Bay of Mont-Saint-Michel
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The Bay of Mont-Saint-Michel is a vast tidal bay on the Normandy–Brittany coast of France, famed for its extreme tides and the iconic island commune of Mont-Saint-Michel rising from its waters.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Baie du Mont-Saint-Michel | 2 |
| Mont-Saint-Michel Bay | 2 |
| Bay of Mont-Saint-Michel canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1485144 — 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: Bay of Mont-Saint-Michel Context triple: [Chausey, nearbyBodyOfWater, Bay of Mont-Saint-Michel]
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A.
Mont-Saint-Michel
Mont-Saint-Michel is a famous medieval island commune crowned by a Gothic abbey, located off the coast of Normandy in northwestern France.
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B.
Quiberon Bay
Quiberon Bay is a large bay off the southern coast of Brittany in western France, known historically as the site of major naval engagements.
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C.
Bay of Swannay
The Bay of Swannay is a coastal inlet on the northwest side of Orkney’s Mainland in Scotland, known for its rugged shoreline and views toward the Atlantic.
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D.
Les Minquiers
Les Minquiers is a small, sparsely inhabited group of tidal islands and rocks in the English Channel, administered by Jersey and noted for its extensive reef and rich marine environment.
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E.
Loire estuary
The Loire estuary is the broad tidal mouth where France’s longest river, the Loire, meets the Atlantic Ocean near the city of Nantes, forming an important ecological and economic zone.
- 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: Bay of Mont-Saint-Michel Target entity description: The Bay of Mont-Saint-Michel is a vast tidal bay on the Normandy–Brittany coast of France, famed for its extreme tides and the iconic island commune of Mont-Saint-Michel rising from its waters.
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A.
Mont-Saint-Michel
Mont-Saint-Michel is a famous medieval island commune crowned by a Gothic abbey, located off the coast of Normandy in northwestern France.
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B.
Quiberon Bay
Quiberon Bay is a large bay off the southern coast of Brittany in western France, known historically as the site of major naval engagements.
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C.
Bay of Swannay
The Bay of Swannay is a coastal inlet on the northwest side of Orkney’s Mainland in Scotland, known for its rugged shoreline and views toward the Atlantic.
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D.
Les Minquiers
Les Minquiers is a small, sparsely inhabited group of tidal islands and rocks in the English Channel, administered by Jersey and noted for its extensive reef and rich marine environment.
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E.
Loire estuary
The Loire estuary is the broad tidal mouth where France’s longest river, the Loire, meets the Atlantic Ocean near the city of Nantes, forming an important ecological and economic zone.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bay
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coastal landform ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Mont-Saint-Michel ⓘ |
| basinCountry | France ⓘ |
| climate | oceanic climate ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| drainageBasin | English Channel basin ⓘ |
| hasConservationValue |
important bird habitat
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wetland of international importance ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance |
iconic French coastal landscape
ⓘ
symbol of Normandy ⓘ |
| hasEcosystemType |
intertidal mudflats
ⓘ
salt marshes ⓘ sandbanks ⓘ |
| hasHydrologicalFeature |
large intertidal zone
ⓘ
very high tidal coefficient ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Mont-Saint-Michel
ⓘ
Mont-Saint-Michel ⓘ
surface form:
island of Mont-Saint-Michel
|
| hasRisk |
quicksand areas at low tide
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rapid tidal flooding ⓘ |
| knownFor |
UNESCO World Heritage surroundings
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extreme tidal range ⓘ rapidly rising tides ⓘ scenic landscape ⓘ strong tidal currents ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Brittany
ⓘ
Normandy ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone |
Central European Summer Time
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Central European Time ⓘ |
| locatedOn | English Channel ⓘ |
| mouthOf |
Couesnon River
ⓘ
Sée River ⓘ Sélune River ⓘ |
| near |
Avranches
ⓘ
Brittany ⓘ
surface form:
Dol-de-Bretagne
Granville ⓘ |
| partOf | Normandy–Brittany coast ⓘ |
| protectedStatus | partly protected natural area ⓘ |
| region | northwestern France ⓘ |
| tourismType |
cultural tourism destination
ⓘ
nature tourism destination ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bay of Mont-Saint-Michel Description of subject: The Bay of Mont-Saint-Michel is a vast tidal bay on the Normandy–Brittany coast of France, famed for its extreme tides and the iconic island commune of Mont-Saint-Michel rising from its waters.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Chausey
this entity surface form:
Baie du Mont-Saint-Michel
this entity surface form:
Mont-Saint-Michel Bay
this entity surface form:
Mont-Saint-Michel Bay