Barrow, Alaska
E282033
Barrow, Alaska is a remote Arctic town in northern Alaska known for its extreme polar night and harsh winter conditions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Barrow, Alaska canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2351998 — 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: Barrow, Alaska Context triple: [30 Days of Night, setIn, Barrow, Alaska]
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A.
McGrath, Alaska
McGrath, Alaska is a small, remote village in central Alaska that serves as a regional hub and checkpoint along the Iditarod Trail in the Kuskokwim River valley.
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B.
Seward, Alaska
Seward, Alaska is a small coastal city on the Kenai Peninsula known as a gateway to marine wildlife, glaciers, and outdoor recreation in south-central Alaska.
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C.
Kotzebue, Alaska
Kotzebue, Alaska is a remote city in northwestern Alaska located above the Arctic Circle, serving as a regional hub for Inupiat communities on the Baldwin Peninsula along the Chukchi Sea.
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D.
Healy, Alaska
Healy, Alaska is a small community in central Alaska that serves as a primary gateway and service hub for visitors to Denali National Park and Preserve.
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E.
Cordova, Alaska
Cordova, Alaska is a small coastal fishing town in south-central Alaska known for its rich salmon fisheries and scenic location near the mouth of the Copper River.
- 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: Barrow, Alaska Target entity description: Barrow, Alaska is a remote Arctic town in northern Alaska known for its extreme polar night and harsh winter conditions.
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A.
McGrath, Alaska
McGrath, Alaska is a small, remote village in central Alaska that serves as a regional hub and checkpoint along the Iditarod Trail in the Kuskokwim River valley.
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B.
Seward, Alaska
Seward, Alaska is a small coastal city on the Kenai Peninsula known as a gateway to marine wildlife, glaciers, and outdoor recreation in south-central Alaska.
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C.
Kotzebue, Alaska
Kotzebue, Alaska is a remote city in northwestern Alaska located above the Arctic Circle, serving as a regional hub for Inupiat communities on the Baldwin Peninsula along the Chukchi Sea.
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D.
Healy, Alaska
Healy, Alaska is a small community in central Alaska that serves as a primary gateway and service hub for visitors to Denali National Park and Preserve.
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E.
Cordova, Alaska
Cordova, Alaska is a small coastal fishing town in south-central Alaska known for its rich salmon fisheries and scenic location near the mouth of the Copper River.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city
ⓘ
populated place ⓘ settlement ⓘ |
| accessibleBy |
air
ⓘ
seasonal sea routes ⓘ |
| averageWinterTemperature | well below 0 °C ⓘ |
| climateClassification | polar climate ⓘ |
| coastlineFeature |
barrier islands and lagoons
ⓘ
tundra landscape ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| economyIncludes |
government services
ⓘ
oil industry support services ⓘ subsistence hunting and fishing ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 3 meters above sea level ⓘ |
| formerNameOf |
Utqiaġvik, Alaska
ⓘ
linked to:
Utqiaġvik
|
| governingBody |
North Slope Borough government
ⓘ
linked to:
North Slope Borough
|
| hasAirport | Wiley Post–Will Rogers Memorial Airport ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
extreme polar night
ⓘ
harsh winter conditions ⓘ midnight sun in summer ⓘ permafrost ⓘ sea ice influence ⓘ |
| hasCulturalEvent | Nalukataq whaling festival ⓘ |
| hasLatitude | 71.2906° N ⓘ |
| hasLongitude | 156.7886° W ⓘ |
| hasMidnightSunFrom | around mid-May ⓘ |
| hasMidnightSunUntil | early August ⓘ |
| hasPolarNightFrom | late November ⓘ |
| hasPolarNightUntil | mid-January ⓘ |
| hasResearchFacility |
Barrow Arctic Research Center
ⓘ
NOAA Barrow Observatory ⓘ
linked to:
Barrow Arctic Research Center
|
| indigenousLanguage |
Iñupiaq
ⓘ
linked to:
Inupiaq
|
| isCountySeatOf |
North Slope Borough, Alaska
ⓘ
linked to:
North Slope Borough
|
| locatedIn |
Alaska
ⓘ
Arctic region ⓘ North Slope Borough, Alaska ⓘ
linked to:
North Slope Borough
North Slope of Alaska ⓘ
linked to:
Arctic Slope
|
| locatedInTimeZone | Alaska Time Zone ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Chukchi Sea coast
ⓘ
shore of the Arctic Ocean ⓘ |
| majorEthnicGroup |
Iñupiat
ⓘ
linked to:
Inuit
|
| namedAfter | Sir John Barrow ⓘ |
| notAccessibleBy | road from rest of Alaska highway system ⓘ |
| populationEstimate | around 4,000 people ⓘ |
| primaryLanguage | English ⓘ |
| traditionalActivities |
caribou hunting
ⓘ
seal hunting ⓘ whale hunting ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Barrow, Alaska Description of subject: Barrow, Alaska is a remote Arctic town in northern Alaska known for its extreme polar night and harsh winter conditions.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.