Habomai Islands
E224826
The Habomai Islands are a small group of islets at the southern end of the Kuril chain, long disputed between Japan and Russia as part of the broader Kuril Islands territorial conflict.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Habomai Islands canonical | 10 |
| Nampo Islands | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1234035 — 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: Habomai Islands Context triple: [Kuril Islands, hasMajorIsland, Habomai Islands]
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A.
Yasawa Islands
The Yasawa Islands are a remote chain of volcanic islands in northwest Fiji known for their white-sand beaches, clear lagoons, and popular backpacker resorts.
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B.
Amami Islands
The Amami Islands are a subtropical Japanese archipelago in the northern Ryukyu chain, known for their unique biodiversity, coral reefs, and distinct Ryukyuan culture.
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C.
Tomogashima Islands
The Tomogashima Islands are a small group of scenic, historically fortified islands in the Kitan Strait of Japan, known for their abandoned military ruins, hiking trails, and views of the Seto Inland Sea.
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D.
Miyako Islands
The Miyako Islands are a subtropical Japanese island group in Okinawa Prefecture known for their coral reefs, white-sand beaches, and clear blue waters.
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E.
Daitō Islands
The Daitō Islands are a small, remote group of Japanese islands in the Philippine Sea, east of Okinawa, known for their coral limestone geology and role as part of the broader Ryukyu archipelago.
- 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: Habomai Islands Target entity description: The Habomai Islands are a small group of islets at the southern end of the Kuril chain, long disputed between Japan and Russia as part of the broader Kuril Islands territorial conflict.
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A.
Yasawa Islands
The Yasawa Islands are a remote chain of volcanic islands in northwest Fiji known for their white-sand beaches, clear lagoons, and popular backpacker resorts.
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B.
Amami Islands
The Amami Islands are a subtropical Japanese archipelago in the northern Ryukyu chain, known for their unique biodiversity, coral reefs, and distinct Ryukyuan culture.
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C.
Tomogashima Islands
The Tomogashima Islands are a small group of scenic, historically fortified islands in the Kitan Strait of Japan, known for their abandoned military ruins, hiking trails, and views of the Seto Inland Sea.
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D.
Miyako Islands
The Miyako Islands are a subtropical Japanese island group in Okinawa Prefecture known for their coral reefs, white-sand beaches, and clear blue waters.
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E.
Daitō Islands
The Daitō Islands are a small, remote group of Japanese islands in the Philippine Sea, east of Okinawa, known for their coral limestone geology and role as part of the broader Ryukyu archipelago.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
disputed territory
ⓘ
island group ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Russia ⓘ |
| archipelagoMember | Kuril Islands chain ⓘ |
| borderRegionOf |
Japan
ⓘ
Russia ⓘ |
| claimedAsPartOf |
Hokkaido by Japan
ⓘ
Nemuro Subprefecture by Japan ⓘ |
| claimedBy |
Japan
ⓘ
Russia ⓘ |
| countryClaimedBy |
Japan
ⓘ
Russia ⓘ |
| currentDeFactoAuthority |
Russia
ⓘ
surface form:
Russian Federation
|
| hasLargestIsland | Shikotan ⓘ |
| historicallyControlledBy |
Imperial Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Empire of Japan
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| includesIslet |
Akiyuri Island
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Anuchina Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Polonskogo Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Signalny Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Tanfilyeva Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Yuri Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Yuriy Island ⓘ Zeleny Island ⓘ |
| languageUsedDeFacto | Russian ⓘ |
| languageUsedInClaims | Japanese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Hokkaido
ⓘ
surface form:
Hokkaido Prefecture
Kuril Islands ⓘ Nemuro Subprefecture ⓘ Pacific Ocean ⓘ Russia Far East ⓘ
surface form:
Russian Far East
|
| locatedNortheastOf | Hokkaido ⓘ |
| locatedSouthOf |
Kunashir
ⓘ
surface form:
Kunashir Island
|
| nearbyBodyOfWater |
Nemuro Strait
ⓘ
Sea of Okhotsk ⓘ |
| nearbyCity |
Nemuro City
ⓘ
surface form:
Nemuro
|
| partOf |
Kuril Islands territorial dispute
ⓘ
Northern Territories ⓘ Southern Kurils ⓘ
surface form:
Southern Kuril Islands
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| partOfDispute |
Soviet occupation of Kuril Islands
ⓘ
surface form:
Japan–Russia territorial dispute
Soviet occupation of Kuril Islands ⓘ
surface form:
Kuril Islands dispute
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| population | sparsely populated ⓘ |
| primaryEconomicActivity | fishing ⓘ |
| separatedFrom | Hokkaido by Nemuro Strait ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
access to Sea of Okhotsk
ⓘ
fishing grounds ⓘ |
| transferredTo | Soviet Union in 1945 ⓘ |
| treatyContext |
Japan–Soviet Joint Declaration of 1956
ⓘ
Treaty of San Francisco ⓘ
surface form:
San Francisco Peace Treaty
Yalta Conference ⓘ
surface form:
Yalta Conference agreements
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Habomai Islands Description of subject: The Habomai Islands are a small group of islets at the southern end of the Kuril chain, long disputed between Japan and Russia as part of the broader Kuril Islands territorial conflict.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Nampo Islands