Mackinnon Pass
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Mackinnon Pass is a high alpine mountain pass in New Zealand’s Fiordland National Park, renowned as the dramatic high point of the Milford Track hiking route.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mackinnon Pass canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9776858 — 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: Mackinnon Pass Context triple: [Milford Track, crosses, Mackinnon Pass]
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A.
Lewis Pass
Lewis Pass is a high mountain pass and scenic alpine route in New Zealand’s South Island, providing a key road connection between the Canterbury and West Coast regions.
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B.
Kirkstone Pass
Kirkstone Pass is a high mountain pass in England’s Lake District, known for its steep, scenic road linking Ambleside and Patterdale through dramatic fell landscapes.
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C.
Milner Pass
Milner Pass is a high mountain pass in Colorado’s Rocky Mountain National Park, known for carrying a major transcontinental divide crossing and offering scenic alpine views.
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Maloja Pass
Maloja Pass is a high mountain pass in the Swiss Alps that connects the Engadine valley with the Bregaglia valley and Italy, known for its scenic roads and dramatic landscapes.
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E.
Healy Pass
Healy Pass is a scenic mountain pass in southwest Ireland known for its winding roads, rugged landscapes, and panoramic views across the Beara Peninsula.
- 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: Mackinnon Pass Target entity description: Mackinnon Pass is a high alpine mountain pass in New Zealand’s Fiordland National Park, renowned as the dramatic high point of the Milford Track hiking route.
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A.
Lewis Pass
Lewis Pass is a high mountain pass and scenic alpine route in New Zealand’s South Island, providing a key road connection between the Canterbury and West Coast regions.
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B.
Kirkstone Pass
Kirkstone Pass is a high mountain pass in England’s Lake District, known for its steep, scenic road linking Ambleside and Patterdale through dramatic fell landscapes.
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C.
Milner Pass
Milner Pass is a high mountain pass in Colorado’s Rocky Mountain National Park, known for carrying a major transcontinental divide crossing and offering scenic alpine views.
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D.
Maloja Pass
Maloja Pass is a high mountain pass in the Swiss Alps that connects the Engadine valley with the Bregaglia valley and Italy, known for its scenic roads and dramatic landscapes.
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E.
Healy Pass
Healy Pass is a scenic mountain pass in southwest Ireland known for its winding roads, rugged landscapes, and panoramic views across the Beara Peninsula.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | mountain pass ⓘ |
| accessibleBy | foot only ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Mackinnon Saddle
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
McKinnon Pass NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | New Zealand ⓘ |
| hasApproximateElevation |
1154 metres
ⓘ
3787 feet ⓘ |
| hasClimate | alpine climate ⓘ |
| hasNearbyFacility | Mackinnon Pass Shelter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSeasonalAccess | main hiking season in summer months ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Arthur Valley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Clinton Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ surrounding Fiordland mountains ⓘ |
| isHighPointOf | Milford Track NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isManagedBy | New Zealand Department of Conservation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isSectionOf | Great Walks network via Milford Track NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Fiordland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fiordland National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ South Island ⓘ |
| locatedInProtectedArea | Fiordland National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Southland Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | New Zealand Standard Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRoute | Milford Track NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Quintin McKinnon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Southern Alps
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Te Wahipounamu World Heritage Area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectTo |
heavy rainfall
ⓘ
rapidly changing weather ⓘ strong winds ⓘ |
| tourismType |
hiking tourism
ⓘ
nature tourism ⓘ |
| usedFor |
guided walks
ⓘ
hiking ⓘ tramping ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mackinnon Pass Description of subject: Mackinnon Pass is a high alpine mountain pass in New Zealand’s Fiordland National Park, renowned as the dramatic high point of the Milford Track hiking route.
Referenced by (2)
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