Nicobar Islands
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The Nicobar Islands are a remote archipelago in the eastern Indian Ocean, part of India’s Andaman and Nicobar Islands territory, known for their indigenous communities, tropical forests, and ecological sensitivity.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Nicobar Islands canonical | 85 |
| Nicobar archipelago | 8 |
| Central Nicobar Islands | 3 |
| Nicobari | 1 |
| central Nicobar archipelago | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T764253 — 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: Nicobar Islands Context triple: [Nicobarese, spokenIn, Nicobar Islands]
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Andaman and Nicobar Islands
The Andaman and Nicobar Islands are a remote Indian archipelago in the Bay of Bengal, known for their strategic location, indigenous tribes, and role as a former colonial penal settlement.
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B.
Andaman Islands
The Andaman Islands are a remote Indian archipelago in the Bay of Bengal, known for their indigenous tribes, tropical forests, and coral-fringed beaches.
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North Andaman Island
North Andaman Island is one of the principal islands in the northern part of India’s Andaman archipelago in the Bay of Bengal, known for its tropical forests, beaches, and indigenous communities.
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D.
Great Nicobar Island
Great Nicobar Island is the southernmost and largest island of India’s Nicobar group, known for its dense tropical forests, rich biodiversity, and strategic location near the Malacca Strait.
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E.
South Andaman Island
South Andaman Island is one of the principal and most populous islands of India’s Andaman archipelago, known for its capital city Port Blair and tropical beaches.
- 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: Nicobar Islands Target entity description: The Nicobar Islands are a remote archipelago in the eastern Indian Ocean, part of India’s Andaman and Nicobar Islands territory, known for their indigenous communities, tropical forests, and ecological sensitivity.
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A.
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
The Andaman and Nicobar Islands are a remote Indian archipelago in the Bay of Bengal, known for their strategic location, indigenous tribes, and role as a former colonial penal settlement.
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B.
Andaman Islands
The Andaman Islands are a remote Indian archipelago in the Bay of Bengal, known for their indigenous tribes, tropical forests, and coral-fringed beaches.
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C.
North Andaman Island
North Andaman Island is one of the principal islands in the northern part of India’s Andaman archipelago in the Bay of Bengal, known for its tropical forests, beaches, and indigenous communities.
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Great Nicobar Island
Great Nicobar Island is the southernmost and largest island of India’s Nicobar group, known for its dense tropical forests, rich biodiversity, and strategic location near the Malacca Strait.
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E.
South Andaman Island
South Andaman Island is one of the principal and most populous islands of India’s Andaman archipelago, known for its capital city Port Blair and tropical beaches.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (72)
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Nicobar Islands Description of subject: The Nicobar Islands are a remote archipelago in the eastern Indian Ocean, part of India’s Andaman and Nicobar Islands territory, known for their indigenous communities, tropical forests, and ecological sensitivity.
Referenced by (98)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Nicobar Islands
linked to: Nicobar Islands
subject linked to:
Campbell Bay town
linked to: Nicobar Islands
Department of Information Technology, Andaman and Nicobar Administration
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