Cape Mears National Wildlife Refuge

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National Wildlife Refuge coastal habitat protected area

Cape Meares National Wildlife Refuge is a protected coastal habitat in Oregon known for its seabird nesting colonies, old-growth forest, and scenic ocean cliffs.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Cape Meares National Wildlife Refuge	5
Cape Mears National Wildlife Refuge canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4704478 — 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: Cape Mears National Wildlife Refuge
Context triple: [Oregon Coast National Wildlife Refuge Complex, includesUnit, Cape Mears National Wildlife Refuge]

A. Bandon Marsh National Wildlife Refuge
Bandon Marsh National Wildlife Refuge is a protected coastal wetland area in Oregon known for its rich estuarine habitats and diverse birdlife, especially migratory shorebirds.
B. Sandy Point National Wildlife Refuge
Sandy Point National Wildlife Refuge is a protected coastal area on the southwest tip of St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands, renowned for its sandy beaches and critical nesting habitat for endangered leatherback sea turtles.
C. Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge
Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge is a protected coastal habitat on Monomoy Island off Cape Cod, Massachusetts, renowned for its migratory bird populations, seal colonies, and pristine barrier beach ecosystems.
D. Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge
Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge is a large coastal wildlife sanctuary in Delaware known for its tidal salt marshes and critical habitat for migratory birds along the Atlantic Flyway.
E. Nestuca Bay National Wildlife Refuge
Nestuca Bay National Wildlife Refuge is a protected coastal habitat in Oregon known for its estuarine wetlands that support migratory birds, salmon, and diverse wildlife.
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: Cape Mears National Wildlife Refuge
Target entity description: Cape Meares National Wildlife Refuge is a protected coastal habitat in Oregon known for its seabird nesting colonies, old-growth forest, and scenic ocean cliffs.

A. Bandon Marsh National Wildlife Refuge
Bandon Marsh National Wildlife Refuge is a protected coastal wetland area in Oregon known for its rich estuarine habitats and diverse birdlife, especially migratory shorebirds.
B. Sandy Point National Wildlife Refuge
Sandy Point National Wildlife Refuge is a protected coastal area on the southwest tip of St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands, renowned for its sandy beaches and critical nesting habitat for endangered leatherback sea turtles.
C. Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge
Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge is a protected coastal habitat on Monomoy Island off Cape Cod, Massachusetts, renowned for its migratory bird populations, seal colonies, and pristine barrier beach ecosystems.
D. Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge
Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge is a large coastal wildlife sanctuary in Delaware known for its tidal salt marshes and critical habitat for migratory birds along the Atlantic Flyway.
E. Nestuca Bay National Wildlife Refuge
Nestuca Bay National Wildlife Refuge is a protected coastal habitat in Oregon known for its estuarine wetlands that support migratory birds, salmon, and diverse wildlife.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (42)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	National Wildlife Refuge ⓘ coastal habitat ⓘ protected area ⓘ
adjacentTo	Pacific Ocean ⓘ
climate	marine west coast climate ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
establishedFor	old-growth forest conservation ⓘ seabird habitat protection ⓘ
hasAccess	day use only ⓘ
hasActivity	birdwatching ⓘ hiking ⓘ scenic viewing ⓘ wildlife viewing ⓘ
hasEcosystemType	marine coastal ecosystem ⓘ temperate rainforest ⓘ
hasFeature	old-growth forest ⓘ scenic ocean cliffs ⓘ seabird nesting colonies ⓘ
hasLandform	rocky headland ⓘ sea cliffs ⓘ
hasRegulation	habitat disturbance restrictions ⓘ wildlife protection rules ⓘ
hasTrailType	viewpoint trail ⓘ
hasVegetationType	Sitka spruce ⓘ western hemlock ⓘ
hasView	Pacific Ocean coastline ⓘ
hasWildlife	bald eagle ⓘ common murre ⓘ cormorants ⓘ peregrine falcon ⓘ tufted puffin ⓘ
IUCNCategory	IV ⓘ
locatedIn	Oregon ⓘ Tillamook County, Oregon ⓘ
locatedOn	Oregon Coast ⓘ
managingAgency	United States Fish and Wildlife Service ⓘ linked to: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
near	Cape Meares, Oregon ⓘ linked to: Cape Meares State Scenic Viewpoint Tillamook, Oregon ⓘ
partOf	Oregon Coast National Wildlife Refuge Complex ⓘ
protects	marine shoreline habitat ⓘ old-growth Sitka spruce forest ⓘ seabirds ⓘ

How these facts were elicited