Ferryland
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Ferryland is a historic coastal town and former early 17th-century English colony site on Newfoundland’s Avalon Peninsula in Canada.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ferryland canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5053504 — 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: Ferryland Context triple: [Avalon Peninsula, contains, Ferryland]
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A.
Marsh Harbour
Marsh Harbour is the principal commercial and transportation hub of Great Abaco in the Bahamas, known for its marinas, boating activities, and role as a gateway to the Abaco Islands.
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B.
Coral Harbour
Coral Harbour is a small Inuit community located on Southampton Island in Nunavut, Canada, known for its remote Arctic setting and traditional subsistence lifestyle.
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C.
Yankee Harbour
Yankee Harbour is a natural harbour on Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica, known as a sheltered anchorage historically used by sealers and later by scientific expeditions.
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D.
Potter Cove
Potter Cove is a small Antarctic inlet on King George Island known for its scientific research activities and rapidly changing glacial and marine ecosystems.
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E.
Zephyr Cove
Zephyr Cove is a small lakeside community and popular recreation area on the southeastern shore of Lake Tahoe in Nevada, known for its beaches, boating, and scenic mountain views.
- 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: Ferryland Target entity description: Ferryland is a historic coastal town and former early 17th-century English colony site on Newfoundland’s Avalon Peninsula in Canada.
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A.
Marsh Harbour
Marsh Harbour is the principal commercial and transportation hub of Great Abaco in the Bahamas, known for its marinas, boating activities, and role as a gateway to the Abaco Islands.
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B.
Coral Harbour
Coral Harbour is a small Inuit community located on Southampton Island in Nunavut, Canada, known for its remote Arctic setting and traditional subsistence lifestyle.
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C.
Yankee Harbour
Yankee Harbour is a natural harbour on Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica, known as a sheltered anchorage historically used by sealers and later by scientific expeditions.
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D.
Potter Cove
Potter Cove is a small Antarctic inlet on King George Island known for its scientific research activities and rapidly changing glacial and marine ecosystems.
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E.
Zephyr Cove
Zephyr Cove is a small lakeside community and popular recreation area on the southeastern shore of Lake Tahoe in Nevada, known for its beaches, boating, and scenic mountain views.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former colony
ⓘ
historic site ⓘ town ⓘ |
| administrativeDivision | Division No. 1, Newfoundland and Labrador NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| areaCode | 709 ⓘ |
| climate |
humid continental
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maritime-influenced ⓘ |
| coastalSettlementType | outport ⓘ |
| colonialPower | Kingdom of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| demography | small population ⓘ |
| economy |
fishing
ⓘ
tourism ⓘ |
| formerName |
Avalon colony
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Colony of Avalon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedBy | George Calvert, 1st Baron Baltimore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundingDate | 1621 ⓘ |
| governingBody | Town of Ferryland Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalSite | Colony of Avalon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAttraction | Ferryland Lighthouse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCoastlineFeature | Ferryland Head NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature | natural harbour ⓘ |
| hasIndustryHistorical | cod fishery ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | National Historic Site of Canada ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationDate | 1953 ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
Colonial North America
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New France and British North America period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Colony of Avalon archaeological site
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
archaeological excavations ⓘ early 17th-century English colony site ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lighthouseEstablished | 1870 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Avalon Peninsula
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Newfoundland and Labrador NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
Newfoundland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearestMajorCity | St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalFunction |
commercial outpost
ⓘ
fishing colony ⓘ |
| partOf | Eastern Newfoundland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postalCodePrefix | A0A ⓘ |
| province | Newfoundland and Labrador NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religionHistorical |
Anglicanism
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman Catholicism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeZone | Newfoundland Time Zone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tourismRoute | Irish Loop Drive NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transportation | accessible by Route 10 (Irish Loop Drive) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ferryland Description of subject: Ferryland is a historic coastal town and former early 17th-century English colony site on Newfoundland’s Avalon Peninsula in Canada.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.