Lituya Bay
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Lituya Bay is a remote fjord on the coast of Alaska, famous for the record-breaking megatsunami that occurred there in 1958.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 1958 Lituya Bay megatsunami | 1 |
| Lituya Bay canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2974364 — 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: Lituya Bay Context triple: [M/V Lituya, namedAfter, Lituya Bay]
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A.
Takuu
Takuu is a remote Polynesian outlier atoll near Papua New Guinea, known for its distinct Polynesian culture and language isolated within Melanesia.
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B.
Ozette Lake
Ozette Lake is a large, remote freshwater lake in the northwestern corner of Washington State, known for its pristine wilderness setting within Olympic National Park and its rich Native American archaeological sites.
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C.
Raikoke
Raikoke is an uninhabited volcanic island in the central Kuril Islands chain, known for its dramatic stratovolcano and powerful explosive eruptions.
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D.
Nantua
Nantua is a small town in eastern France known for its picturesque lake and surrounding Jura Mountains scenery.
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E.
Turnagain Arm
Turnagain Arm is a dramatic, narrow inlet off Alaska’s Cook Inlet known for its extreme tides, bore tides, and surrounding mountain scenery.
- 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: Lituya Bay Target entity description: Lituya Bay is a remote fjord on the coast of Alaska, famous for the record-breaking megatsunami that occurred there in 1958.
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A.
Takuu
Takuu is a remote Polynesian outlier atoll near Papua New Guinea, known for its distinct Polynesian culture and language isolated within Melanesia.
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B.
Ozette Lake
Ozette Lake is a large, remote freshwater lake in the northwestern corner of Washington State, known for its pristine wilderness setting within Olympic National Park and its rich Native American archaeological sites.
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C.
Raikoke
Raikoke is an uninhabited volcanic island in the central Kuril Islands chain, known for its dramatic stratovolcano and powerful explosive eruptions.
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D.
Nantua
Nantua is a small town in eastern France known for its picturesque lake and surrounding Jura Mountains scenery.
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E.
Turnagain Arm
Turnagain Arm is a dramatic, narrow inlet off Alaska’s Cook Inlet known for its extreme tides, bore tides, and surrounding mountain scenery.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bay
ⓘ
fjord ⓘ geographical feature ⓘ |
| accessibleBy |
aircraft
ⓘ
boat ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| earthquakeFault | Fairweather Fault ⓘ |
| earthquakeMagnitude | about 7.8 ⓘ |
| entranceName | La Chaussee Spit ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateLatitude | 58.63°N ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateLongitude | 137.57°W ⓘ |
| hasHazard |
dangerous entrance bar
ⓘ
strong tidal currents ⓘ tsunami risk ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalEvent |
1853 large wave event
ⓘ
1936 large wave event ⓘ Lituya Bay self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
1958 Lituya Bay megatsunami
|
| hasInflow |
Cascade Glacier
ⓘ
Crillon Glacier ⓘ Gilman Glacier ⓘ Lituya Glacier ⓘ Crillon Glacier ⓘ
surface form:
North Crillon Glacier
|
| hasLength | approximately 14.5 kilometers ⓘ |
| hasMaximumDepth | approximately 220 meters ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin |
Tlingit
ⓘ
surface form:
Tlingit language
|
| hasNarrowEntrance | yes ⓘ |
| hasOutflow | Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| hasPhotographicDocumentation | post-1958 wave damage ⓘ |
| hasRecordedWaveRunupHeight | about 524 meters ⓘ |
| hasType | tide-dominated fjord ⓘ |
| hasVegetationImpactFrom1958Wave | forest stripped to high elevation ⓘ |
| hasWidth | approximately 3.2 kilometers at its widest ⓘ |
| isExampleOf | landslide-generated megatsunami site ⓘ |
| isImportantFor |
landslide-generated wave studies
ⓘ
tsunami research ⓘ |
| isKnownFor |
1958 megatsunami
ⓘ
record-breaking wave run-up height ⓘ |
| isRemote | true ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Alaska
ⓘ
Gulf of Alaska ⓘ Southeastern Alaska ⓘ
surface form:
Southeast Alaska
|
| locatedInProtectedArea | Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve ⓘ |
| locatedOnCoastOf | Fairweather Range ⓘ |
| megatsunamiCause | massive rockslide ⓘ |
| megatsunamiDate | 9 July 1958 ⓘ |
| megatsunamiTrigger | earthquake ⓘ |
| nearestCommunity | Yakutat ⓘ |
| partOf | Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lituya Bay Description of subject: Lituya Bay is a remote fjord on the coast of Alaska, famous for the record-breaking megatsunami that occurred there in 1958.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
1958 Lituya Bay megatsunami