Hoonah
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Hoonah is a small Tlingit community and fishing town on Chichagof Island in Southeast Alaska, known for its rich Indigenous culture and proximity to wilderness and wildlife.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hoonah canonical | 4 |
| Hoonah, Alaska | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17770694 — 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: Hoonah Context triple: [Chichagof Island, hasCommunity, Hoonah]
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A.
Dyea, Alaska
Dyea, Alaska is a historic ghost town and former boomtown near Skagway that served as a major gateway to the Klondike Gold Rush via the Chilkoot Trail.
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B.
Gustavus, Alaska
Gustavus, Alaska is a small gateway town in Southeast Alaska that serves as the primary access point for Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve.
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C.
Shungnak, Alaska
Shungnak, Alaska is a small Inupiat village in northwest Alaska located above the Arctic Circle, known for its subsistence lifestyle and proximity to the Kobuk River.
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D.
Yakutat
Yakutat is a small coastal city in southeastern Alaska known for its remote location, fishing industry, and access to the Gulf of Alaska’s rugged natural landscapes.
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E.
Klawock
Klawock is a small Tlingit community and former salmon cannery town on Prince of Wales Island in Southeast Alaska.
- 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: Hoonah Target entity description: Hoonah is a small Tlingit community and fishing town on Chichagof Island in Southeast Alaska, known for its rich Indigenous culture and proximity to wilderness and wildlife.
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A.
Dyea, Alaska
Dyea, Alaska is a historic ghost town and former boomtown near Skagway that served as a major gateway to the Klondike Gold Rush via the Chilkoot Trail.
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B.
Gustavus, Alaska
Gustavus, Alaska is a small gateway town in Southeast Alaska that serves as the primary access point for Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve.
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C.
Shungnak, Alaska
Shungnak, Alaska is a small Inupiat village in northwest Alaska located above the Arctic Circle, known for its subsistence lifestyle and proximity to the Kobuk River.
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D.
Yakutat
Yakutat is a small coastal city in southeastern Alaska known for its remote location, fishing industry, and access to the Gulf of Alaska’s rugged natural landscapes.
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E.
Klawock
Klawock is a small Tlingit community and former salmon cannery town on Prince of Wales Island in Southeast Alaska.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Hoonah