Edson’s Ridge
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Edson’s Ridge is a strategically important ridgeline on Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands, best known as the site of a pivotal World War II battle between U.S. Marines and Japanese forces in 1942.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Edson's Ridge | 1 |
| Edson’s Ridge canonical | 1 |
| Edson’s Ridge area | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2324734 — 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: Edson’s Ridge Context triple: [Bloody Ridge, alsoKnownAs, Edson’s Ridge]
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A.
Blakey Ridge
Blakey Ridge is a remote upland area in the North York Moors known for its sweeping moorland scenery and traditional rural character.
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B.
Bowers Ridge
Bowers Ridge is a prominent submarine volcanic ridge in the Bering Sea that forms part of the region’s complex seafloor topography and influences its oceanographic and ecological systems.
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C.
Cassins Ridge
Cassin's Ridge is a classic, highly technical alpine climbing route ascending the steep south face of Denali in Alaska.
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D.
Redding Ridge
Redding Ridge is a small village and residential community within the town of Redding in Fairfield County, Connecticut.
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E.
McPherson Ridge
McPherson Ridge is a prominent Civil War battlefield ridge west of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, known as the site of significant early fighting on the first day of the Battle of Gettysburg.
- 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: Edson’s Ridge Target entity description: Edson’s Ridge is a strategically important ridgeline on Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands, best known as the site of a pivotal World War II battle between U.S. Marines and Japanese forces in 1942.
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A.
Blakey Ridge
Blakey Ridge is a remote upland area in the North York Moors known for its sweeping moorland scenery and traditional rural character.
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B.
Bowers Ridge
Bowers Ridge is a prominent submarine volcanic ridge in the Bering Sea that forms part of the region’s complex seafloor topography and influences its oceanographic and ecological systems.
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C.
Cassins Ridge
Cassin's Ridge is a classic, highly technical alpine climbing route ascending the steep south face of Denali in Alaska.
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D.
Redding Ridge
Redding Ridge is a small village and residential community within the town of Redding in Fairfield County, Connecticut.
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E.
McPherson Ridge
McPherson Ridge is a prominent Civil War battlefield ridge west of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, known as the site of significant early fighting on the first day of the Battle of Gettysburg.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II battle site
ⓘ
geographical feature ⓘ ridgeline ⓘ |
| associatedBattle |
Battle of Bloody Ridge
ⓘ
Battle of Edson's Ridge ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Edson’s Ridge
|
| belligerent |
Japan
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| campaign |
Battle of Guadalcanal
ⓘ
surface form:
Guadalcanal campaign
|
| conflict | Pacific War ⓘ |
| contestedBy |
Imperial Japanese Army
ⓘ
Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ
surface form:
Imperial Japanese Navy land forces
|
| countryDuringWar |
Solomon Islands
ⓘ
surface form:
Territory of the Solomon Islands
|
| currentCountry | Solomon Islands ⓘ |
| defendedBy |
1st Marine Raider Battalion
ⓘ
1st Parachute Battalion (USMC) ⓘ
surface form:
Parachute Battalion of the U.S. Marine Corps
|
| front |
Solomon Islands campaign
ⓘ
surface form:
Guadalcanal campaign
|
| knownFor |
Battle of Edson's Ridge
ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Edson’s Ridge
intense fighting between U.S. Marines and Japanese forces in 1942 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Guadalcanal
ⓘ
Solomon Islands ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Guadalcanal
ⓘ
surface form:
island of Guadalcanal
|
| militaryRole | defensive position protecting Henderson Field ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Merritt A. Edson ⓘ |
| notableYear | 1942 ⓘ |
| partOf |
Pacific War
ⓘ
surface form:
Pacific theater of World War II
|
| region |
southwest Pacific Ocean
ⓘ
surface form:
Southwest Pacific
|
| significance | pivotal role in securing Allied control of Guadalcanal ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
commanded approaches to Henderson Field
ⓘ
key defensive terrain for U.S. forces on Guadalcanal ⓘ |
| terrainType | ridge ⓘ |
| timePeriod | World War II ⓘ |
| usedBy | United States Marine Corps ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Edson’s Ridge Description of subject: Edson’s Ridge is a strategically important ridgeline on Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands, best known as the site of a pivotal World War II battle between U.S. Marines and Japanese forces in 1942.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Edson's Ridge
this entity surface form:
Edson’s Ridge area