Nomans Land Island
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Nomans Land Island is a small, uninhabited island off the coast of Martha’s Vineyard in Massachusetts, historically used as a U.S. Navy bombing range and now managed primarily as a wildlife refuge.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nomans Land Island canonical | 2 |
| Nomans Land | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1300693 — 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: Nomans Land Island Context triple: [Gay Head, hasViewOf, Nomans Land Island]
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A.
Great Island
Great Island is a large, mostly undeveloped barrier peninsula and hiking area within the Cape Cod National Seashore in Wellfleet, Massachusetts, known for its beaches, salt marshes, and scenic trails.
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B.
Coquette Island
Coquette Island, now known as Fannette Island, is the only island in California’s Lake Tahoe and is noted for its picturesque setting and historic stone teahouse ruins.
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C.
Swains Island
Swains Island is a remote, privately owned atoll in the Tokelau region of the Pacific Ocean that is politically administered as part of American Samoa.
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D.
Gibbet Island
Gibbet Island was the former name of what is now known as Ellis Island, a historic immigration station in New York Harbor.
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E.
St. Peter’s Island
St. Peter’s Island is a small, historically significant island in western Switzerland known for its scenic vineyards, nature reserve, and association with philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau.
- 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: Nomans Land Island Target entity description: Nomans Land Island is a small, uninhabited island off the coast of Martha’s Vineyard in Massachusetts, historically used as a U.S. Navy bombing range and now managed primarily as a wildlife refuge.
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A.
Great Island
Great Island is a large, mostly undeveloped barrier peninsula and hiking area within the Cape Cod National Seashore in Wellfleet, Massachusetts, known for its beaches, salt marshes, and scenic trails.
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B.
Coquette Island
Coquette Island, now known as Fannette Island, is the only island in California’s Lake Tahoe and is noted for its picturesque setting and historic stone teahouse ruins.
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C.
Swains Island
Swains Island is a remote, privately owned atoll in the Tokelau region of the Pacific Ocean that is politically administered as part of American Samoa.
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D.
Gibbet Island
Gibbet Island was the former name of what is now known as Ellis Island, a historic immigration station in New York Harbor.
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E.
St. Peter’s Island
St. Peter’s Island is a small, historically significant island in western Switzerland known for its scenic vineyards, nature reserve, and association with philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former military bombing range
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island ⓘ uninhabited island ⓘ wildlife refuge ⓘ |
| access | restricted ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | protected area ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| currentUse |
protected natural area
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wildlife refuge ⓘ |
| environmentType | coastal island ecosystem ⓘ |
| formerOperator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| habitationStatus | uninhabited ⓘ |
| hasEcosystem |
coastal grasslands
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nearshore marine habitat ⓘ rocky shoreline ⓘ |
| hasWildlife |
marine mammals
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seabirds ⓘ shorebirds ⓘ |
| historicalUse |
military training area
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naval aerial bombing practice ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
ⓘ
linked to:
Massachusetts
United States federal government ⓘ
linked to:
United States government
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| locatedIn |
Atlantic Ocean
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Dukes County, Massachusetts ⓘ Massachusetts ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Vineyard Sound
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south of Martha’s Vineyard ⓘ |
| locatedOffCoastOf |
Martha’s Vineyard
ⓘ
linked to:
Martha's Vineyard
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| managedBy | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ⓘ |
| managementPurpose | wildlife conservation ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
coastal and marine wildlife refuge
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important habitat for nesting seabirds ⓘ presence of unexploded military munitions ⓘ |
| partOf |
Town of Chilmark, Massachusetts
ⓘ
linked to:
Chilmark
|
| population | 0 permanent residents ⓘ |
| reasonForRestrictedAccess | unexploded ordnance ⓘ |
| region | New England ⓘ |
| state | Massachusetts ⓘ |
| usedAs | U.S. Navy bombing range ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Nomans Land Island Description of subject: Nomans Land Island is a small, uninhabited island off the coast of Martha’s Vineyard in Massachusetts, historically used as a U.S. Navy bombing range and now managed primarily as a wildlife refuge.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Nomans Land Island