Zmiinyi Island
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Zmiinyi Island is a small but strategically important Black Sea island off the coast of Ukraine, known for its military significance and symbolic role in the Russia–Ukraine conflict.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Zmiinyi Island canonical | 1 |
| Zmiyinyy Island | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1890215 — 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: Zmiinyi Island Context triple: [Snake Island, hasAlternativeName, Zmiinyi Island]
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A.
Amantaní Island
Amantaní Island is a remote, traditionally Quechua-speaking island in Peru’s Lake Titicaca, known for its terraced agriculture, community-run homestays, and well-preserved indigenous culture.
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B.
Buvuma Island
Buvuma Island is one of the largest islands in Uganda’s portion of Lake Victoria, known for its fishing communities and tropical landscapes.
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C.
Umananda Island
Umananda Island is a small, scenic river island in the Brahmaputra River known for its historic Umananda Temple dedicated to Lord Shiva.
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D.
Ukerewe Island
Ukerewe Island is the largest inland island in Africa, located within Tanzania's portion of Lake Victoria and known for its rural communities and distinctive cultural traditions.
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E.
Hatoma Island
Hatoma Island is a small, remote island in Japan’s Yaeyama archipelago, known for its traditional Ryukyuan culture, coral reefs, and tranquil, sparsely populated environment.
- 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: Zmiinyi Island Target entity description: Zmiinyi Island is a small but strategically important Black Sea island off the coast of Ukraine, known for its military significance and symbolic role in the Russia–Ukraine conflict.
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A.
Amantaní Island
Amantaní Island is a remote, traditionally Quechua-speaking island in Peru’s Lake Titicaca, known for its terraced agriculture, community-run homestays, and well-preserved indigenous culture.
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B.
Buvuma Island
Buvuma Island is one of the largest islands in Uganda’s portion of Lake Victoria, known for its fishing communities and tropical landscapes.
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C.
Umananda Island
Umananda Island is a small, scenic river island in the Brahmaputra River known for its historic Umananda Temple dedicated to Lord Shiva.
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D.
Ukerewe Island
Ukerewe Island is the largest inland island in Africa, located within Tanzania's portion of Lake Victoria and known for its rural communities and distinctive cultural traditions.
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E.
Hatoma Island
Hatoma Island is a small, remote island in Japan’s Yaeyama archipelago, known for its traditional Ryukyuan culture, coral reefs, and tranquil, sparsely populated environment.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
island
ⓘ
landform ⓘ |
| area | about 0.17 square kilometres ⓘ |
| controlledBy | Ukraine ⓘ |
| coordinates | approximately 45.255°N 30.204°E ⓘ |
| country | Ukraine ⓘ |
| disputedIn | Romania–Ukraine maritime boundary case ⓘ |
| elevationAboveSeaLevel | about 41 metres ⓘ |
| event |
Russian attack on Ukrainian garrison in February 2022
ⓘ
Ukrainian defenders’ radio message telling Russian warship to go away with profanity in 2022 ⓘ temporary occupation by Russian forces in 2022 ⓘ withdrawal of Russian forces in mid‑2022 ⓘ |
| hasClimate | temperate continental with maritime influence ⓘ |
| hasEnglishName | Snake Island ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
limited vegetation
ⓘ
rocky terrain ⓘ steep shores ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure |
helipad
ⓘ
lighthouse ⓘ military facilities ⓘ pier ⓘ residential buildings ⓘ |
| hasNameInRomanian | Insula Șerpilor ⓘ |
| hasNameInUkrainian | Острів Зміїний ⓘ |
| hasSettlement | Bile ⓘ |
| ICJJudgmentYear | 2009 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
military significance in the Russia–Ukraine conflict
ⓘ
symbolic role in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine ⓘ |
| length | about 690 metres ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Black Sea basin
ⓘ
linked to:
Black Sea drainage basin
|
| locatedInBodyOfWater | Black Sea ⓘ |
| locatedInOblast | Odesa Oblast ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | northwestern Black Sea ⓘ |
| locatedOffCoastOf | Ukraine ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | Snake Island ⓘ |
| nearbyCountry | Romania ⓘ |
| nearbyFeature | Danube Delta ⓘ |
| partOf |
Ukrainian exclusive economic zone
ⓘ
territorial waters of Ukraine ⓘ |
| sovereignState | Ukraine ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
controls approaches to the Danube Delta
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hosts military and radar installations ⓘ important for control of northwestern Black Sea shipping lanes ⓘ |
| subjectOfDecisionBy | International Court of Justice ⓘ |
| usedFor |
air and sea monitoring
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border control ⓘ coastal surveillance ⓘ |
| width | about 560 metres ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Zmiinyi Island Description of subject: Zmiinyi Island is a small but strategically important Black Sea island off the coast of Ukraine, known for its military significance and symbolic role in the Russia–Ukraine conflict.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Zmiinyi Island