim is a village in the town of Mechernich in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
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Heimbach
Heimbach is a small town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, known for its scenic location in the Eifel region and its historic castle and pilgrimage sites.
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Bergheim
Bergheim is a municipality in the Austrian state of Salzburg, located just north of the city of Salzburg and known for its suburban character and proximity to the regional capital.
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Bergheim
Bergheim is a town in western Germany situated along the Erft River, known for its historical center and proximity to the Cologne region.
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E.
Marlenheim
Marlenheim is a commune in northeastern France’s Alsace region, known as a historic wine-producing village and gateway to the area’s renowned vineyards and scenic countryside.
- 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: Polheim Target entity description: Polheim was the temporary base camp established by Roald Amundsen’s team at the geographic South Pole during their pioneering 1911 Antarctic expedition.
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A.
Harzheim
Harzheim is a village in the town of Mechernich in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
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B.
Heimbach
Heimbach is a small town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, known for its scenic location in the Eifel region and its historic castle and pilgrimage sites.
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C.
Bergheim
Bergheim is a town in western Germany situated along the Erft River, known for its historical center and proximity to the Cologne region.
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D.
Bergheim
Bergheim is a municipality in the Austrian state of Salzburg, located just north of the city of Salzburg and known for its suburban character and proximity to the regional capital.
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E.
Marlenheim
Marlenheim is a commune in northeastern France’s Alsace region, known as a historic wine-producing village and gateway to the area’s renowned vineyards and scenic countryside.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Antarctic base camp
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temporary camp ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Roald Amundsen's Fram expedition (1910–1912)
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linked to:
Amundsen Antarctic Expedition
race to the South Pole ⓘ |
| country | Norway ⓘ |
| establishedBy |
Roald Amundsen
ⓘ
Roald Amundsen's polar party ⓘ |
| establishedDate | 14 December 1911 ⓘ |
| event | first successful attainment of the geographic South Pole ⓘ |
| expedition | Amundsen's South Pole expedition ⓘ |
| expeditionLeader | Roald Amundsen ⓘ |
| feature |
Norwegian flag
ⓘ
message left for Robert Falcon Scott ⓘ records of Amundsen's attainment of the South Pole ⓘ tent erected at the South Pole ⓘ |
| heritage | historic site of early Antarctic exploration ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Antarctica
ⓘ
South Pole ⓘ |
| namedAfter | King Haakon VII of Norway's "home at the pole" concept ⓘ |
| namedBy | Roald Amundsen ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | "Home at the Pole" in Norwegian ⓘ |
| partOf |
Amundsen's Fram expedition
ⓘ
linked to:
Amundsen Antarctic Expedition
|
| purpose |
base camp at the geographic South Pole
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support for scientific observations at the South Pole ⓘ symbolic claim of the South Pole for Norway ⓘ |
| status | no longer existing ⓘ |
| structureType | tent camp ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Helmer Hanssen
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Olav Bjaaland ⓘ Oscar Wisting ⓘ Roald Amundsen ⓘ Sverre Hassel ⓘ |
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