Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes, California

E126299

coastal dune system natural landscape protected area

Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes in California is a vast coastal dune ecosystem known for its dramatic landscapes, rich biodiversity, and historic use as a filming location for early Hollywood epics.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes	7
Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes complex	4
Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes Center	2
Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes ecosystem	2
Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes, California canonical	1
Nipomo Dunes	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T984033 — 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: Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes, California
Context triple: [The Ten Commandments (1923 film), filmingLocation, Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes, California]

A. Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes
Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes are a popular and easily accessible dune field in Death Valley National Park, known for their picturesque rolling sand hills and striking desert landscapes.
B. Kelso Dunes
Kelso Dunes are a vast field of towering sand dunes in California’s Mojave Desert, known for their dramatic landscapes and the rare “booming” sounds produced by shifting sand.
C. Anza-Borrego Desert State Park
Anza-Borrego Desert State Park is California’s largest state park, renowned for its vast desert landscapes, spring wildflower blooms, and rugged badlands in the Colorado Desert.
D. Amargosa Desert
The Amargosa Desert is an arid region in the Mojave Desert of Nevada and California, known for its extreme dryness, sparse vegetation, and proximity to Death Valley.
E. Saline Valley
Saline Valley is a remote, arid basin in eastern California known for its stark desert landscapes, natural hot springs, and isolation within the northern Mojave Desert.
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: Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes, California
Target entity description: Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes in California is a vast coastal dune ecosystem known for its dramatic landscapes, rich biodiversity, and historic use as a filming location for early Hollywood epics.

A. Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes
Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes are a popular and easily accessible dune field in Death Valley National Park, known for their picturesque rolling sand hills and striking desert landscapes.
B. Kelso Dunes
Kelso Dunes are a vast field of towering sand dunes in California’s Mojave Desert, known for their dramatic landscapes and the rare “booming” sounds produced by shifting sand.
C. Anza-Borrego Desert State Park
Anza-Borrego Desert State Park is California’s largest state park, renowned for its vast desert landscapes, spring wildflower blooms, and rugged badlands in the Colorado Desert.
D. Amargosa Desert
The Amargosa Desert is an arid region in the Mojave Desert of Nevada and California, known for its extreme dryness, sparse vegetation, and proximity to Death Valley.
E. Saline Valley
Saline Valley is a remote, arid basin in eastern California known for its stark desert landscapes, natural hot springs, and isolation within the northern Mojave Desert.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (61)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	coastal dune system ⓘ natural landscape ⓘ protected area ⓘ
adjacentTo	Pacific Ocean ⓘ
archaeologicalSite	buried film sets from silent-era Hollywood ⓘ
climate	Mediterranean coastal climate ⓘ
contains	Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes National Wildlife Refuge ⓘ Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes Preserve ⓘ linked to: Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes National Wildlife Refuge Oceano Dunes ⓘ Oso Flaco Lake ⓘ Pismo State Beach (dune portions) ⓘ Rancho Guadalupe Dunes County Park ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
ecosystemType	coastal dunes ⓘ coastal scrub ⓘ wetlands ⓘ
geologicalFeature	backdunes ⓘ coastal wetlands ⓘ foredunes ⓘ wind-shaped sand dunes ⓘ
habitatFor	California least tern ⓘ California red-legged frog ⓘ Western snowy plover ⓘ endemic dune plants ⓘ various migratory shorebirds ⓘ
historicUse	location for early Hollywood epics ⓘ site of Cecil B. DeMille's 1923 film "The Ten Commandments" set ⓘ
knownFor	dramatic dune landscapes ⓘ historic film locations ⓘ large coastal dune complex ⓘ rich biodiversity ⓘ
locatedIn	California ⓘ linked to: California, United States San Luis Obispo County, California ⓘ linked to: San Luis Obispo County Santa Barbara County, California ⓘ linked to: Santa Barbara County
locatedOn	Pacific coast of California ⓘ linked to: California coast
managedBy	California Department of Parks and Recreation ⓘ Dunes Center (local nonprofit partner) ⓘ San Luis Obispo County Parks ⓘ Santa Barbara County Parks ⓘ The Nature Conservancy ⓘ U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ⓘ
near	City of Guadalupe, California ⓘ Town of Nipomo, California ⓘ linked to: Nipomo, California, United States
partOf	California Central Coast ⓘ linked to: Central Coast of California Pacific Flyway ⓘ
recreation	birdwatching ⓘ hiking ⓘ photography ⓘ wildlife viewing ⓘ
threatenedBy	coastal erosion ⓘ invasive plant species ⓘ off-highway vehicle use ⓘ sea-level rise ⓘ
usedFor	environmental education ⓘ filming location ⓘ recreation ⓘ scientific research ⓘ wildlife conservation ⓘ
vegetation	chaparral patches ⓘ coastal sage scrub ⓘ dune grasses ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (17)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

The Ten Commandments (1923 film) → filmingLocation → Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes, California ⓘ

Guadalupe, California → neighboringFeature → Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes ⓘ

subject linked to: Guadalupe