Ahu Tongariki
E10107
Ahu Tongariki is the largest ceremonial platform on Easter Island, famous for its restored row of 15 massive moai statues facing inland from the southeastern coast.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ahu Tongariki canonical | 5 |
| Ahu Akivi | 1 |
| moai statues | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T100744 — 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: Ahu Tongariki Context triple: [Easter Island, hasArchaeologicalSite, Ahu Tongariki]
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A.
Rano Raraku
Rano Raraku is the volcanic quarry on Easter Island where most of the island’s iconic moai statues were carved and partially erected.
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B.
Khami Ruins
Khami Ruins is an archaeological site in southwestern Zimbabwe featuring the stone-built remains of a precolonial African city that succeeded Great Zimbabwe as a major political and trading center.
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C.
Moro Rock
Moro Rock is a prominent granite dome in California’s Sierra Nevada, famed for its steep stairway trail and sweeping views over Sequoia National Park and the Great Western Divide.
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D.
Tongariro National Park
Tongariro National Park is a UNESCO World Heritage-listed protected area in New Zealand’s central North Island, renowned for its active volcanoes, alpine landscapes, and culturally significant Māori sites.
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E.
Easter Island
Easter Island is a remote Polynesian island in the southeastern Pacific Ocean, famed for its monumental moai statues and distinctive Rapa Nui culture.
- 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: Ahu Tongariki Target entity description: Ahu Tongariki is the largest ceremonial platform on Easter Island, famous for its restored row of 15 massive moai statues facing inland from the southeastern coast.
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A.
Rano Raraku
Rano Raraku is the volcanic quarry on Easter Island where most of the island’s iconic moai statues were carved and partially erected.
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B.
Khami Ruins
Khami Ruins is an archaeological site in southwestern Zimbabwe featuring the stone-built remains of a precolonial African city that succeeded Great Zimbabwe as a major political and trading center.
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C.
Moro Rock
Moro Rock is a prominent granite dome in California’s Sierra Nevada, famed for its steep stairway trail and sweeping views over Sequoia National Park and the Great Western Divide.
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D.
Tongariro National Park
Tongariro National Park is a UNESCO World Heritage-listed protected area in New Zealand’s central North Island, renowned for its active volcanoes, alpine landscapes, and culturally significant Māori sites.
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E.
Easter Island
Easter Island is a remote Polynesian island in the southeastern Pacific Ocean, famed for its monumental moai statues and distinctive Rapa Nui culture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ahu
ⓘ
ceremonial platform ⓘ |
| associatedCulture | Rapa Nui people ⓘ |
| country | Chile ⓘ |
| culturalPeriod | Rapa Nui statue-building period ⓘ |
| damageEvent | 1960 Valdivia earthquake and tsunami ⓘ |
| damageType | moai toppled by tsunami ⓘ |
| facing | Poike Peninsula ⓘ |
| function |
ancestral cult platform
ⓘ
ceremonial center ⓘ |
| hasAccess | road from Hanga Roa ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
backed by cliffs and ocean views
ⓘ
row of 15 restored moai statues ⓘ stone platform ⓘ |
| hasMoaiWithPukao | yes ⓘ |
| hasNameLanguage | Rapa Nui language ⓘ |
| hasStatueType | moai ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of UNESCO World Heritage Site Rapa Nui National Park ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Rapa Nui National Park ⓘ |
| locatedOn | southeastern coast of Easter Island ⓘ |
| location | Easter Island ⓘ |
| majorRestorationPeriod | 1990s ⓘ |
| management |
Rapa Nui National Park
ⓘ
surface form:
Rapa Nui National Park administration
|
| materialOfMoai | tuff ⓘ |
| moaiArrangement | single continuous row ⓘ |
| moaiFacingDirection | westward toward the island interior ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | Tongariki altar (approximate) ⓘ |
| near |
Poike Peninsula
ⓘ
Rano Raraku ⓘ |
| numberOfMoai | 15 ⓘ |
| orientationOfMoai | facing inland ⓘ |
| originalConstruction | prehistoric period of Rapa Nui culture ⓘ |
| ownership |
Chile
ⓘ
surface form:
Chilean state
|
| platformOrientation | parallel to coastline ⓘ |
| restoration | 20th century ⓘ |
| restoredBy |
Government of Chile
ⓘ
surface form:
Chilean government
Japanese crane company Tadano ⓘ |
| significance |
largest ahu on Easter Island
ⓘ
largest ceremonial platform on Easter Island ⓘ |
| tourism | major tourist attraction on Easter Island ⓘ |
| usedFor |
archaeological research
ⓘ
cultural ceremonies ⓘ |
| viewingHighlight | sunrise over the moai ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ahu Tongariki Description of subject: Ahu Tongariki is the largest ceremonial platform on Easter Island, famous for its restored row of 15 massive moai statues facing inland from the southeastern coast.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
moai statues
this entity surface form:
Ahu Akivi