Frontenac Island
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Frontenac Island is a small, historically significant island located near the northern end of Cayuga Lake in New York’s Finger Lakes region.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Frontenac Island canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2768832 — 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: Frontenac Island Context triple: [Cayuga Lake, hasIsland, Frontenac Island]
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A.
Île Longue
Île Longue is a heavily fortified French naval base on the Atlantic coast that serves as the main home port for France’s nuclear ballistic missile submarine fleet.
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B.
Île Longue
Île Longue is a remote subantarctic island within the French Kerguelen archipelago in the southern Indian Ocean, known for its harsh climate and sparse human presence.
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C.
North Bay Island
North Bay Island is a small, scenic island near Port Blair in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands of India, popular for snorkeling, scuba diving, and coral reef viewing.
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D.
Algonquin Island
Algonquin Island is a small residential and recreational island community located within Toronto’s harbour, known for its car-free environment and views of the city skyline.
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E.
Cartier Island
Cartier Island is a small, uninhabited Australian coral island and nature reserve located in the Timor Sea, known for its protected marine environment and restricted access.
- 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: Frontenac Island Target entity description: Frontenac Island is a small, historically significant island located near the northern end of Cayuga Lake in New York’s Finger Lakes region.
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A.
Île Longue
Île Longue is a heavily fortified French naval base on the Atlantic coast that serves as the main home port for France’s nuclear ballistic missile submarine fleet.
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B.
Île Longue
Île Longue is a remote subantarctic island within the French Kerguelen archipelago in the southern Indian Ocean, known for its harsh climate and sparse human presence.
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C.
North Bay Island
North Bay Island is a small, scenic island near Port Blair in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands of India, popular for snorkeling, scuba diving, and coral reef viewing.
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D.
Algonquin Island
Algonquin Island is a small residential and recreational island community located within Toronto’s harbour, known for its car-free environment and views of the city skyline.
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E.
Cartier Island
Cartier Island is a small, uninhabited Australian coral island and nature reserve located in the Timor Sea, known for its protected marine environment and restricted access.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
island
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prehistoric archaeological site ⓘ |
| bodyOfWater | Cayuga Lake ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| elevationAboveWater | low-lying ⓘ |
| hasAccess | boat only ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalExcavation |
early 20th century excavations
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mid-20th century excavations ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalFind |
human remains
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projectile points ⓘ shell and bone artifacts ⓘ stone tools ⓘ |
| hasCulturalAssociation | Indigenous peoples of the Northeastern Woodlands ⓘ |
| hasEnvironment | freshwater lake island ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | recognized as a significant archaeological site in New York State ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin | likely derived from the French title Frontenac ⓘ |
| hasResearchField |
anthropology
ⓘ
archaeology ⓘ prehistoric studies ⓘ |
| hasSignificance |
archaeological importance in Northeastern prehistory
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prehistoric Native American occupation site ⓘ |
| hasTopography | low, gently sloping island ⓘ |
| isInDrainageBasin |
Great Lakes–St. Lawrence River basin
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linked to:
Great Lakes–St. Lawrence system
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| knownFor |
burial sites
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evidence of Archaic period habitation ⓘ stone tools and artifacts ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cayuga Lake
ⓘ
Finger Lakes region ⓘ
linked to:
Finger Lakes
New York State ⓘ Upstate New York ⓘ
linked to:
Upstate New York (broad sense)
|
| locatedInAdministrativeEntity | Cayuga County, New York ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Central New York ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Union Springs, New York
ⓘ
northern end of Cayuga Lake ⓘ |
| nearestSettlement | Union Springs, New York ⓘ |
| partOf | Cayuga Lake island system ⓘ |
| region | Finger Lakes ⓘ |
| size | small ⓘ |
| state | New York ⓘ |
| surroundedBy | freshwater ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfMajorOccupation |
Archaic period
ⓘ
Woodland period ⓘ |
| usedFor |
burial ground
ⓘ
prehistoric habitation ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Frontenac Island Description of subject: Frontenac Island is a small, historically significant island located near the northern end of Cayuga Lake in New York’s Finger Lakes region.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.