Marina, California

E160131

city municipality

Marina, California is a coastal city in Monterey County known for its beaches, dunes, and proximity to Monterey Bay.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Marina, California canonical	9
City of Marina, California	1
city of Marina, California	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T784185 — 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: Marina, California
Context triple: [Monterey Bay region, hasCity, Marina, California]

A. Newport Beach
Newport Beach is a coastal city in Southern California known for its affluent residential communities, extensive harbor, and popular beaches.
B. Placentia, California
Placentia, California is a suburban city in northern Orange County known for its quiet residential neighborhoods and strong sense of community.
C. Pacifica, California
Pacifica, California is a coastal city in the San Francisco Bay Area known for its scenic beaches, rugged bluffs, and popular surfing spots.
D. North Shore, California
North Shore, California is a small unincorporated community in Riverside County located along the northeastern shore of the Salton Sea in Southern California.
E. Long Beach
Long Beach is a coastal city in Southern California known for its busy port, waterfront attractions, and diverse urban community within the Los Angeles metropolitan area.
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: Marina, California
Target entity description: Marina, California is a coastal city in Monterey County known for its beaches, dunes, and proximity to Monterey Bay.

A. Newport Beach
Newport Beach is a coastal city in Southern California known for its affluent residential communities, extensive harbor, and popular beaches.
B. Placentia, California
Placentia, California is a suburban city in northern Orange County known for its quiet residential neighborhoods and strong sense of community.
C. Pacifica, California
Pacifica, California is a coastal city in the San Francisco Bay Area known for its scenic beaches, rugged bluffs, and popular surfing spots.
D. North Shore, California
North Shore, California is a small unincorporated community in Riverside County located along the northeastern shore of the Salton Sea in Southern California.
E. Long Beach
Long Beach is a coastal city in Southern California known for its busy port, waterfront attractions, and diverse urban community within the Los Angeles metropolitan area.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	city ⓘ municipality ⓘ
adjacentTo	Pacific Ocean shoreline ⓘ
areaCode	831 ⓘ
climate	Mediterranean climate ⓘ
coastalCity	true ⓘ
coastType	sandy beach coast ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
countrySubdivision	California, United States ⓘ surface form: State of California
county	Monterey County, California ⓘ surface form: Monterey County
daylightSavingTimeZone	Pacific Time Zone ⓘ surface form: Pacific Daylight Time
elevation	low-lying coastal area ⓘ
governingBody	City of Marina government ⓘ
governmentType	council–manager ⓘ
hasEnvironment	coastal dune ecosystem ⓘ
hasFeature	Marina State Beach ⓘ access to Monterey Bay ⓘ coastal dune habitat ⓘ
hasLandform	sand dunes ⓘ
hasProtectedArea	Marina State Beach ⓘ
hasRecreation	beach activities ⓘ hang gliding at Marina State Beach ⓘ
isPartOf	Central Coast of California ⓘ
knownFor	beaches ⓘ coastal dunes ⓘ proximity to Monterey Bay ⓘ
locatedIn	California, United States ⓘ surface form: California Monterey Bay Area ⓘ surface form: Monterey Bay area Monterey Bay region ⓘ surface form: Monterey Bay coastal region Monterey County, California ⓘ West Coast of the United States ⓘ surface form: United States West Coast
locatedNear	Monterey Bay ⓘ Monterey ⓘ surface form: Monterey, California Salinas ⓘ surface form: Salinas, California Seaside, California ⓘ
locatedOn	Pacific Ocean ⓘ
nearestLargeCity	Salinas ⓘ surface form: Salinas, California
nearestTouristCenter	Monterey ⓘ surface form: Monterey, California
partOf	Monterey County, California ⓘ
postalCodeType	ZIP Code ⓘ
region	Monterey County, California ⓘ surface form: Northern Monterey County
state	California, United States ⓘ surface form: California
timeZone	Pacific Time Zone ⓘ
transportation	California State Route 1 nearby ⓘ U.S. Route 101 nearby ⓘ

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Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Monterey Bay region → hasCity → Marina, California ⓘ

Monterey County, California → contains → Marina, California ⓘ

Fort Ord, California, United States → locatedNear → Marina, California ⓘ

subject surface form: Fort Ord

Fort Ord, California, United States → partiallyLocatedIn → Marina, California ⓘ

subject surface form: Fort Ord

this entity surface form: city of Marina, California

Salinas River → mouthLocatedNear → Marina, California ⓘ

Seaside, California → neighboringCity → Marina, California ⓘ

Ventana Wildlife Society → headquartersLocation → Marina, California ⓘ

Fort Ord National Monument → nearestCity → Marina, California ⓘ

Fort Ord Dunes State Park → locatedNear → Marina, California ⓘ

this entity surface form: City of Marina, California

Marina Municipal Airport → location → Marina, California ⓘ

Marina Municipal Airport → cityServed → Marina, California ⓘ

All labels observed (3)

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Statements (45)

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Referenced by (11)

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