Bay of St Malo
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The Bay of St Malo is a coastal bay in northern France known for its dramatic tides, historic corsair port of Saint-Malo, and nearby islands and archipelagos.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bay of Saint-Malo | 1 |
| Bay of St Malo canonical | 1 |
| Rade de Saint-Malo | 1 |
| Saint-Malo bay | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7340882 — 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: Bay of St Malo Context triple: [Norman archipelago, locatedInNorthernPartOf, Bay of St Malo]
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A.
Saint-Malo
Saint-Malo is a historic walled port city in Brittany, northwestern France, known for its maritime heritage, privateering past, and dramatic coastal setting on the English Channel.
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B.
Bay of Morlaix
The Bay of Morlaix is a scenic coastal inlet in Brittany, northwestern France, known for its rugged shoreline, islands, and historic maritime towns.
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C.
Quiberon Bay
Quiberon Bay is a large bay off the southern coast of Brittany in western France, known historically as the site of major naval engagements.
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D.
Cherbourg Harbour
Cherbourg Harbour is a major French naval and commercial port on the English Channel, renowned for its large artificial breakwaters and strategic location on the Cotentin Peninsula.
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E.
Port of Lorient
The Port of Lorient is a major commercial and fishing harbor on France’s Atlantic coast, known for its maritime industry, naval facilities, and role in regional trade.
- 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: Bay of St Malo Target entity description: The Bay of St Malo is a coastal bay in northern France known for its dramatic tides, historic corsair port of Saint-Malo, and nearby islands and archipelagos.
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A.
Saint-Malo
Saint-Malo is a historic walled port city in Brittany, northwestern France, known for its maritime heritage, privateering past, and dramatic coastal setting on the English Channel.
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B.
Bay of Morlaix
The Bay of Morlaix is a scenic coastal inlet in Brittany, northwestern France, known for its rugged shoreline, islands, and historic maritime towns.
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C.
Quiberon Bay
Quiberon Bay is a large bay off the southern coast of Brittany in western France, known historically as the site of major naval engagements.
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D.
Cherbourg Harbour
Cherbourg Harbour is a major French naval and commercial port on the English Channel, renowned for its large artificial breakwaters and strategic location on the Cotentin Peninsula.
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E.
Port of Lorient
The Port of Lorient is a major commercial and fishing harbor on France’s Atlantic coast, known for its maritime industry, naval facilities, and role in regional trade.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bay
ⓘ
coastal landform ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Côte d'Émeraude
ⓘ
Rance estuary ⓘ |
| bordersCity |
Cancale
ⓘ
Dinard ⓘ Saint-Malo ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
fishing
ⓘ
oyster farming ⓘ sailing ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| hasClimate | oceanic climate ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
extensive intertidal zones
ⓘ
rocky islets ⓘ sandy beaches ⓘ strong tidal currents ⓘ |
| hasIsland |
Cézembre
ⓘ
Grand Bé ⓘ Petit Bé ⓘ
linked to:
Petit Bé fort
Île Harbour ⓘ Île des Rimains ⓘ |
| hasNearbyLandmark |
Cancale oyster beds
ⓘ
Cap Fréhel ⓘ Fort National ⓘ Fort de la Conchée ⓘ Fort du Petit Bé ⓘ Mont Saint-Michel ⓘ
linked to:
Mont-Saint-Michel
Saint-Malo walled city ⓘ
linked to:
Saint-Malo ramparts
|
| historicallyUsedFor |
maritime trade
ⓘ
privateering ⓘ |
| knownFor |
dramatic tides
ⓘ
historic corsair port of Saint-Malo ⓘ large tidal range ⓘ nearby archipelagos ⓘ nearby islands ⓘ |
| languageRegion |
Breton
ⓘ
French ⓘ Gallo ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
English Channel
ⓘ
northern France ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion |
Brittany
ⓘ
Normandy ⓘ |
| locatedOnCoastOf |
Côtes-d'Armor department
ⓘ
linked to:
Côtes-d'Armor
Ille-et-Vilaine department ⓘ
linked to:
Ille-et-Vilaine
|
| partOf | English Channel ⓘ |
| usedFor |
coastal navigation
ⓘ
recreational boating ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bay of St Malo Description of subject: The Bay of St Malo is a coastal bay in northern France known for its dramatic tides, historic corsair port of Saint-Malo, and nearby islands and archipelagos.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Bay of St Malo
linked to: Bay of St Malo
linked to: Bay of St Malo