Sea of Thirst
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Sea of Thirst is a vast, dust-filled lunar basin in Arthur C. Clarke’s science fiction novel "A Fall of Moondust," serving as the perilous setting for the story’s central disaster.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sea of Thirst canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4805382 — 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: Sea of Thirst Context triple: [A Fall of Moondust, narrativeLocation, Sea of Thirst]
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A.
Gulf of Bone
The Gulf of Bone is a large bay on the southeastern coast of Sulawesi, Indonesia, known for its rich marine biodiversity and important fishing grounds.
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B.
Deluge
The Deluge was a mid-17th-century series of devastating invasions and occupations, primarily by Sweden and Russia, that led to massive destruction and decline in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.
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C.
La Cisterna
La Cisterna is a major southern Santiago Metro station and transport hub that connects multiple metro lines with extensive bus services in Santiago, Chile.
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D.
The Drowned and the Saved
The Drowned and the Saved is Primo Levi’s final, reflective work of essays examining the moral, psychological, and historical complexities of the Holocaust and its survivors.
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E.
Valley of Blood
Valley of Blood is the literal meaning of the name "Khunjerab," a high mountain pass on the border between Pakistan and China known for its dramatic terrain and historical peril.
- 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: Sea of Thirst Target entity description: Sea of Thirst is a vast, dust-filled lunar basin in Arthur C. Clarke’s science fiction novel "A Fall of Moondust," serving as the perilous setting for the story’s central disaster.
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A.
Gulf of Bone
The Gulf of Bone is a large bay on the southeastern coast of Sulawesi, Indonesia, known for its rich marine biodiversity and important fishing grounds.
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B.
Deluge
The Deluge was a mid-17th-century series of devastating invasions and occupations, primarily by Sweden and Russia, that led to massive destruction and decline in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.
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C.
La Cisterna
La Cisterna is a major southern Santiago Metro station and transport hub that connects multiple metro lines with extensive bus services in Santiago, Chile.
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D.
The Drowned and the Saved
The Drowned and the Saved is Primo Levi’s final, reflective work of essays examining the moral, psychological, and historical complexities of the Holocaust and its survivors.
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E.
Valley of Blood
Valley of Blood is the literal meaning of the name "Khunjerab," a high mountain pass on the border between Pakistan and China known for its dramatic terrain and historical peril.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional location
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lunar basin ⓘ setting in a novel ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Sea of Thirst (fictional lunar mare) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInWork | A Fall of Moondust NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedEvent |
entrapment of a tourist vessel
ⓘ
subsurface dust avalanche ⓘ |
| authorOfWorkItAppearsIn | Arthur C. Clarke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfAuthor | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creatorOfConcept | Arthur C. Clarke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dangerToCharacters |
risk of burial under dust
ⓘ
risk of suffocation ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | A Fall of Moondust NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreContext | hard science fiction ⓘ |
| gravityContext | low lunar gravity ⓘ |
| hazardType | dust-filled basin ⓘ |
| inUniverseUse | tourist excursion site ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkItAppearsIn | English ⓘ |
| location | Moon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediumOfWorkItAppearsIn | science fiction novel ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | perilous environment ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
deep dust layer
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lack of solid surface immediately beneath dust ⓘ vast extent ⓘ |
| primaryConflictLocation | Sea of Thirst NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInPlot | central disaster setting ⓘ |
| surfaceComposition | fine dust ⓘ |
| transportAssociated | dust-cruiser Selene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workPublicationYear | 1961 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sea of Thirst Description of subject: Sea of Thirst is a vast, dust-filled lunar basin in Arthur C. Clarke’s science fiction novel "A Fall of Moondust," serving as the perilous setting for the story’s central disaster.
Referenced by (1)
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