Messner definition of Oceania
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The Messner definition of Oceania is a continental model that treats Australia and Oceania as a single combined region for the purpose of defining and climbing the Seven Summits.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Messner definition of Oceania canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Messner definition of Oceania Context triple: [Seven Summits, usesContinentalModel, Messner definition of Oceania]
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A.
Remote Oceania linguistic area
The Remote Oceania linguistic area is a region of the Pacific characterized by closely related Oceanic languages spoken across widely dispersed island groups such as Polynesia, Micronesia, and parts of eastern Melanesia.
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Polynesia
Polynesia is a vast region of the central and southern Pacific Ocean comprising over a thousand islands, including Hawaii, Samoa, Tonga, and French Polynesia, linked by shared Polynesian cultures and languages.
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Melanesia
Melanesia is a culturally and linguistically diverse region of islands in the southwestern Pacific, including countries such as Papua New Guinea, Fiji, Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu.
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Polynesian outliers
Polynesian outliers are small, culturally Polynesian communities located on islands outside the main Polynesian Triangle, primarily in Melanesia and Micronesia.
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E.
Pacific Islands
The Pacific Islands are a vast region of thousands of islands in the Pacific Ocean, encompassing diverse Indigenous cultures, languages, and nations such as Polynesia, Micronesia, and Melanesia.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Messner definition of Oceania Target entity description: The Messner definition of Oceania is a continental model that treats Australia and Oceania as a single combined region for the purpose of defining and climbing the Seven Summits.
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A.
Remote Oceania linguistic area
The Remote Oceania linguistic area is a region of the Pacific characterized by closely related Oceanic languages spoken across widely dispersed island groups such as Polynesia, Micronesia, and parts of eastern Melanesia.
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B.
Polynesia
Polynesia is a vast region of the central and southern Pacific Ocean comprising over a thousand islands, including Hawaii, Samoa, Tonga, and French Polynesia, linked by shared Polynesian cultures and languages.
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C.
Melanesia
Melanesia is a culturally and linguistically diverse region of islands in the southwestern Pacific, including countries such as Papua New Guinea, Fiji, Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu.
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D.
Polynesian outliers
Polynesian outliers are small, culturally Polynesian communities located on islands outside the main Polynesian Triangle, primarily in Melanesia and Micronesia.
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E.
Pacific Islands
The Pacific Islands are a vast region of thousands of islands in the Pacific Ocean, encompassing diverse Indigenous cultures, languages, and nations such as Polynesia, Micronesia, and Melanesia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Seven Summits definition
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continental model ⓘ geographical definition ⓘ |
| appliesTo | Seven Summits ⓘ |
| basisOfList |
Seven Summits
ⓘ
surface form:
Messner Seven Summits list
|
| category |
geographical concept
ⓘ
mountaineering concept ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | Bass definition of Oceania ⓘ |
| defines | Oceania as a continent for Seven Summits purposes ⓘ |
| differsFrom | Bass definition of Oceania in choice of continental high point ⓘ |
| emphasizes | tectonic and geographic Oceania over political Australia ⓘ |
| focusesOn | natural geographic boundaries rather than political borders ⓘ |
| highestSummit | Puncak Jaya ⓘ |
| highestSummitAlsoKnownAs |
Puncak Jaya
ⓘ
surface form:
Carstensz Pyramid
|
| highestSummitElevationMetres | 4884 ⓘ |
| includes |
Australia
ⓘ
New Guinea ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Indonesia ⓘ |
| locatedOn | island of New Guinea ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Reinhold Messner ⓘ |
| partOfDebate | which peaks constitute the Seven Summits ⓘ |
| proposedBy | Reinhold Messner ⓘ |
| recognizesRegion |
Australasian realm
ⓘ
surface form:
Australasia
Oceania ⓘ |
| rejectsAsContinentalHighPoint | Mount Kosciuszko ⓘ |
| selectsAsContinentalHighPoint | Puncak Jaya ⓘ |
| timePeriodIntroduced | 1980s ⓘ |
| treatsAsSingleRegion |
Oceania
ⓘ
surface form:
Australia and Oceania
|
| usedBy |
many Seven Summits climbers
ⓘ
mountaineering literature ⓘ |
| usedFor |
climbing challenge classification
ⓘ
defining the Seven Summits list ⓘ |
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Subject: Messner definition of Oceania Description of subject: The Messner definition of Oceania is a continental model that treats Australia and Oceania as a single combined region for the purpose of defining and climbing the Seven Summits.
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