Te Anau Glowworm Caves
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Te Anau Glowworm Caves are a popular New Zealand tourist attraction featuring an underground limestone cave system illuminated by thousands of native glowworms, accessible by boat from the town of Te Anau.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Te Anau Glowworm Caves canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2734856 — 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: Te Anau Glowworm Caves Context triple: [Te Anau Lake, hasNearbyAttraction, Te Anau Glowworm Caves]
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A.
Waitomo Caves
Waitomo Caves is a famous New Zealand cave system renowned for its glowworms, underground rivers, and limestone formations that attract many tourists.
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B.
Weta Cave
Weta Cave is a mini-museum, shop, and visitor center in Wellington, New Zealand, showcasing the film props, collectibles, and creative work of the Weta Workshop special effects studio.
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C.
Waimate Gorge
Waimate Gorge is a scenic river gorge and natural feature located near the town of Waimate in the South Island of New Zealand.
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D.
Ngilgi Cave
Ngilgi Cave is a popular limestone show cave in Western Australia known for its striking stalactite and stalagmite formations and Aboriginal cultural significance.
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E.
Bellamar Caves
Bellamar Caves are a famous limestone cave system in Matanzas Province, Cuba, renowned for their extensive galleries, impressive stalactites and stalagmites, and status as one of the country’s oldest tourist attractions.
- 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: Te Anau Glowworm Caves Target entity description: Te Anau Glowworm Caves are a popular New Zealand tourist attraction featuring an underground limestone cave system illuminated by thousands of native glowworms, accessible by boat from the town of Te Anau.
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A.
Waitomo Caves
Waitomo Caves is a famous New Zealand cave system renowned for its glowworms, underground rivers, and limestone formations that attract many tourists.
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B.
Weta Cave
Weta Cave is a mini-museum, shop, and visitor center in Wellington, New Zealand, showcasing the film props, collectibles, and creative work of the Weta Workshop special effects studio.
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C.
Waimate Gorge
Waimate Gorge is a scenic river gorge and natural feature located near the town of Waimate in the South Island of New Zealand.
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D.
Ngilgi Cave
Ngilgi Cave is a popular limestone show cave in Western Australia known for its striking stalactite and stalagmite formations and Aboriginal cultural significance.
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E.
Bellamar Caves
Bellamar Caves are a famous limestone cave system in Matanzas Province, Cuba, renowned for their extensive galleries, impressive stalactites and stalagmites, and status as one of the country’s oldest tourist attractions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
limestone cave system
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show cave ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| accessMethod | boat ⓘ |
| accessPoint | Te Anau ⓘ |
| ageDescription | relatively young cave system ⓘ |
| boatDepartureLocation | Te Anau lakefront ⓘ |
| bodyOfWater | Lake Te Anau ⓘ |
| closestTown | Te Anau ⓘ |
| conservationFocus | protection of glowworm habitat ⓘ |
| country | New Zealand ⓘ |
| feature |
glowworm grotto
ⓘ
narrow passages ⓘ subterranean river ⓘ underground limestone caves ⓘ waterfalls ⓘ |
| formerOperatorName | Real Journeys ⓘ |
| geologicalType | limestone ⓘ |
| glowwormSpecies | Arachnocampa luminosa ⓘ |
| hasVisitorCentre | yes ⓘ |
| illuminatedBy | glowworms ⓘ |
| indoorOutdoor | underground ⓘ |
| languageOfTours | English ⓘ |
| lighting | minimal artificial lighting ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Fiordland National Park
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surface form:
Fiordland
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| locatedNear | Te Anau ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Lake Te Anau western shore ⓘ |
| mainAttraction | thousands of glowworms ⓘ |
| management | RealNZ ⓘ |
| nearbyProtectedArea | Fiordland National Park ⓘ |
| notableFor |
bioluminescent glowworms
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subterranean river system ⓘ |
| photographyPolicy | restricted in glowworm areas ⓘ |
| region | South Island ⓘ |
| safetyMeasure |
guided access only
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no photography in glowworm grotto ⓘ |
| tourComponent |
boat cruise on Lake Te Anau
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boat ride in glowworm grotto ⓘ guided walk inside caves ⓘ |
| tourDurationApprox | 2.5 hours ⓘ |
| tourismCategory |
ecotourism
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nature tourism ⓘ |
| tourismSignificance | major attraction in Fiordland region ⓘ |
| tourType | guided tour ⓘ |
| visitorRequirement | walking on uneven surfaces ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Te Anau Glowworm Caves Description of subject: Te Anau Glowworm Caves are a popular New Zealand tourist attraction featuring an underground limestone cave system illuminated by thousands of native glowworms, accessible by boat from the town of Te Anau.
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