Atlantic Ocean proper by Martha's Vineyard

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body of water marine area

The Atlantic Ocean proper by Martha's Vineyard is the open Atlantic waters lying just south of the island of Martha’s Vineyard off the coast of Massachusetts.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Atlantic Ocean (Martha’s Vineyard south shore)	1
Atlantic Ocean coast of Martha's Vineyard	1
Atlantic Ocean near Martha’s Vineyard	1
Atlantic Ocean off Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts	1
Atlantic Ocean proper by Cape Cod	1
Atlantic Ocean proper by Martha's Vineyard canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T491513 — 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: Atlantic Ocean proper by Martha's Vineyard
Context triple: [Nantucket Sound, separatedFrom, Atlantic Ocean proper by Martha's Vineyard]

A. Nantucket Sound
Nantucket Sound is a shallow, island-fringed body of water off the southern coast of Massachusetts, known for its maritime history, beaches, and recreational boating.
B. Sargasso Sea
The Sargasso Sea is a region of the North Atlantic Ocean characterized by its clear, warm waters and large floating mats of Sargassum seaweed, bounded by ocean currents rather than land.
C. Stellwagen Bank
Stellwagen Bank is a shallow underwater plateau in the Gulf of Maine renowned as a rich marine habitat and premier whale-watching area within the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary.
D. Cape Cod Bay
Cape Cod Bay is a large, sheltered inlet of the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Massachusetts, bordered by Cape Cod and known for its rich maritime history, fisheries, and coastal recreation.
E. Océan
Océan was a prominent French ship of the line that served as a flagship in major naval engagements during the age of sail.
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: Atlantic Ocean proper by Martha's Vineyard
Target entity description: The Atlantic Ocean proper by Martha's Vineyard is the open Atlantic waters lying just south of the island of Martha’s Vineyard off the coast of Massachusetts.

A. Nantucket Sound
Nantucket Sound is a shallow, island-fringed body of water off the southern coast of Massachusetts, known for its maritime history, beaches, and recreational boating.
B. Sargasso Sea
The Sargasso Sea is a region of the North Atlantic Ocean characterized by its clear, warm waters and large floating mats of Sargassum seaweed, bounded by ocean currents rather than land.
C. Stellwagen Bank
Stellwagen Bank is a shallow underwater plateau in the Gulf of Maine renowned as a rich marine habitat and premier whale-watching area within the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary.
D. Cape Cod Bay
Cape Cod Bay is a large, sheltered inlet of the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Massachusetts, bordered by Cape Cod and known for its rich maritime history, fisheries, and coastal recreation.
E. Océan
Océan was a prominent French ship of the line that served as a flagship in major naval engagements during the age of sail.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	body of water ⓘ marine area ⓘ
adjacentTo	Martha's Vineyard coastal waters ⓘ continental shelf break off New England ⓘ
borderedBy	Atlantic continental shelf off New England ⓘ Martha's Vineyard ⓘ Nantucket ⓘ
countryOnNearestShore	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
governedBy	Massachusetts state marine regulations ⓘ United States federal maritime law ⓘ
habitatFor	Atlantic cod ⓘ linked to: Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) North Atlantic right whale ⓘ bluefin tuna ⓘ fin whale ⓘ humpback whale ⓘ various shark species ⓘ
hasClimateInfluence	North Atlantic Ocean circulation ⓘ linked to: Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation
hasEnvironment	marine ⓘ open ocean ⓘ
hasPrimaryLanguageOfNearbyShore	English ⓘ
hasRisk	fog ⓘ hurricanes and tropical storms ⓘ rough seas ⓘ strong currents ⓘ
hasTidalRegime	semidiurnal tides ⓘ
hasTypicalSeaSurfaceTemperatureRange	approximately 5–22 °C ⓘ
hasWaterType	saltwater ⓘ
influencedByCurrent	Gulf Stream ⓘ Labrador Current ⓘ
locatedIn	North Atlantic Ocean ⓘ linked to: Atlantic Ocean United States exclusive economic zone ⓘ Western Atlantic Ocean ⓘ linked to: Tropical Northwestern Atlantic
locatedNear	Nantucket Sound ⓘ Vineyard Sound ⓘ
locatedOffCoastOf	Massachusetts ⓘ
locatedOffShoreFrom	Cape Cod ⓘ
locatedSouthOf	Martha's Vineyard ⓘ
partOf	Atlantic Ocean ⓘ Northwest Atlantic marine ecoregion ⓘ linked to: Mid-Atlantic Bight of the Atlantic Ocean
stateOnNearestShore	Massachusetts ⓘ
usedFor	boating ⓘ commercial fishing ⓘ recreational fishing ⓘ sailing ⓘ shipping routes ⓘ whale watching ⓘ

How these facts were elicited