Hayden Survey party
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The Hayden Survey party was a 19th-century U.S. geological and topographical exploration team led by Ferdinand V. Hayden that conducted pioneering surveys of the American West.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| F. Hayden Survey party | 1 |
| Hayden Survey party canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4629070 — 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: Hayden Survey party Context triple: [Mount Massive, firstAscentBy, Hayden Survey party]
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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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B.
Ralph Plaisted expedition
The Ralph Plaisted expedition was a 1968 snowmobile journey that became widely recognized as the first confirmed over-ice surface expedition to reach the geographic North Pole.
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C.
Vancouver Expedition
The Vancouver Expedition was a late 18th-century British naval voyage led by George Vancouver that extensively charted the Pacific Northwest coast of North America and parts of the Pacific Ocean.
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James Weddell expedition
The James Weddell expedition was an early 19th-century British Antarctic voyage led by sealer and navigator James Weddell that pushed further south into the Weddell Sea than any previous expedition, setting a then-record for high southern latitude.
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E.
McClure expedition
The McClure expedition was a mid-19th-century British Arctic voyage led by Robert McClure that is credited with the first traversal of the Northwest Passage, albeit partly by sledge over ice.
- 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: Hayden Survey party Target entity description: The Hayden Survey party was a 19th-century U.S. geological and topographical exploration team led by Ferdinand V. Hayden that conducted pioneering surveys of the American West.
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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.
Ralph Plaisted expedition
The Ralph Plaisted expedition was a 1968 snowmobile journey that became widely recognized as the first confirmed over-ice surface expedition to reach the geographic North Pole.
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C.
Vancouver Expedition
The Vancouver Expedition was a late 18th-century British naval voyage led by George Vancouver that extensively charted the Pacific Northwest coast of North America and parts of the Pacific Ocean.
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D.
James Weddell expedition
The James Weddell expedition was an early 19th-century British Antarctic voyage led by sealer and navigator James Weddell that pushed further south into the Weddell Sea than any previous expedition, setting a then-record for high southern latitude.
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E.
McClure expedition
The McClure expedition was a mid-19th-century British Arctic voyage led by Robert McClure that is credited with the first traversal of the Northwest Passage, albeit partly by sledge over ice.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States government expedition
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geological survey expedition ⓘ topographical survey expedition ⓘ |
| contemporaryWith |
King Survey
ⓘ
Powell geographic expeditions ⓘ Wheeler Survey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
cartographic knowledge of the American West
ⓘ
development of U.S. geological mapping in the 19th century ⓘ early scientific understanding of the Rocky Mountains ⓘ establishment of Yellowstone National Park ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dissolved | 1879 ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
geography
ⓘ
geology ⓘ natural history ⓘ paleontology ⓘ topography ⓘ |
| followedBy | United States Geological Survey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
assistants and laborers
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cartographers ⓘ geologists ⓘ naturalists ⓘ photographers ⓘ topographers ⓘ |
| inception | 1867 ⓘ |
| leader | Ferdinand V. Hayden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locationOfWork |
American West
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Colorado Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ Idaho Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ Montana Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ Nebraska Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ Utah Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ Wyoming Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Ferdinand V. Hayden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
1871 survey of the Yellowstone region
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geological mapping of the Rocky Mountains ⓘ topographical mapping of western territories ⓘ |
| operatedBy | United States Department of the Interior NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | United States Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publication |
annual survey reports to the U.S. government
ⓘ
geological and geographical atlases of surveyed territories ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
1871 Yellowstone expedition
NERFINISHED
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surveys contributing to the creation of Yellowstone National Park ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| usedMethod |
collection of fossils and specimens
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photographic documentation ⓘ systematic geological field mapping ⓘ topographic surveying with instruments ⓘ |
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Subject: Hayden Survey party Description of subject: The Hayden Survey party was a 19th-century U.S. geological and topographical exploration team led by Ferdinand V. Hayden that conducted pioneering surveys of the American West.
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
F. Hayden Survey party