The Rock
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The Rock is the nickname of Corregidor, a heavily fortified island in the Philippines that played a crucial role in World War II as a last stronghold of Allied forces in the defense of Manila Bay.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Rock canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T590259 — 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: The Rock Context triple: [Corregidor, alsoKnownAs, The Rock]
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A.
Action Jackson
Action Jackson is a 1988 American action-comedy film starring Carl Weathers as a tough Detroit police detective battling a corrupt auto tycoon.
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B.
film "The Rock"
The film "The Rock" is a 1996 action thriller directed by Michael Bay, starring Sean Connery and Nicolas Cage as they attempt to thwart a chemical weapons attack launched from Alcatraz Island.
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C.
Unbreakable
Unbreakable is a 2015 studio album by American singer Janet Jackson that marked her return to music after a lengthy hiatus and explores themes of resilience, love, and social issues.
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D.
Rocky
Rocky is a classic 1976 American sports drama film starring Sylvester Stallone as an underdog boxer who gets an unlikely shot at the world heavyweight title.
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E.
Hancock
Hancock is a prominent surname most famously associated with John Hancock, a key figure of the American Revolution and first signer of the United States Declaration of Independence.
- 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: The Rock Target entity description: The Rock is the nickname of Corregidor, a heavily fortified island in the Philippines that played a crucial role in World War II as a last stronghold of Allied forces in the defense of Manila Bay.
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A.
Action Jackson
Action Jackson is a 1988 American action-comedy film starring Carl Weathers as a tough Detroit police detective battling a corrupt auto tycoon.
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B.
film "The Rock"
The film "The Rock" is a 1996 action thriller directed by Michael Bay, starring Sean Connery and Nicolas Cage as they attempt to thwart a chemical weapons attack launched from Alcatraz Island.
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C.
Unbreakable
Unbreakable is a 2015 studio album by American singer Janet Jackson that marked her return to music after a lengthy hiatus and explores themes of resilience, love, and social issues.
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D.
Rocky
Rocky is a classic 1976 American sports drama film starring Sylvester Stallone as an underdog boxer who gets an unlikely shot at the world heavyweight title.
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E.
Hancock
Hancock is a prominent surname most famously associated with John Hancock, a key figure of the American Revolution and first signer of the United States Declaration of Independence.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II site
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island ⓘ island nickname ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | The Gibraltar of the East ⓘ |
| area | about 5 square kilometers ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
Imperial Japanese Army
ⓘ
Philippine Commonwealth forces ⓘ
linked to:
Philippine Commonwealth Army
United States Army ⓘ |
| country | Philippines ⓘ |
| distanceTo | about 48 kilometers west of Manila ⓘ |
| elevationAboveSeaLevel | about 118 meters at highest point ⓘ |
| garrisonedBy |
Philippine Scouts
ⓘ
United States Army Coast Artillery Corps ⓘ
linked to:
United States Coast Artillery Corps
|
| geographicalFeature | rocky island ⓘ |
| hasFunction | protect entrance to Manila Bay ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | historical landmark ⓘ |
| hasRole | last stronghold of Allied forces in the defense of Manila Bay ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
Malinta Tunnel
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coastal artillery batteries ⓘ command posts ⓘ gun emplacements ⓘ military barracks ⓘ searchlight stations ⓘ underground tunnels ⓘ |
| historicalRole | key element of American colonial coastal defense system in the Philippines ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Cavite ⓘ |
| locatedInBodyOfWater | Manila Bay ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Bataan Peninsula ⓘ |
| memorializes | Allied defenders of the Philippines in World War II ⓘ |
| nowUsedAs |
tourist destination
ⓘ
war memorial site ⓘ |
| partOf |
Harbor Defenses of Manila and Subic Bays
ⓘ
linked to:
Corregidor
Luzon ⓘ entrance to Manila Bay ⓘ |
| recapturedBy |
United States forces
ⓘ
linked to:
United States Armed Forces
|
| recaptureYear | 1945 ⓘ |
| refersTo | Corregidor ⓘ |
| shape | tadpole-shaped island ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Battle of Corregidor (1942)
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Battle of Corregidor (1945) ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | defense of Manila Bay ⓘ |
| surrenderedOn | 6 May 1942 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | World War II ⓘ |
| tourismActivity |
historical tours
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memorial visits ⓘ war relic viewing ⓘ |
| usedAs |
coastal defense fortification
ⓘ
harbor defense fortification ⓘ military fortress ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Rock Description of subject: The Rock is the nickname of Corregidor, a heavily fortified island in the Philippines that played a crucial role in World War II as a last stronghold of Allied forces in the defense of Manila Bay.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.