Apra Harbor, Guam
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Apra Harbor, Guam is a major U.S. naval port and strategic deep-water harbor in the Western Pacific that serves as a key logistics and operations hub for American military forces in the region.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Apra Harbor, Guam canonical | 3 |
| U.S. Naval Base Guam | 3 |
| Naval Base Guam | 2 |
| Piti, Guam | 2 |
| Sumay, Guam | 1 |
| U.S. Naval Base Guam Apra Harbor | 1 |
| United States Naval Station Guam | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1640332 — 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: Apra Harbor, Guam Context triple: [United States Seventh Fleet, notableBase, Apra Harbor, Guam]
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A.
Tumon Bay
Tumon Bay is a popular resort and tourism district on the western coast of Guam, known for its white-sand beaches, clear waters, and concentration of hotels, shops, and nightlife.
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B.
Saipan
Saipan is the largest and most populous island of the Northern Mariana Islands, known for its World War II history and Pacific island tourism.
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C.
Hagåtña, Guam
Hagåtña, Guam is the small coastal capital city of the U.S. territory of Guam, serving as its political and administrative center.
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D.
Yigo, Guam
Yigo, Guam is a largely rural municipality on the northern end of Guam that hosts Andersen Air Force Base and is one of the island’s largest villages by area.
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E.
Tinian
Tinian is a small island in the western Pacific Ocean best known as part of the Northern Mariana Islands and as the World War II airbase from which the atomic bomb missions to Hiroshima and Nagasaki were launched.
- 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: Apra Harbor, Guam Target entity description: Apra Harbor, Guam is a major U.S. naval port and strategic deep-water harbor in the Western Pacific that serves as a key logistics and operations hub for American military forces in the region.
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A.
Tumon Bay
Tumon Bay is a popular resort and tourism district on the western coast of Guam, known for its white-sand beaches, clear waters, and concentration of hotels, shops, and nightlife.
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B.
Saipan
Saipan is the largest and most populous island of the Northern Mariana Islands, known for its World War II history and Pacific island tourism.
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C.
Hagåtña, Guam
Hagåtña, Guam is the small coastal capital city of the U.S. territory of Guam, serving as its political and administrative center.
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D.
Yigo, Guam
Yigo, Guam is a largely rural municipality on the northern end of Guam that hosts Andersen Air Force Base and is one of the island’s largest villages by area.
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E.
Tinian
Tinian is a small island in the western Pacific Ocean best known as part of the Northern Mariana Islands and as the World War II airbase from which the atomic bomb missions to Hiroshima and Nagasaki were launched.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
harbor
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military installation ⓘ port ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
U.S. Department of Defense
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linked to:
Department of Defense
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| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| function |
fleet support
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logistics hub ⓘ naval operations base ⓘ replenishment point ⓘ staging area for military operations ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
all-weather port
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deep-water harbor ⓘ natural harbor ⓘ strategic location ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
Ammunition storage facilities
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Cargo terminals ⓘ Commercial port facilities ⓘ Container terminal ⓘ Deep-draft berths ⓘ Fuel storage facilities ⓘ Naval Base Guam ⓘ
linked to:
Apra Harbor, Guam
Naval wharves ⓘ Ship repair facilities ⓘ U.S. Naval Base Guam Apra Harbor ⓘ
linked to:
Apra Harbor, Guam
|
| locatedIn |
Guam
ⓘ
Western Pacific Ocean ⓘ
linked to:
western Pacific Ocean
|
| locatedNear |
Piti, Guam
ⓘ
Santa Rita, Guam ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| nearbyBodyOfWater |
Philippine Basin
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Philippine Sea ⓘ |
| operatedBy | United States Navy ⓘ |
| partOf |
Territory of Guam
ⓘ
linked to:
Guam
United States Indo-Pacific Command area of responsibility ⓘ
linked to:
United States Indo-Pacific Command
|
| strategicImportance |
key U.S. naval base in Western Pacific
ⓘ
supports U.S. power projection in Indo-Pacific region ⓘ |
| usedBy |
United States Air Force
ⓘ
United States Coast Guard ⓘ United States Marine Corps ⓘ United States Military Sealift Command ⓘ
linked to:
Military Sealift Command
United States Navy ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
Cold War
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World War II ⓘ post–World War II U.S. Pacific operations ⓘ |
| usedFor |
amphibious operations support
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logistics for regional exercises ⓘ maintenance of U.S. naval vessels ⓘ resupply of U.S. naval vessels ⓘ submarine support ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Apra Harbor, Guam Description of subject: Apra Harbor, Guam is a major U.S. naval port and strategic deep-water harbor in the Western Pacific that serves as a key logistics and operations hub for American military forces in the region.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Seventh Fleet
linked to: Apra Harbor, Guam
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United States Navy administration of Guam
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appliesToJurisdiction
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United States Naval Station Guam
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