Prince of Wales Island
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Prince of Wales Island is a large, sparsely populated island in Nunavut, Canada, located in the central Canadian Arctic Archipelago.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Prince of Wales Island canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T23109433 — 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: Prince of Wales Island Context triple: [Canadian Arctic Archipelago maritime area, surrounds, Prince of Wales Island]
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A.
Prince of Wales Island
Prince of Wales Island is a large, forested island in Southeast Alaska known for its rich Haida cultural heritage, abundant wildlife, and extensive karst and cave systems.
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B.
Prince of Wales Island
Prince of Wales Island is the former colonial name for Penang Island, a historically important British trading post and part of modern-day Malaysia.
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C.
Penelakut Island
Penelakut Island is a Gulf Island in British Columbia, Canada, that serves as the primary homeland and reserve area of the Penelakut First Nation.
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D.
Prince of Wales Island (Alaska)
Prince of Wales Island is a large, heavily forested island in southeastern Alaska’s Alexander Archipelago, known for its rugged coastline, rich Native Alaskan heritage, and abundant wildlife.
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Swinburne Island
Swinburne Island is a small, artificial island in New York Harbor that historically served as a quarantine station for immigrants arriving in New York City.
- 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: Prince of Wales Island Target entity description: Prince of Wales Island is a large, sparsely populated island in Nunavut, Canada, located in the central Canadian Arctic Archipelago.
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A.
Prince of Wales Island
Prince of Wales Island is a large, forested island in Southeast Alaska known for its rich Haida cultural heritage, abundant wildlife, and extensive karst and cave systems.
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B.
Prince of Wales Island
Prince of Wales Island is the former colonial name for Penang Island, a historically important British trading post and part of modern-day Malaysia.
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C.
Penelakut Island
Penelakut Island is a Gulf Island in British Columbia, Canada, that serves as the primary homeland and reserve area of the Penelakut First Nation.
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D.
Prince of Wales Island (Alaska)
Prince of Wales Island is a large, heavily forested island in southeastern Alaska’s Alexander Archipelago, known for its rugged coastline, rich Native Alaskan heritage, and abundant wildlife.
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E.
Swinburne Island
Swinburne Island is a small, artificial island in New York Harbor that historically served as a quarantine station for immigrants arriving in New York City.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.