1955 British Kangchenjunga expedition
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The 1955 British Kangchenjunga expedition was the mountaineering team that achieved the first successful ascent of Kangchenjunga, the world’s third-highest mountain.
All labels observed (2)
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| 1955 British Kangchenjunga expedition canonical | 1 |
| 1955 Kangchenjunga expedition | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1565098 — 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: 1955 British Kangchenjunga expedition Context triple: [Kangchenjunga, firstAscentExpedition, 1955 British Kangchenjunga expedition]
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Drake–Norris Expedition
The Drake–Norris Expedition was a large but ultimately unsuccessful 1589 English naval campaign against Spain, launched shortly after the Spanish Armada in an attempt to cripple Spanish power and support Portuguese rebels.
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Polish Andes Expedition
The Polish Andes Expedition was a pioneering mid-20th-century Polish mountaineering team known for major first ascents in the Andes, including the world’s highest volcano, Ojos del Salado.
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Tenzing Norgay
Tenzing Norgay was a Nepalese Sherpa mountaineer best known for being one of the first two people, alongside Sir Edmund Hillary, to reach the summit of Mount Everest in 1953.
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Expedition Everest – Legend of the Forbidden Mountain
Expedition Everest – Legend of the Forbidden Mountain is a high-speed, story-driven roller coaster at Walt Disney World themed around a perilous Himalayan trek and encounter with the mythical Yeti.
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Thomas Roupell Everest
Thomas Roupell Everest was a 19th-century English clergyman and writer, best known today as the father of mathematician and educationalist Mary Everest Boole.
- 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: 1955 British Kangchenjunga expedition Target entity description: The 1955 British Kangchenjunga expedition was the mountaineering team that achieved the first successful ascent of Kangchenjunga, the world’s third-highest mountain.
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A.
Drake–Norris Expedition
The Drake–Norris Expedition was a large but ultimately unsuccessful 1589 English naval campaign against Spain, launched shortly after the Spanish Armada in an attempt to cripple Spanish power and support Portuguese rebels.
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B.
Polish Andes Expedition
The Polish Andes Expedition was a pioneering mid-20th-century Polish mountaineering team known for major first ascents in the Andes, including the world’s highest volcano, Ojos del Salado.
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C.
Tenzing Norgay
Tenzing Norgay was a Nepalese Sherpa mountaineer best known for being one of the first two people, alongside Sir Edmund Hillary, to reach the summit of Mount Everest in 1953.
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D.
Expedition Everest – Legend of the Forbidden Mountain
Expedition Everest – Legend of the Forbidden Mountain is a high-speed, story-driven roller coaster at Walt Disney World themed around a perilous Himalayan trek and encounter with the mythical Yeti.
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E.
Thomas Roupell Everest
Thomas Roupell Everest was a 19th-century English clergyman and writer, best known today as the father of mathematician and educationalist Mary Everest Boole.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Instruction
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Subject: 1955 British Kangchenjunga expedition Description of subject: The 1955 British Kangchenjunga expedition was the mountaineering team that achieved the first successful ascent of Kangchenjunga, the world’s third-highest mountain.
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this entity surface form:
1955 Kangchenjunga expedition