Auckland–Sydney Tasman service
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The Auckland–Sydney Tasman service was an early international air route across the Tasman Sea that became one of Tasman Empire Airways Limited’s most significant and pioneering operations.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Auckland–Sydney Tasman service canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10739503 — 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: Auckland–Sydney Tasman service Context triple: [Tasman Empire Airways Limited, notableRoute, Auckland–Sydney Tasman service]
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A.
Lord Howe Island–Sydney
Lord Howe Island–Sydney is a regional air route connecting the remote Lord Howe Island in the Tasman Sea with the major Australian city of Sydney.
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B.
Sydney–Melbourne air route
The Sydney–Melbourne air route is one of Australia’s busiest domestic flight corridors, linking the country’s two largest cities with frequent short-haul services primarily used by business and commuter travelers.
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C.
Auckland ferry network
The Auckland ferry network is a public transport system of passenger ferry services connecting central Auckland with its surrounding coastal suburbs and islands across the Waitematā Harbour and Hauraki Gulf.
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D.
Lord Howe Island–Brisbane
Lord Howe Island–Brisbane is a regional airline route in Australia connecting the remote Lord Howe Island with the city of Brisbane.
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E.
Southampton–Sydney
Southampton–Sydney was a long-distance passenger sea route linking the United Kingdom with Australia, historically served by ocean liners such as the SS Canberra.
- 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: Auckland–Sydney Tasman service Target entity description: The Auckland–Sydney Tasman service was an early international air route across the Tasman Sea that became one of Tasman Empire Airways Limited’s most significant and pioneering operations.
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A.
Lord Howe Island–Sydney
Lord Howe Island–Sydney is a regional air route connecting the remote Lord Howe Island in the Tasman Sea with the major Australian city of Sydney.
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B.
Sydney–Melbourne air route
The Sydney–Melbourne air route is one of Australia’s busiest domestic flight corridors, linking the country’s two largest cities with frequent short-haul services primarily used by business and commuter travelers.
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C.
Auckland ferry network
The Auckland ferry network is a public transport system of passenger ferry services connecting central Auckland with its surrounding coastal suburbs and islands across the Waitematā Harbour and Hauraki Gulf.
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D.
Lord Howe Island–Brisbane
Lord Howe Island–Brisbane is a regional airline route in Australia connecting the remote Lord Howe Island with the city of Brisbane.
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E.
Southampton–Sydney
Southampton–Sydney was a long-distance passenger sea route linking the United Kingdom with Australia, historically served by ocean liners such as the SS Canberra.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (20)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
airline service
ⓘ
international air route ⓘ |
| connectsCity |
Auckland
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Sydney ⓘ |
| continentServed | Oceania ⓘ |
| countryServed |
Australia
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New Zealand ⓘ |
| crosses | Tasman Sea ⓘ |
| historicalRole | early international air link between New Zealand and Australia ⓘ |
| languageOfRouteName | English ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Auckland
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Sydney ⓘ Tasman Sea ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
TEAL
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Tasman Empire Airways Limited ⓘ |
| operatedByPredecessorOf | Air New Zealand ⓘ |
| partOf | TEAL Tasman operations ⓘ |
| region |
Australasia
ⓘ
linked to:
Oceania
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| significance |
one of Tasman Empire Airways Limited’s most significant operations
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pioneering international air route for TEAL ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Auckland–Sydney Tasman service Description of subject: The Auckland–Sydney Tasman service was an early international air route across the Tasman Sea that became one of Tasman Empire Airways Limited’s most significant and pioneering operations.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.