Jamaica Pass
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Jamaica Pass is a strategic mountain pass in Brooklyn, New York, that played a key role in the British flanking maneuver during the 1776 Battle of Long Island in the American Revolutionary War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jamaica Pass canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2464213 — 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: Jamaica Pass Context triple: [Battle of Long Island, geographicalFeature, Jamaica Pass]
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A.
Pensacola Pass
Pensacola Pass is the natural inlet that links the Gulf of Mexico to the Pensacola Bay system in northwest Florida, serving as a key navigational channel for the region.
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B.
Duke’s Pass
Duke’s Pass is a scenic, winding route through the Trossachs in central Scotland, renowned for its forested hills, lochs, and panoramic viewpoints near Aberfoyle.
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C.
Fraser Pass
Fraser Pass is a remote mountain pass in the Canadian Rockies of British Columbia, known primarily as the headwaters area of the Fraser River.
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D.
Huta Pass
Huta Pass is a mountain pass located in the Beskid Sądecki range of the Western Carpathians in southern Poland.
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E.
Marias Pass
Marias Pass is a major mountain pass in the Rocky Mountains of northwestern Montana, known as a key rail and highway route through the Continental Divide near Glacier National Park.
- 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: Jamaica Pass Target entity description: Jamaica Pass is a strategic mountain pass in Brooklyn, New York, that played a key role in the British flanking maneuver during the 1776 Battle of Long Island in the American Revolutionary War.
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A.
Pensacola Pass
Pensacola Pass is the natural inlet that links the Gulf of Mexico to the Pensacola Bay system in northwest Florida, serving as a key navigational channel for the region.
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B.
Duke’s Pass
Duke’s Pass is a scenic, winding route through the Trossachs in central Scotland, renowned for its forested hills, lochs, and panoramic viewpoints near Aberfoyle.
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C.
Fraser Pass
Fraser Pass is a remote mountain pass in the Canadian Rockies of British Columbia, known primarily as the headwaters area of the Fraser River.
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D.
Huta Pass
Huta Pass is a mountain pass located in the Beskid Sądecki range of the Western Carpathians in southern Poland.
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E.
Marias Pass
Marias Pass is a major mountain pass in the Rocky Mountains of northwestern Montana, known as a key rail and highway route through the Continental Divide near Glacier National Park.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical feature
ⓘ
mountain pass ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
American Revolutionary War defenses of Brooklyn
ⓘ
British Army ⓘ Continental Army ⓘ George Washington ⓘ William Howe ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crossedBy | modern road network in Brooklyn ⓘ |
| currentStatus |
no longer a distinct rural pass
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urbanized area ⓘ |
| elevationType | low mountain pass ⓘ |
| historicalEvent | Battle of Long Island ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Brooklyn
ⓘ
Long Island ⓘ New York City ⓘ New York ⓘ
surface form:
New York State
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedNear |
Queens–Brooklyn
ⓘ
surface form:
Brooklyn-Queens border
Flatbush ⓘ
surface form:
Flatbush, Brooklyn
Jamaica, Queens ⓘ |
| notableDate | 1776 ⓘ |
| partOf |
Kings County
ⓘ
surface form:
Kings County, New York
|
| roleInEvent |
route used by British forces to outflank American positions
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site of British flanking maneuver in Battle of Long Island ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
controlled access between western Long Island and eastern Long Island
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key land route across central Long Island ⓘ |
| usedFor |
military movement
ⓘ
overland travel ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jamaica Pass Description of subject: Jamaica Pass is a strategic mountain pass in Brooklyn, New York, that played a key role in the British flanking maneuver during the 1776 Battle of Long Island in the American Revolutionary War.
Referenced by (1)
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