Plum Island, New York
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Plum Island, New York is a small, federally controlled island off the northeastern tip of Long Island best known as the site of the Plum Island Animal Disease Center, a high-security research facility for contagious livestock diseases.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Plum Island | 3 |
| Plum Island, New York canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5308261 — 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: Plum Island, New York Context triple: [Plum Island Animal Disease Center, location, Plum Island, New York]
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Plum Island
Plum Island is a barrier island off the northeastern coast of Massachusetts known for its beaches, wildlife refuge, and coastal communities.
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Green Island, New York
Green Island, New York is a small village and town in Albany County situated on an island in the Hudson River just north of Albany, known for its industrial history and proximity to major transportation routes.
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North Brother Island
North Brother Island is a small, historically significant and now abandoned island in New York City's East River, known for its former quarantine hospital and restricted access as a bird sanctuary.
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Harbor Isle, New York
Harbor Isle, New York is a small residential hamlet on Long Island’s South Shore in Nassau County, known for its waterfront location near Island Park and proximity to Reynolds Channel.
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Monomoy Island
Monomoy Island is a barrier island and wildlife refuge off the coast of Cape Cod in Massachusetts, known for its protected habitats and abundant bird and seal populations.
- 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: Plum Island, New York Target entity description: Plum Island, New York is a small, federally controlled island off the northeastern tip of Long Island best known as the site of the Plum Island Animal Disease Center, a high-security research facility for contagious livestock diseases.
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A.
Plum Island
Plum Island is a barrier island off the northeastern coast of Massachusetts known for its beaches, wildlife refuge, and coastal communities.
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B.
Green Island, New York
Green Island, New York is a small village and town in Albany County situated on an island in the Hudson River just north of Albany, known for its industrial history and proximity to major transportation routes.
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C.
North Brother Island
North Brother Island is a small, historically significant and now abandoned island in New York City's East River, known for its former quarantine hospital and restricted access as a bird sanctuary.
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Harbor Isle, New York
Harbor Isle, New York is a small residential hamlet on Long Island’s South Shore in Nassau County, known for its waterfront location near Island Park and proximity to Reynolds Channel.
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Monomoy Island
Monomoy Island is a barrier island and wildlife refuge off the coast of Cape Cod in Massachusetts, known for its protected habitats and abundant bird and seal populations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | island ⓘ |
| accessRestricted | true ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Plum Island Animal Disease Center biosafety facilities ⓘ |
| bestKnownFor | Plum Island Animal Disease Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controlledBy | United States federal government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| environmentalConcern | potential impacts of disease research ⓘ |
| governedAs | federal reservation ⓘ |
| hasArea | approximately 3 square miles ⓘ |
| hasCoastlineOn | Atlantic Ocean via Long Island Sound NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEcosystem | coastal habitat ⓘ |
| hasFacility | Plum Island Animal Disease Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFormerFacility | Fort Terry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricUse | military installation ⓘ |
| hasLighthouse | Plum Island Light NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbyIsland |
Fisher's Island
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Great Gull Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbyWaterway | The Race (Long Island Sound) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasResearchFocus |
contagious livestock diseases
ⓘ
foreign animal diseases ⓘ |
| hasSecurityLevel | high ⓘ |
| hasStatus | federally controlled area ⓘ |
| hasWildlife |
coastal plant communities
ⓘ
migratory birds ⓘ |
| legalStatus | restricted federal property ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
New York (state)
ⓘ
linked to:
New York
Suffolk County, New York ⓘ Town of Southold, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInBodyOfWater | Long Island Sound NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Northeastern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Orient Point, Long Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOff | northeastern tip of Long Island ⓘ |
| nearestPort | Orient Point, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | United States Department of Homeland Security NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | United States Atlantic coast barrier and coastal islands ⓘ |
| previouslyOwnedBy | United States Department of Agriculture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protectedBy | federal security ⓘ |
| publicAccess | prohibited ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
environmental conservation debates
ⓘ
proposals for sale and redevelopment ⓘ |
| timeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| transportAccess | federal ferry from Orient Point ⓘ |
| usedFor |
animal disease research
ⓘ
biodefense research ⓘ quarantine of livestock diseases ⓘ |
| wasUsedBy | United States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Plum Island, New York Description of subject: Plum Island, New York is a small, federally controlled island off the northeastern tip of Long Island best known as the site of the Plum Island Animal Disease Center, a high-security research facility for contagious livestock diseases.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Plum Island, New York
linked to: Plum Island, New York
subject linked to:
Porte des Morts (Death's Door) strait
linked to: Plum Island, New York