Atlantic Ocean near Amity Island
E115038
The Atlantic Ocean near Amity Island is the coastal waters off a fictional New England resort town, famously depicted as the shark-infested setting of the film "Jaws."
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Atlantic Ocean (fictional Amity waters) | 1 |
| Atlantic Ocean near Amity Island canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T971090 — 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: Atlantic Ocean near Amity Island Context triple: [Matt Hooper, settingOfActivity, Atlantic Ocean near Amity Island]
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A.
Atlantic Ocean near Rawson
The Atlantic Ocean near Rawson is a coastal marine area off the shores of Rawson in Chubut Province, Argentina, known for its Patagonian shoreline and rich marine life.
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B.
Mid-Atlantic Bight of the Atlantic Ocean
The Mid-Atlantic Bight of the Atlantic Ocean is a broad coastal region off the eastern United States, stretching roughly from Cape Cod to Cape Hatteras and characterized by its shallow continental shelf and productive marine ecosystems.
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C.
Central Atlantic Ocean floor
The Central Atlantic Ocean floor is a vast underwater region characterized by mid-ocean ridges, fracture zones, and sediment-covered abyssal plains formed by seafloor spreading between the Americas and Africa-Europe.
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D.
Sargasso Sea
The Sargasso Sea is a region of the North Atlantic Ocean characterized by its clear, warm waters and large floating mats of Sargassum seaweed, bounded by ocean currents rather than land.
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E.
Atlantic Ocean via Boston Harbor
The Atlantic Ocean via Boston Harbor is the coastal waterway connecting Boston’s inner harbor to the open Atlantic, serving as a major route for commercial shipping, cruise traffic, and maritime recreation in New England.
- 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: Atlantic Ocean near Amity Island Target entity description: The Atlantic Ocean near Amity Island is the coastal waters off a fictional New England resort town, famously depicted as the shark-infested setting of the film "Jaws."
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A.
Atlantic Ocean near Rawson
The Atlantic Ocean near Rawson is a coastal marine area off the shores of Rawson in Chubut Province, Argentina, known for its Patagonian shoreline and rich marine life.
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B.
Mid-Atlantic Bight of the Atlantic Ocean
The Mid-Atlantic Bight of the Atlantic Ocean is a broad coastal region off the eastern United States, stretching roughly from Cape Cod to Cape Hatteras and characterized by its shallow continental shelf and productive marine ecosystems.
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C.
Central Atlantic Ocean floor
The Central Atlantic Ocean floor is a vast underwater region characterized by mid-ocean ridges, fracture zones, and sediment-covered abyssal plains formed by seafloor spreading between the Americas and Africa-Europe.
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D.
Sargasso Sea
The Sargasso Sea is a region of the North Atlantic Ocean characterized by its clear, warm waters and large floating mats of Sargassum seaweed, bounded by ocean currents rather than land.
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E.
Atlantic Ocean via Boston Harbor
The Atlantic Ocean via Boston Harbor is the coastal waterway connecting Boston’s inner harbor to the open Atlantic, serving as a major route for commercial shipping, cruise traffic, and maritime recreation in New England.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
body of water in fiction
ⓘ
fictional geographic location ⓘ |
| adaptedBy | Steven Spielberg ⓘ |
| affects | Amity Island tourism economy ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre | American cinema ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Amity Island
ⓘ
New England (fictional island town) ⓘ
surface form:
New England (fictionalized)
|
| connectedTo |
Amity Island beaches
ⓘ
Amity Harbor ⓘ
surface form:
Amity harbor
|
| countryInFiction |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createdBy | Peter Benchley ⓘ |
| culturalImpact | influenced public perception of sharks and ocean swimming ⓘ |
| describedAs | coastal waters off a fictional New England resort town ⓘ |
| featuredInWork |
Jaws
ⓘ
Jaws 2 ⓘ Jaws 3-D ⓘ Jaws: The Revenge ⓘ Jaws (novel) ⓘ
surface form:
novel Jaws
|
| firstAppearance | novel Jaws (1974) ⓘ |
| firstFilmAppearance |
Jaws
ⓘ
surface form:
film Jaws (1975)
|
| genreContext |
horror
ⓘ
thriller ⓘ |
| governedByFictional | Amity town authorities ⓘ |
| hasEvent |
final confrontation between Martin Brody and shark
ⓘ
series of shark attacks in Jaws ⓘ sinking of the Orca boat ⓘ |
| hasFictionalUse |
beach for Independence Day weekend in Jaws
ⓘ
site of shark-hunting expedition in Jaws ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | real New England coastal towns ⓘ |
| inUniverseReputation | dangerous waters after shark attacks ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| locatedInFictional |
Amity Island
ⓘ
surface form:
Amity Island region
|
| medium |
film
ⓘ
novel ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | creates tension between public safety and tourism revenue ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | primary danger zone for shark attacks in Jaws ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of shark attacks
ⓘ
role in popularizing shark horror genre ⓘ |
| partOf | Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| riskLevelInStory | high due to shark presence ⓘ |
| settingFor |
Jaws
ⓘ
surface form:
film Jaws
|
| threat | great white shark ⓘ |
| usedFor |
boating in Jaws
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fishing in Jaws ⓘ swimming in Jaws ⓘ tourism in Jaws ⓘ |
| waterType | saltwater ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Atlantic Ocean near Amity Island Description of subject: The Atlantic Ocean near Amity Island is the coastal waters off a fictional New England resort town, famously depicted as the shark-infested setting of the film "Jaws."
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Atlantic Ocean (fictional Amity waters)