Sahul landmass
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The Sahul landmass was the prehistoric supercontinent that once connected present-day Australia, New Guinea, and Tasmania during periods of low sea level.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Australian continent | 5 |
| Sahul (paleocontinent) | 1 |
| Sahul landmass canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8654073 — 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.
Target entity: Sahul landmass Context triple: [Sahul Shelf, associatedWith, Sahul landmass]
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A.
Sahul Shelf
The Sahul Shelf is a vast submerged continental shelf of the Australian continent, extending beneath the shallow seas between Australia, New Guinea, and nearby islands.
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B.
Terra Australis
Terra Australis is a hypothesized vast southern continent that appeared on European maps from antiquity through the Age of Exploration, long before the actual mapping of Antarctica and Australia.
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C.
New Guinea
New Guinea is the world’s second-largest island, located in the southwestern Pacific Ocean north of Australia and known for its extraordinary biodiversity and cultural diversity.
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D.
Cape York Peninsula
Cape York Peninsula is a large, sparsely populated tropical region forming the northernmost tip of Australia, known for its remote wilderness, Indigenous communities, and diverse ecosystems.
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E.
Arnhem Land
Arnhem Land is a vast, remote region in Australia’s Northern Territory known for its strong Aboriginal culture, traditional land ownership, and largely untouched wilderness.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Sahul landmass Target entity description: The Sahul landmass was the prehistoric supercontinent that once connected present-day Australia, New Guinea, and Tasmania during periods of low sea level.
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A.
Sahul Shelf
The Sahul Shelf is a vast submerged continental shelf of the Australian continent, extending beneath the shallow seas between Australia, New Guinea, and nearby islands.
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B.
Terra Australis
Terra Australis is a hypothesized vast southern continent that appeared on European maps from antiquity through the Age of Exploration, long before the actual mapping of Antarctica and Australia.
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C.
New Guinea
New Guinea is the world’s second-largest island, located in the southwestern Pacific Ocean north of Australia and known for its extraordinary biodiversity and cultural diversity.
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D.
Cape York Peninsula
Cape York Peninsula is a large, sparsely populated tropical region forming the northernmost tip of Australia, known for its remote wilderness, Indigenous communities, and diverse ecosystems.
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E.
Arnhem Land
Arnhem Land is a vast, remote region in Australia’s Northern Territory known for its strong Aboriginal culture, traditional land ownership, and largely untouched wilderness.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
paleogeographic region
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prehistoric landmass ⓘ submerged continent ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Greater Australia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Meganesia NERFINISHED ⓘ Sahul Shelf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Pleistocene megafauna of Australia
ⓘ
early human migration into Australia ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Arafura Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Coral Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ Indian Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ Pacific Ocean ⓘ Timor Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
exposed continental shelf
ⓘ
low sea levels ⓘ |
| connected |
Australia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ Tasmania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectedBy |
land bridge
ⓘ
shallow continental shelf ⓘ |
| exposedDuring | glacial periods ⓘ |
| formedDuring | Pleistocene epoch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Arafura Shelf
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Australian mainland NERFINISHED ⓘ Bassian Plain NERFINISHED ⓘ Tasmania NERFINISHED ⓘ Torres Strait region NERFINISHED ⓘ island of New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Australasia
NERFINISHED
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Indo-Pacific region NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern Hemisphere ⓘ |
| nowFragmentedInto |
Australia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ Tasmania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Australia-New Guinea continent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| separatedBy |
Wallace Line
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
deep ocean trenches ⓘ |
| separatedFrom | Sunda Shelf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
Quaternary science
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
archaeology ⓘ biogeography ⓘ paleogeography ⓘ |
| submergedDuring |
Holocene sea-level rise
ⓘ
interglacial periods ⓘ |
| supports | unique Australasian biota ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Last Glacial Maximum
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Late Pleistocene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Sahul landmass Description of subject: The Sahul landmass was the prehistoric supercontinent that once connected present-day Australia, New Guinea, and Tasmania during periods of low sea level.
Referenced by (7)
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