Skokholm Island
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Skokholm Island is a small, rugged island off the coast of Pembrokeshire renowned as one of Britain’s most important seabird breeding sites and a historic bird observatory.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Skokholm Island canonical | 9 |
| Skokholm | 3 |
| Skokholm Island (distant) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1218665 — 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: Skokholm Island Context triple: [West Wales, contains, Skokholm Island]
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A.
Caldey Island
Caldey Island is a small, historically monastic island off the coast of Pembrokeshire in southwest Wales, known for its Cistercian monastery, tranquil landscapes, and religious retreat.
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B.
Lambay Island
Lambay Island is a privately owned island off the coast of County Dublin, Ireland, known for its wildlife, historic castle, and distinctive natural landscapes in the Irish Sea.
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C.
Skomer Island
Skomer Island is a wildlife-rich island off the coast of Pembrokeshire in Wales, renowned for its large colonies of puffins and other seabirds.
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D.
Isles of Scilly
The Isles of Scilly are a small archipelago off the southwestern tip of Cornwall, England, known for their mild climate, scenic beaches, and unique island communities.
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E.
Fyn
Fyn is a large Danish island in the Baltic Sea known for its rolling countryside, historic towns, and as the birthplace of author Hans Christian Andersen.
- 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: Skokholm Island Target entity description: Skokholm Island is a small, rugged island off the coast of Pembrokeshire renowned as one of Britain’s most important seabird breeding sites and a historic bird observatory.
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A.
Caldey Island
Caldey Island is a small, historically monastic island off the coast of Pembrokeshire in southwest Wales, known for its Cistercian monastery, tranquil landscapes, and religious retreat.
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B.
Lambay Island
Lambay Island is a privately owned island off the coast of County Dublin, Ireland, known for its wildlife, historic castle, and distinctive natural landscapes in the Irish Sea.
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C.
Skomer Island
Skomer Island is a wildlife-rich island off the coast of Pembrokeshire in Wales, renowned for its large colonies of puffins and other seabirds.
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D.
Isles of Scilly
The Isles of Scilly are a small archipelago off the southwestern tip of Cornwall, England, known for their mild climate, scenic beaches, and unique island communities.
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E.
Fyn
Fyn is a large Danish island in the Baltic Sea known for its rolling countryside, historic towns, and as the birthplace of author Hans Christian Andersen.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bird observatory
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island ⓘ seabird breeding site ⓘ |
| access | by boat only ⓘ |
| area | approximately 1 square kilometre ⓘ |
| birdObservatoryFoundedBy | Ronald Lockley ⓘ |
| birdObservatoryStatus | re‑established 2014 ⓘ |
| coastline | cliff‑bound ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| etymology | name thought to derive from Old Norse meaning ‘wooded island’ ⓘ |
| firstBirdObservatoryEstablished | 1933 ⓘ |
| geology | Old Red Sandstone ⓘ |
| hasAccommodationType | self‑catering visitor accommodation ⓘ |
| hasDesignation |
National Nature Reserve
ⓘ
Site of Special Scientific Interest ⓘ Special Area of Conservation ⓘ
linked to:
Special Area of Conservation (in parts)
Special Protection Area ⓘ |
| hasHabitat |
heathland
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maritime grassland ⓘ rocky shore ⓘ sea cliffs ⓘ |
| highestElevation | approximately 48 metres ⓘ |
| importantFor |
migratory birds
ⓘ
seabird breeding ⓘ |
| languageOfToponym | Norse ⓘ |
| length | approximately 1.6 kilometres ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Celtic Sea
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Pembrokeshire ⓘ St Brides Bay ⓘ Wales ⓘ |
| managedBy | Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales ⓘ |
| near |
Marloes Peninsula
ⓘ
Skomer Island ⓘ |
| nearestHarbour | Martin’s Haven ⓘ |
| notableFor |
large Manx shearwater colony
ⓘ
large puffin colony ⓘ |
| offCoastOf | south‑west Wales ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales ⓘ |
| partOf | Pembrokeshire Coast National Park ⓘ |
| supportsPopulationOf |
Atlantic puffin
ⓘ
European storm petrel ⓘ Manx shearwater ⓘ
linked to:
manx shearwater
chough ⓘ common guillemot ⓘ herring gull ⓘ lesser black‑backed gull ⓘ oystercatcher ⓘ razorbill ⓘ |
| terrain | rocky ⓘ |
| width | approximately 0.8 kilometres ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Skokholm Island Description of subject: Skokholm Island is a small, rugged island off the coast of Pembrokeshire renowned as one of Britain’s most important seabird breeding sites and a historic bird observatory.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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