Girl of the Sea of Cortez
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Girl of the Sea of Cortez is a 1982 novel by Peter Benchley that follows a young Mexican woman whose deep connection with the marine world leads her to protect the sea life of the Gulf of California.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Girl of the Sea of Cortez canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T945981 — 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: Girl of the Sea of Cortez Context triple: [Peter Benchley, wrote, Girl of the Sea of Cortez]
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A.
The Edge of the Sea
The Edge of the Sea is a 1955 nature book by marine biologist and environmentalist Rachel Carson that explores the ecology and beauty of coastal shorelines.
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B.
Gift from the Sea
Gift from the Sea is a reflective, bestselling 1955 book of essays by Anne Morrow Lindbergh that uses seashells and the seashore as metaphors to explore women's lives, solitude, and inner peace.
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C.
Under the Sea-Wind
Under the Sea-Wind is a 1941 nature book by marine biologist Rachel Carson that vividly portrays the lives of sea creatures through lyrical, scientifically informed narrative.
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D.
Like the Sea
"Like the Sea" is a soulful R&B ballad by Alicia Keys from her album "The Element of Freedom," noted for its serene, metaphor-rich lyrics and gentle, flowing melody.
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E.
The Island of the Pelicans
The Island of the Pelicans is a place name referring to a pelican-inhabited island, known in Spanish as “La Isla de los Alcatraces.”
- 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: Girl of the Sea of Cortez Target entity description: Girl of the Sea of Cortez is a 1982 novel by Peter Benchley that follows a young Mexican woman whose deep connection with the marine world leads her to protect the sea life of the Gulf of California.
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A.
The Edge of the Sea
The Edge of the Sea is a 1955 nature book by marine biologist and environmentalist Rachel Carson that explores the ecology and beauty of coastal shorelines.
-
B.
Gift from the Sea
Gift from the Sea is a reflective, bestselling 1955 book of essays by Anne Morrow Lindbergh that uses seashells and the seashore as metaphors to explore women's lives, solitude, and inner peace.
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C.
Under the Sea-Wind
Under the Sea-Wind is a 1941 nature book by marine biologist Rachel Carson that vividly portrays the lives of sea creatures through lyrical, scientifically informed narrative.
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D.
Like the Sea
"Like the Sea" is a soulful R&B ballad by Alicia Keys from her album "The Element of Freedom," noted for its serene, metaphor-rich lyrics and gentle, flowing melody.
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E.
The Island of the Pelicans
The Island of the Pelicans is a place name referring to a pelican-inhabited island, known in Spanish as “La Isla de los Alcatraces.”
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | Peter Benchley ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
coming of age
ⓘ
human relationship with nature ⓘ marine conservation ⓘ respect for marine life ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | Jaws ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| genre |
adventure novel
ⓘ
coming-of-age novel ⓘ environmental fiction ⓘ |
| hasAudience |
adult readers
ⓘ
young adult readers interested in marine life ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
American tourist divers
ⓘ
Juanito ⓘ Paloma’s grandfather ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose fiction ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
family legacy
ⓘ
interdependence of species ⓘ traditional knowledge vs modern exploitation ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Gulf of California marine ecosystem
ⓘ
dolphins ⓘ ecological balance ⓘ fishing communities ⓘ manta rays ⓘ sharks ⓘ spear-fishing ⓘ whales ⓘ |
| literarySignificance | early popular novel emphasizing marine conservation over monster horror ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Paloma ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
contrast with Peter Benchley’s earlier horror-oriented sea novels
ⓘ
positive portrayal of sharks and marine predators ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | New York City ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A young Mexican woman with a deep bond to the sea struggles to protect marine life in the Gulf of California from exploitation. ⓘ |
| protagonistGender | female ⓘ |
| protagonistNationality | Mexican ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1982 ⓘ |
| publisher | Doubleday ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor |
Jaws
ⓘ
The Deep ⓘ The Island ⓘ |
| setting |
Gulf of California
ⓘ
Gulf of California ⓘ
surface form:
Sea of Cortez
|
| timePeriodOfSetting | 20th century ⓘ |
| tone |
contemplative
ⓘ
lyrical ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Girl of the Sea of Cortez Description of subject: Girl of the Sea of Cortez is a 1982 novel by Peter Benchley that follows a young Mexican woman whose deep connection with the marine world leads her to protect the sea life of the Gulf of California.
Referenced by (1)
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