Mount Sunday, New Zealand
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Mount Sunday in New Zealand is a remote hill in the Canterbury high country best known as the filming location for Edoras, the capital of Rohan, in the "The Lord of the Rings" film trilogy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mount Sunday, New Zealand canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11144549 — 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: Mount Sunday, New Zealand Context triple: [Edoras, filmLocation, Mount Sunday, New Zealand]
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A.
Mount Ruapehu
Mount Ruapehu is an active stratovolcano in New Zealand’s central North Island, renowned for its ski fields, crater lake, and status as the country’s largest active volcano.
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B.
White Island
White Island is a small island off the coast of Maine, part of the Isles of Shoals archipelago in the Gulf of Maine.
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C.
White Island
White Island is a remote, ice-covered Arctic island in the Svalbard archipelago of Norway, known for its harsh climate and historical polar expeditions.
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D.
White Island / Whakaari volcanic centre
White Island / Whakaari volcanic centre is an active marine stratovolcano off the coast of New Zealand’s North Island, known for its frequent eruptions and hazardous geothermal landscape.
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E.
The White Island
The White Island is a poetic name often used for islands distinguished by their pale cliffs, sands, or buildings, evoking a bright, luminous landscape.
- 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: Mount Sunday, New Zealand Target entity description: Mount Sunday in New Zealand is a remote hill in the Canterbury high country best known as the filming location for Edoras, the capital of Rohan, in the "The Lord of the Rings" film trilogy.
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A.
Mount Ruapehu
Mount Ruapehu is an active stratovolcano in New Zealand’s central North Island, renowned for its ski fields, crater lake, and status as the country’s largest active volcano.
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B.
White Island
White Island is a small island off the coast of Maine, part of the Isles of Shoals archipelago in the Gulf of Maine.
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C.
White Island
White Island is a remote, ice-covered Arctic island in the Svalbard archipelago of Norway, known for its harsh climate and historical polar expeditions.
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D.
White Island / Whakaari volcanic centre
White Island / Whakaari volcanic centre is an active marine stratovolcano off the coast of New Zealand’s North Island, known for its frequent eruptions and hazardous geothermal landscape.
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E.
The White Island
The White Island is a poetic name often used for islands distinguished by their pale cliffs, sands, or buildings, evoking a bright, luminous landscape.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film location
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hill ⓘ |
| access |
gravel road from Mount Potts Station
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walking track from car park ⓘ |
| category |
Hills of Canterbury, New Zealand
NERFINISHED
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The Lord of the Rings (film series) filming locations ⓘ Tourist attractions in Canterbury, New Zealand ⓘ |
| closestTown | Methven NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | New Zealand ⓘ |
| distanceFromMethven | approximately 90 kilometres GENERATED ⓘ |
| elevation |
2005 feet
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611 metres ⓘ |
| featuredIn |
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
NERFINISHED
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The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmTrilogy | The Lord of the Rings film trilogy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | Department of Conservation (New Zealand) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Rangitata River valley
NERFINISHED
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Southern Alps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| landUse | high country pastoral area nearby ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Canterbury
NERFINISHED
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Canterbury high country NERFINISHED ⓘ Hakatere Conservation Park NERFINISHED ⓘ South Island ⓘ |
| nameOrigin | named after musterers who camped there on Sundays ⓘ |
| near |
Rangitata River
NERFINISHED
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Upper Rangitata Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
association with The Lord of the Rings film trilogy
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filming location for Edoras ⓘ |
| protectedAreaStatus | within conservation land ⓘ |
| region | Ashburton District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setConstruction | temporary Edoras set built and removed after filming ⓘ |
| surroundedBy |
braided river plains
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mountain ranges ⓘ |
| terrain | glacially carved hill ⓘ |
| tourism |
location for guided Lord of the Rings tours
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popular tourist destination for Lord of the Rings fans ⓘ |
| usedAs | Edoras film set location ⓘ |
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Subject: Mount Sunday, New Zealand Description of subject: Mount Sunday in New Zealand is a remote hill in the Canterbury high country best known as the filming location for Edoras, the capital of Rohan, in the "The Lord of the Rings" film trilogy.
Referenced by (1)
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