Maspalomas
E157025
Maspalomas is a popular resort town on the southern coast of Gran Canaria, known for its extensive sand dunes, beaches, and tourist infrastructure.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Maspalomas canonical | 4 |
| Maspalomas Dunes | 3 |
| Maspalomas Dunes Natural Reserve | 1 |
| Maspalomas Station | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1363087 — 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: Maspalomas Context triple: [Gran Canaria Airport, cityServed, Maspalomas]
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A.
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria is a major Spanish port city on the island of Gran Canaria, known for its historic old town, urban beaches, and role as an economic and cultural hub of the Canary Islands.
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B.
Playa Negra
Playa Negra is a distinctive black-sand beach on the island of Vieques in Puerto Rico, known for its dark volcanic sands and striking coastal scenery.
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C.
Playa Carlos Rosario
Playa Carlos Rosario is a secluded beach on the Puerto Rican island of Culebra, known for its clear waters and excellent snorkeling over vibrant coral reefs.
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D.
Estepona
Estepona is a coastal resort town on Spain’s Costa del Sol, known for its Mediterranean beaches, marina, and whitewashed old town.
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E.
Playa Girón
Playa Girón is a coastal village in Cuba best known as one of the main landing sites of the failed 1961 CIA-backed Bay of Pigs invasion.
- 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: Maspalomas Target entity description: Maspalomas is a popular resort town on the southern coast of Gran Canaria, known for its extensive sand dunes, beaches, and tourist infrastructure.
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A.
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria is a major Spanish port city on the island of Gran Canaria, known for its historic old town, urban beaches, and role as an economic and cultural hub of the Canary Islands.
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B.
Playa Negra
Playa Negra is a distinctive black-sand beach on the island of Vieques in Puerto Rico, known for its dark volcanic sands and striking coastal scenery.
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C.
Playa Carlos Rosario
Playa Carlos Rosario is a secluded beach on the Puerto Rican island of Culebra, known for its clear waters and excellent snorkeling over vibrant coral reefs.
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D.
Estepona
Estepona is a coastal resort town on Spain’s Costa del Sol, known for its Mediterranean beaches, marina, and whitewashed old town.
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E.
Playa Girón
Playa Girón is a coastal village in Cuba best known as one of the main landing sites of the failed 1961 CIA-backed Bay of Pigs invasion.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
resort town
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tourist destination ⓘ |
| administrativeTerritory |
province of Las Palmas
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surface form:
Province of Las Palmas
|
| belongsTo | autonomous community of Canary Islands ⓘ |
| country | Spain ⓘ |
| hasAttraction |
Maspalomas
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Maspalomas Dunes Natural Reserve
Maspalomas Lighthouse ⓘ theme and water parks nearby ⓘ |
| hasClimate |
mild winters
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subtropical climate ⓘ warm summers ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
hospitality industry
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retail trade ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Maspalomas
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Maspalomas Dunes
Maspalomas Lighthouse ⓘ beaches ⓘ golf courses ⓘ lagoon area ⓘ nature reserve ⓘ nightlife venues ⓘ promenades ⓘ resort hotels ⓘ sand dunes ⓘ shopping centers ⓘ tourist infrastructure ⓘ |
| hasNearbyLocality |
Meloneras
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Playa del Inglés ⓘ San Agustín ⓘ |
| hasTransport |
bus connections to Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
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road links to Gran Canaria Airport ⓘ |
| knownFor |
LGBTQ+ friendly tourism
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Maspalomas Pride festival ⓘ beach holidays ⓘ extensive sand dunes ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| language | Spanish ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Atlantic Ocean
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Canary Islands ⓘ Gran Canaria ⓘ |
| locatedOnCoastOf | southern coast of Gran Canaria ⓘ |
| partOf | municipality of San Bartolomé de Tirajana ⓘ |
| primaryVisitorsFrom |
Germany
ⓘ
Nordic countries ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| tourismType |
LGBTQ+ tourism
ⓘ
family tourism ⓘ sun and beach tourism ⓘ winter sun destination ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Maspalomas Description of subject: Maspalomas is a popular resort town on the southern coast of Gran Canaria, known for its extensive sand dunes, beaches, and tourist infrastructure.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Maspalomas Dunes
this entity surface form:
Maspalomas Dunes
this entity surface form:
Maspalomas Dunes Natural Reserve
this entity surface form:
Maspalomas Dunes
this entity surface form:
Maspalomas Station