Valaam
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Valaam is a historic island archipelago in Lake Ladoga, Russia, best known for its ancient Orthodox monastery and scenic natural landscapes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Valaam canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17246437 — 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: Valaam Context triple: [Sortavala District, contains, Valaam]
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A.
Santahamina
Santahamina is an island district of Helsinki, Finland, primarily known as a military area that hosts key defence facilities.
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B.
Laukhella
Laukhella is a small settlement located on the island of Andørja in northern Norway.
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C.
Sortavala
Sortavala is a historic town in the Republic of Karelia in northwestern Russia, known for its location on the northern shore of Lake Ladoga and its mix of Finnish and Russian cultural heritage.
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D.
Savissivik
Savissivik is a small, remote Inuit settlement on the northwestern coast of Greenland, known for its traditional hunting culture and proximity to significant meteorite sites.
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E.
Kallaste
Kallaste is a small Estonian town on the western shore of Lake Peipus, known for its Old Believer Russian community and distinctive sandstone cliffs.
- 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: Valaam Target entity description: Valaam is a historic island archipelago in Lake Ladoga, Russia, best known for its ancient Orthodox monastery and scenic natural landscapes.
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A.
Santahamina
Santahamina is an island district of Helsinki, Finland, primarily known as a military area that hosts key defence facilities.
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B.
Laukhella
Laukhella is a small settlement located on the island of Andørja in northern Norway.
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C.
Sortavala
Sortavala is a historic town in the Republic of Karelia in northwestern Russia, known for its location on the northern shore of Lake Ladoga and its mix of Finnish and Russian cultural heritage.
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D.
Savissivik
Savissivik is a small, remote Inuit settlement on the northwestern coast of Greenland, known for its traditional hunting culture and proximity to significant meteorite sites.
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E.
Kallaste
Kallaste is a small Estonian town on the western shore of Lake Peipus, known for its Old Believer Russian community and distinctive sandstone cliffs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.