Alejandro Selkirk Island
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Alejandro Selkirk Island is a remote, rugged volcanic island in the Juan Fernández Archipelago of Chile, known for its dramatic cliffs, unique endemic wildlife, and role in inspiring classic castaway literature.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Alejandro Selkirk Island canonical | 6 |
| Robinson Crusoe Island | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1710408 — 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: Alejandro Selkirk Island Context triple: [Juan Fernández Commune, administers, Alejandro Selkirk Island]
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A.
Thule Island
Thule Island is a remote, uninhabited volcanic island in the South Sandwich Islands of the South Atlantic Ocean, known for its harsh climate and rugged terrain.
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B.
Stansbury Island
Stansbury Island is a large, mountainous island in Utah’s Great Salt Lake known for its rugged terrain, hiking and biking trails, and striking desert-lake scenery.
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C.
Pasque Island
Pasque Island is a small, privately owned island in the Elizabeth Islands chain off the coast of Massachusetts, known for its limited access and natural, undeveloped landscape.
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D.
Candlemas Island
Candlemas Island is a small, remote volcanic island in the South Sandwich Islands of the South Atlantic Ocean, notable for its rugged terrain and harsh sub-Antarctic environment.
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E.
Georges Island
Georges Island is a historic island in Boston Harbor best known for Fort Warren, a 19th-century coastal fortification and Civil War prison.
- 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: Alejandro Selkirk Island Target entity description: Alejandro Selkirk Island is a remote, rugged volcanic island in the Juan Fernández Archipelago of Chile, known for its dramatic cliffs, unique endemic wildlife, and role in inspiring classic castaway literature.
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A.
Thule Island
Thule Island is a remote, uninhabited volcanic island in the South Sandwich Islands of the South Atlantic Ocean, known for its harsh climate and rugged terrain.
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B.
Stansbury Island
Stansbury Island is a large, mountainous island in Utah’s Great Salt Lake known for its rugged terrain, hiking and biking trails, and striking desert-lake scenery.
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C.
Pasque Island
Pasque Island is a small, privately owned island in the Elizabeth Islands chain off the coast of Massachusetts, known for its limited access and natural, undeveloped landscape.
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D.
Candlemas Island
Candlemas Island is a small, remote volcanic island in the South Sandwich Islands of the South Atlantic Ocean, notable for its rugged terrain and harsh sub-Antarctic environment.
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E.
Georges Island
Georges Island is a historic island in Boston Harbor best known for Fort Warren, a 19th-century coastal fortification and Civil War prison.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
island
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uninhabited island ⓘ volcanic island ⓘ |
| accessibleBy |
boat
ⓘ
helicopter (occasionally) ⓘ |
| administratedBy |
Juan Fernández Commune
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surface form:
Juan Fernández commune
|
| area | approximately 49 km² ⓘ |
| belongsTo |
South America
ⓘ
surface form:
South America (politically)
|
| country | Chile ⓘ |
| designatedAs | biosphere reserve core area ⓘ |
| distanceFrom |
approximately 180 km west of Robinson Crusoe Island
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over 800 km west of mainland Chile ⓘ |
| elevation | 1650 m ⓘ |
| formerName | Más Afuera ⓘ |
| hasClimate | temperate oceanic climate ⓘ |
| hasConservationIssues |
introduced goats (historically)
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invasive species ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateLatitude | -33.75 ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateLongitude | -80.75 ⓘ |
| hasFauna |
Juan Fernández fur seal
ⓘ
Juan Fernández petrel breeding colonies ⓘ endemic bird species ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
deep ravines
ⓘ
narrow coastal platform ⓘ steep cliffs ⓘ |
| hasGeologicalOrigin | volcanic ⓘ |
| hasHighestPoint | Cerro de Los Inocentes ⓘ |
| hasHumanSettlement | seasonal CONAF ranger station ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfAdministration | Spanish ⓘ |
| hasTerrain | rugged ⓘ |
| hasVegetation | endemic plant species ⓘ |
| inspired | elements of castaway narratives related to Robinson Crusoe ⓘ |
| knownFor |
association with castaway literature
ⓘ
dramatic cliffs ⓘ endemic wildlife ⓘ remoteness ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Juan Fernández Islands
ⓘ
surface form:
Juan Fernández Archipelago
Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| locatedOffCoastOf | Chile ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Alexander Selkirk ⓘ |
| oceanRegion |
Southeastern Pacific Ocean
ⓘ
surface form:
Southeast Pacific
|
| partOf |
Juan Fernández Islands
ⓘ
surface form:
Juan Fernández Islands Biosphere Reserve
Valparaíso Region ⓘ |
| population | no permanent residents ⓘ |
| protectedStatus | national park ⓘ |
| timeZone | Chile Standard Time ⓘ |
| usedFor |
limited eco-tourism
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scientific research ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Alejandro Selkirk Island Description of subject: Alejandro Selkirk Island is a remote, rugged volcanic island in the Juan Fernández Archipelago of Chile, known for its dramatic cliffs, unique endemic wildlife, and role in inspiring classic castaway literature.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Robinson Crusoe Island