Portuguese Island
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Portuguese Island is a small, uninhabited sand island and popular beach excursion spot located in Maputo Bay off the coast of Mozambique.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Portuguese Island canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14869847 — 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: Portuguese Island Context triple: [Maputo Bay, hasIsland, Portuguese Island]
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A.
São Jorge Island
São Jorge Island is a long, narrow volcanic island in the central group of Portugal’s Azores archipelago, known for its dramatic cliffs, fajãs (coastal plains), and traditional cheese production.
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B.
Santa Maria Island
Santa Maria Island is the southernmost island of Portugal’s Azores archipelago, known for its warmer, drier climate and distinctive white-sand beaches.
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C.
Terceira Island, Azores
Terceira Island in the Azores is a strategically important Portuguese island in the North Atlantic that hosts a key U.S. military presence at Lajes Field.
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D.
Western Group of the Azores
The Western Group of the Azores is the remote northwestern sub-archipelago of Portugal’s Azores islands in the North Atlantic, comprising Flores and Corvo.
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E.
Ilha de Faro
Ilha de Faro is a coastal barrier island in southern Portugal known for its sandy beaches, lagoon landscapes, and role as a popular seaside destination near the city of Faro.
- 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: Portuguese Island Target entity description: Portuguese Island is a small, uninhabited sand island and popular beach excursion spot located in Maputo Bay off the coast of Mozambique.
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A.
São Jorge Island
São Jorge Island is a long, narrow volcanic island in the central group of Portugal’s Azores archipelago, known for its dramatic cliffs, fajãs (coastal plains), and traditional cheese production.
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B.
Santa Maria Island
Santa Maria Island is the southernmost island of Portugal’s Azores archipelago, known for its warmer, drier climate and distinctive white-sand beaches.
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C.
Terceira Island, Azores
Terceira Island in the Azores is a strategically important Portuguese island in the North Atlantic that hosts a key U.S. military presence at Lajes Field.
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D.
Western Group of the Azores
The Western Group of the Azores is the remote northwestern sub-archipelago of Portugal’s Azores islands in the North Atlantic, comprising Flores and Corvo.
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E.
Ilha de Faro
Ilha de Faro is a coastal barrier island in southern Portugal known for its sandy beaches, lagoon landscapes, and role as a popular seaside destination near the city of Faro.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.