Jarvis Island
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Jarvis Island is an uninhabited U.S. coral island in the central Pacific Ocean, primarily designated as a wildlife refuge and protected area.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jarvis Island canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T809708 — 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: Jarvis Island Context triple: [U.S. Pacific territories, hasMember, Jarvis Island]
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A.
Nightingale Island
Nightingale Island is a small, remote volcanic island in the South Atlantic Ocean, part of the Tristan da Cunha archipelago and known for its rich seabird colonies and protected wildlife.
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B.
Guava Island
Guava Island is a 2019 musical film starring Donald Glover and Rihanna, blending music, romance, and political allegory on a fictional Caribbean island.
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C.
Bridgeman Island
Bridgeman Island is a small, uninhabited volcanic island located off the northern tip of the Antarctic Peninsula within the South Shetland Islands archipelago.
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D.
Choiseul Island
Choiseul Island is a large, sparsely populated island in the Solomon Islands known for its dense rainforests, diverse wildlife, and role in World War II Pacific campaigns.
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E.
Bombay Island
Bombay Island is the historic core island of present-day Mumbai on India’s west coast, which developed into a major port and urban center under British colonial rule.
- 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: Jarvis Island Target entity description: Jarvis Island is an uninhabited U.S. coral island in the central Pacific Ocean, primarily designated as a wildlife refuge and protected area.
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A.
Nightingale Island
Nightingale Island is a small, remote volcanic island in the South Atlantic Ocean, part of the Tristan da Cunha archipelago and known for its rich seabird colonies and protected wildlife.
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B.
Guava Island
Guava Island is a 2019 musical film starring Donald Glover and Rihanna, blending music, romance, and political allegory on a fictional Caribbean island.
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C.
Bridgeman Island
Bridgeman Island is a small, uninhabited volcanic island located off the northern tip of the Antarctic Peninsula within the South Shetland Islands archipelago.
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D.
Choiseul Island
Choiseul Island is a large, sparsely populated island in the Solomon Islands known for its dense rainforests, diverse wildlife, and role in World War II Pacific campaigns.
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E.
Bombay Island
Bombay Island is the historic core island of present-day Mumbai on India’s west coast, which developed into a major port and urban center under British colonial rule.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Minor Outlying Island
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coral island ⓘ protected area ⓘ uninhabited island ⓘ wildlife refuge ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
United States Department of the Interior
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Department of the Interior
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ⓘ
surface form:
United States Fish and Wildlife Service
|
| belongsTo |
U.S. Pacific national wildlife refuges
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges Complex
|
| claimedUnder | Guano Islands Act ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| designatedAs |
National Wildlife Refuge System
ⓘ
surface form:
National Wildlife Refuge
|
| discoveredBy | Brown, Brothers & Co. (New York) ship Eliza Frances crew ⓘ |
| discoveryYear | 1821 ⓘ |
| hasArea |
about 1.75 square miles
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about 4.5 square kilometers ⓘ |
| hasClimate |
arid
ⓘ
tropical ⓘ |
| hasEcosystemType |
coral reef
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tropical marine ecosystem ⓘ |
| hasHighestPointElevation | about 7 meters ⓘ |
| hasHumanAccess | restricted ⓘ |
| hasIUCNCategory | strict nature reserve (Category Ia) ⓘ |
| hasLandingConditions | difficult ⓘ |
| hasLatitudeApprox | 0.37° S ⓘ |
| hasLegalStatus | closed to the public without special permission ⓘ |
| hasLongitudeApprox | 160.02° W ⓘ |
| hasMainHabitats |
marine habitats
ⓘ
seabird nesting areas ⓘ |
| hasNearbyRegion | equatorial Pacific ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryUse |
scientific research
ⓘ
wildlife conservation ⓘ |
| hasStatus | unorganized unincorporated U.S. territory ⓘ |
| hasVegetationType | sparse vegetation ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Pacific Ocean
ⓘ
Central Pacific Ocean ⓘ
surface form:
central Pacific Ocean
|
| partOf |
U.S. Pacific national wildlife refuges
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges
U.S. Pacific unorganized territories ⓘ
surface form:
United States Minor Outlying Islands
|
| permanentPopulation | 0 ⓘ |
| protectedFor |
coral reef ecosystem
ⓘ
marine ecosystem ⓘ seabird habitat ⓘ |
| sovereigntyClaimedBy | United States of America ⓘ |
| surroundedBy | coral reefs ⓘ |
| timezone | UTC−11 ⓘ |
| uninhabited | true ⓘ |
| usedHistoricallyFor | guano mining ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jarvis Island Description of subject: Jarvis Island is an uninhabited U.S. coral island in the central Pacific Ocean, primarily designated as a wildlife refuge and protected area.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.