Coco Solo Naval Air Station, Panama Canal Zone
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Coco Solo Naval Air Station in the Panama Canal Zone was a U.S. Navy air base notable as the birthplace of future U.S. Senator and presidential candidate John McCain.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Coco Solo, Panama Canal Zone | 2 |
| Coco Solo Naval Air Station (supported operations) | 1 |
| Coco Solo Naval Air Station, Panama Canal Zone canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2733980 — 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: Coco Solo Naval Air Station, Panama Canal Zone Context triple: [John McCain III, placeOfBirth, Coco Solo Naval Air Station, Panama Canal Zone]
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A.
Las Palmas Naval Base
Las Palmas Naval Base is a principal Spanish Navy installation located in the Canary Islands, serving as a key hub for maritime operations in the Atlantic.
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B.
Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard
Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard is a major U.S. Navy industrial facility in Hawaii that provides maintenance, repair, and modernization services for naval vessels and submarines.
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C.
Naval Base Ventura County
Naval Base Ventura County is a major U.S. Navy installation on the Southern California coast that supports naval air, sea, and shore operations, including Seabees and other fleet units.
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D.
Naval Amphibious Base Coronado
Naval Amphibious Base Coronado is a major U.S. Navy installation in California that serves as a primary training and operational center for elite special operations forces.
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E.
Augusta Naval Base
Augusta Naval Base is a major Italian naval installation in Sicily that serves as a strategic hub for fleet operations and logistics in the central Mediterranean.
- 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: Coco Solo Naval Air Station, Panama Canal Zone Target entity description: Coco Solo Naval Air Station in the Panama Canal Zone was a U.S. Navy air base notable as the birthplace of future U.S. Senator and presidential candidate John McCain.
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A.
Las Palmas Naval Base
Las Palmas Naval Base is a principal Spanish Navy installation located in the Canary Islands, serving as a key hub for maritime operations in the Atlantic.
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B.
Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard
Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard is a major U.S. Navy industrial facility in Hawaii that provides maintenance, repair, and modernization services for naval vessels and submarines.
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C.
Naval Base Ventura County
Naval Base Ventura County is a major U.S. Navy installation on the Southern California coast that supports naval air, sea, and shore operations, including Seabees and other fleet units.
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D.
Naval Amphibious Base Coronado
Naval Amphibious Base Coronado is a major U.S. Navy installation in California that serves as a primary training and operational center for elite special operations forces.
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E.
Augusta Naval Base
Augusta Naval Base is a major Italian naval installation in Sicily that serves as a strategic hub for fleet operations and logistics in the central Mediterranean.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Navy installation
ⓘ
military air base ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
U.S. military presence in Panama
ⓘ
history of the Panama Canal Zone ⓘ |
| birthDateOfNotablePerson |
John McCain was born here on August 29, 1936
ⓘ
linked to:
John McCain III (attended, transferred)
|
| controlledBy |
United States Navy Caribbean Sea Frontier (historical)
ⓘ
linked to:
United States Fourth Fleet
|
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| garrison | U.S. Navy personnel ⓘ |
| hasAccessTo | Caribbean Sea ⓘ |
| hasFacilityType |
airfield
ⓘ
seaplane base ⓘ |
| hasRunwayType | paved runways ⓘ |
| historicalJurisdiction | Panama Canal Zone under U.S. administration ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Panama ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Colón, Panama
ⓘ
linked to:
Port of Colón
|
| locatedOn | Atlantic side of the Panama Canal ⓘ |
| location |
Panama Canal Zone
ⓘ
linked to:
Panama Canal Zone (historical)
|
| namedAfter |
Coco Solo area of Panama
ⓘ
linked to:
Caribbean coast of Panama
|
| notableEvent | birthplace of John McCain ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being birthplace of future U.S. Senator John McCain
ⓘ
role in U.S. naval aviation in the Caribbean region ⓘ |
| notablePersonBornHere | John McCain ⓘ |
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| parentOrganization |
United States Department of the Navy
ⓘ
linked to:
Department of the Navy
|
| partOf |
Panama Canal Zone military installations
ⓘ
linked to:
Panama Canal Zone (historical)
|
| status | closed ⓘ |
| strategicRole |
maritime patrol over Caribbean approaches to Panama Canal
ⓘ
protection of Panama Canal ⓘ |
| successorUse | civilian and commercial facilities in former base area ⓘ |
| usedBy |
United States Navy Patrol Squadrons
ⓘ
linked to:
U.S. Navy anti-submarine squadrons
|
| usedDuring |
Cold War
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ |
| usedFor |
anti-submarine warfare operations
ⓘ
naval aviation operations ⓘ patrol aviation ⓘ seaplane operations ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Coco Solo Naval Air Station, Panama Canal Zone Description of subject: Coco Solo Naval Air Station in the Panama Canal Zone was a U.S. Navy air base notable as the birthplace of future U.S. Senator and presidential candidate John McCain.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
John McCain III (attended, transferred)
linked to: Coco Solo Naval Air Station, Panama Canal Zone
subject linked to:
John
linked to: Coco Solo Naval Air Station, Panama Canal Zone
linked to: Coco Solo Naval Air Station, Panama Canal Zone