Koh Tang

E168338

island

Koh Tang is a small Cambodian island in the Gulf of Thailand, best known as the site of the final major U.S. military engagement of the Vietnam War during the Mayaguez incident in 1975.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Koh Tang canonical	3
Koh Tang Island	1
Koh Tang archipelago	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1454697 — 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: Koh Tang
Context triple: [Mayaguez incident, tookPlaceIn, Koh Tang]

A. Ilha do Chié
Ilha do Chié is a neighborhood and island area within the city of Recife in northeastern Brazil, known for its riverside setting and urban residential character.
B. Cat Ba Island
Cat Ba Island is the largest island in Vietnam’s Ha Long Bay area, known for its rugged limestone landscapes, beaches, and the biodiverse Cat Ba National Park.
C. Orchid Island
Orchid Island is a small, remote island off the southeastern coast of Taiwan, known for its indigenous Tao (Yami) people, unique Austronesian culture, and rich marine and ecological diversity.
D. Biliran Island
Biliran Island is a small island province in the Eastern Visayas region of the Philippines known for its coastal landscapes, waterfalls, and predominantly Waray-speaking population.
E. Malapascua Island
Malapascua Island is a small Philippine island in the Visayas renowned for its pristine beaches and as one of the world’s few reliable dive spots to see thresher sharks.
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: Koh Tang
Target entity description: Koh Tang is a small Cambodian island in the Gulf of Thailand, best known as the site of the final major U.S. military engagement of the Vietnam War during the Mayaguez incident in 1975.

A. Ilha do Chié
Ilha do Chié is a neighborhood and island area within the city of Recife in northeastern Brazil, known for its riverside setting and urban residential character.
B. Cat Ba Island
Cat Ba Island is the largest island in Vietnam’s Ha Long Bay area, known for its rugged limestone landscapes, beaches, and the biodiverse Cat Ba National Park.
C. Orchid Island
Orchid Island is a small, remote island off the southeastern coast of Taiwan, known for its indigenous Tao (Yami) people, unique Austronesian culture, and rich marine and ecological diversity.
D. Biliran Island
Biliran Island is a small island province in the Eastern Visayas region of the Philippines known for its coastal landscapes, waterfalls, and predominantly Waray-speaking population.
E. Malapascua Island
Malapascua Island is a small Philippine island in the Visayas renowned for its pristine beaches and as one of the world’s few reliable dive spots to see thresher sharks.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	island ⓘ
access	reachable by boat from Sihanoukville ⓘ
archipelago	Koh Tang archipelago ⓘ linked to: Koh Tang
area	approximately 7–8 square kilometers ⓘ
battleDate	May 15, 1975 ⓘ
casualtiesSide	Khmer Rouge fighters killed ⓘ United States military personnel killed and missing ⓘ
climate	tropical monsoon climate ⓘ
conflictType	amphibious assault (Mayaguez incident) ⓘ linked to: Mayaguez incident
coordinateLocation	9.608°N 102.963°E ⓘ
country	Cambodia ⓘ
currentUse	diving site ⓘ limited tourism ⓘ
distanceFromMainland	approximately 52 km off the Cambodian coast ⓘ
distanceFromSihanoukville	approximately 52–60 km southwest of Sihanoukville ⓘ
environment	coral reefs ⓘ tropical marine ecosystem ⓘ
eventCharacterization	last major U.S. combat action of the Vietnam War ⓘ
hasMemorial	memorials in the United States commemorating Mayaguez incident ⓘ
hasNearbyIsland	Koh Prins ⓘ Koh Thmei (near Koh Tang) ⓘ
highestPoint	approximately 100–200 meters above sea level ⓘ
historicalEvent	Mayaguez incident ⓘ
historicalPeriod	Vietnam War ⓘ
involvedCountry	Cambodia ⓘ United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
involvedForce	Khmer Rouge ⓘ U.S. Air Force ⓘ linked to: United States Air Force U.S. Marines ⓘ linked to: United States Marine Corps U.S. Navy ⓘ linked to: United States Navy
knownFor	Mayaguez incident ⓘ final major U.S. military engagement of the Vietnam War ⓘ
language	Khmer (on Cambodian facilities) ⓘ
locatedIn	Sihanoukville Province ⓘ linked to: Sihanoukville Southeast Asia ⓘ
locatedInBodyOfWater	Gulf of Thailand ⓘ
militaryOperationName	Mayaguez rescue operation ⓘ linked to: Mayaguez incident
nearbyCountry	Thailand (across Gulf of Thailand) ⓘ linked to: Thailand
partOf	Cambodia ⓘ
population	very sparsely populated ⓘ
relatedToVessel	SS Mayaguez ⓘ
sovereignty	Kingdom of Cambodia ⓘ linked to: Cambodia
strategicImportance	offshore position in Gulf of Thailand ⓘ
terrain	dense jungle interior ⓘ rocky coastline ⓘ
timeZone	UTC+7 ⓘ
usedBy	Khmer Rouge (historical) ⓘ linked to: Khmer Rouge Royal Cambodian Navy ⓘ linked to: Cambodian military
usedFor	military purposes ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

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

Mayaguez incident → tookPlaceIn → Koh Tang ⓘ

Koh Tang → archipelago → Koh Tang archipelago ⓘ

linked to: Koh Tang

Battle of Koh Tang → place → Koh Tang ⓘ

Koh Thmei → near → Koh Tang ⓘ

subject linked to: Koh Thmei (near Koh Tang)

Koh Tang Island battle → location → Koh Tang Island ⓘ