Quantico, Virginia
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Quantico, Virginia is a small town in northern Virginia best known for its major U.S. Marine Corps base and associated military and federal training facilities.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Quantico, Virginia canonical | 82 |
| Quantico, Virginia, United States | 2 |
| Marine Corps Base Quantico Town | 1 |
| Triangle, Virginia | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T216935 — 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: Quantico, Virginia Context triple: [Marine Corps Recruiting Command, headquartersLocation, Quantico, Virginia]
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A.
Occoquan
Occoquan is a small historic town in Northern Virginia known for its preserved 18th- and 19th-century architecture, riverside setting, and arts and crafts shops.
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B.
Norfolk, Virginia
Norfolk, Virginia is a historic independent port city in southeastern Virginia, known for hosting the world’s largest naval base and serving as a major cultural and economic center of the Hampton Roads region.
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C.
Fort Monroe, Virginia
Fort Monroe, Virginia is a historic coastal military installation at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay that long served as a key U.S. Army post and defensive stronghold.
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D.
Lorton
Lorton is a suburban community in Fairfax County, Northern Virginia, known for its residential neighborhoods, proximity to major transportation routes, and redevelopment of the former Lorton Reformatory site.
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E.
Terra Rubra, Maryland
Terra Rubra, Maryland is a historic estate in Frederick County best known as the birthplace of Francis Scott Key, author of the U.S. national anthem.
- 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: Quantico, Virginia Target entity description: Quantico, Virginia is a small town in northern Virginia best known for its major U.S. Marine Corps base and associated military and federal training facilities.
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A.
Occoquan
Occoquan is a small historic town in Northern Virginia known for its preserved 18th- and 19th-century architecture, riverside setting, and arts and crafts shops.
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B.
Norfolk, Virginia
Norfolk, Virginia is a historic independent port city in southeastern Virginia, known for hosting the world’s largest naval base and serving as a major cultural and economic center of the Hampton Roads region.
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C.
Fort Monroe, Virginia
Fort Monroe, Virginia is a historic coastal military installation at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay that long served as a key U.S. Army post and defensive stronghold.
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D.
Lorton
Lorton is a suburban community in Fairfax County, Northern Virginia, known for its residential neighborhoods, proximity to major transportation routes, and redevelopment of the former Lorton Reformatory site.
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E.
Terra Rubra, Maryland
Terra Rubra, Maryland is a historic estate in Frederick County best known as the birthplace of Francis Scott Key, author of the U.S. national anthem.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
incorporated place
ⓘ
town ⓘ |
| accessCharacteristic | largely surrounded by military installation ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Marine Corps Base Quantico ⓘ |
| areaCode |
571
ⓘ
703 ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Marine Corps Base Quantico on landward sides
ⓘ
Potomac River to the east ⓘ |
| climate | humid subtropical climate ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| county | Prince William County, Virginia ⓘ |
| distanceTo |
about 20 miles north of Fredericksburg, Virginia
ⓘ
about 35 miles south of Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 30 feet above sea level ⓘ |
| FIPSCode | 51-65152 ⓘ |
| GNISFeatureID | 1495110 ⓘ |
| governmentType | town government ⓘ |
| hasNearbyFacility |
DEA Training Academy (Quantico)
ⓘ
linked to:
DEA Training Academy
FBI Academy (Quantico) ⓘ
linked to:
FBI Academy
FBI Laboratory (Quantico) ⓘ
linked to:
FBI Laboratory
Marine Corps Base Quantico ⓘ |
| incorporationStatus | incorporated town within Prince William County ⓘ |
| knownFor |
federal law enforcement training facilities nearby
ⓘ
military training facilities nearby ⓘ proximity to major U.S. Marine Corps base ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Northern Virginia ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion |
Mid-Atlantic United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Mid-Atlantic states
|
| locatedNear | Marine Corps Base Quantico ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Potomac River ⓘ |
| nearbyWaterBody | Quantico Creek ⓘ |
| nearestLargeSuburbanCenter | Woodbridge, Virginia ⓘ |
| nearestMajorCity | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| partOfMetropolitanArea | Washington metropolitan area ⓘ |
| populationCharacteristic | small population ⓘ |
| postalCode | 22134 ⓘ |
| primaryEconomicBase |
federal government-related employment
ⓘ
military-related services ⓘ |
| region |
Piedmont–Coastal Plain transition zone
ⓘ
linked to:
Piedmont-Atlantic Coastal Plain fall line
|
| state | Virginia ⓘ |
| timeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| transportation |
Amtrak service
ⓘ
Interstate 95 nearby ⓘ
linked to:
Interstate 95 near Newington
U.S. Route 1 nearby ⓘ Virginia Railway Express service ⓘ
linked to:
Virginia Railway Express
|
| usesDaylightSavingTime | yes ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Quantico, Virginia Description of subject: Quantico, Virginia is a small town in northern Virginia best known for its major U.S. Marine Corps base and associated military and federal training facilities.
Referenced by (86)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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