Marathon
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Marathon is a city in the Florida Keys known for its island chain, boating and fishing culture, and position along the historic route of the Overseas Highway and former Overseas Railroad.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Marathon canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2994458 — 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: Marathon Context triple: [Overseas Railroad, passesThrough, Marathon]
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A.
Marathon
Marathon is an ancient town in northeastern Attica, Greece, best known as the site of the pivotal Battle of Marathon in 490 BC that inspired the modern long-distance race.
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B.
Marathón
Marathón is a professional football club from Honduras, known as one of the country's most prominent and historically successful teams.
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C.
Marathon '33
Marathon '33 is a stage play by June Havoc that dramatizes the grueling world of Depression-era dance marathons, drawing on her own experiences as a contestant.
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D.
Boston Marathon
The Boston Marathon is the world’s oldest annual marathon and one of the most prestigious long-distance running races, attracting elite and amateur runners from around the globe each Patriots’ Day.
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E.
New York City Marathon
The New York City Marathon is one of the world’s largest and most prestigious annual long-distance running races, drawing elite athletes and mass participants to a 26.2-mile course through all five boroughs of New York City.
- 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: Marathon Target entity description: Marathon is a city in the Florida Keys known for its island chain, boating and fishing culture, and position along the historic route of the Overseas Highway and former Overseas Railroad.
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A.
Marathon
Marathon is an ancient town in northeastern Attica, Greece, best known as the site of the pivotal Battle of Marathon in 490 BC that inspired the modern long-distance race.
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B.
Marathón
Marathón is a professional football club from Honduras, known as one of the country's most prominent and historically successful teams.
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C.
Marathon '33
Marathon '33 is a stage play by June Havoc that dramatizes the grueling world of Depression-era dance marathons, drawing on her own experiences as a contestant.
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D.
Boston Marathon
The Boston Marathon is the world’s oldest annual marathon and one of the most prestigious long-distance running races, attracting elite and amateur runners from around the globe each Patriots’ Day.
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E.
New York City Marathon
The New York City Marathon is one of the world’s largest and most prestigious annual long-distance running races, drawing elite athletes and mass participants to a 26.2-mile course through all five boroughs of New York City.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city
ⓘ
municipality ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Straits of Florida
ⓘ
surface form:
Florida Straits
|
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| countySeatOf | none ⓘ |
| economyBasedOn |
boating services
ⓘ
recreational fishing ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| governmentType | council–manager government ⓘ |
| hasAirport | Florida Keys Marathon International Airport ⓘ |
| hasClimate | tropical savanna climate ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
airport
ⓘ
beaches ⓘ boat ramps ⓘ bridges ⓘ fishing charters ⓘ marinas ⓘ |
| historicTransportCorridor | Overseas Railroad ⓘ |
| incorporationStatus | incorporated city ⓘ |
| knownFor |
access to coral reefs
ⓘ
boating ⓘ fishing ⓘ island lifestyle ⓘ marine tourism ⓘ |
| locatedAlong | historic route of the Overseas Railroad ⓘ |
| locatedBetween | Key Largo and Key West ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Florida
ⓘ
Florida Keys ⓘ Monroe County, Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
surface form:
Atlantic Ocean (adjacent waters)
Boot Key ⓘ Little Crawl Key ⓘ
surface form:
Crawl Key
East Sister’s Island ⓘ
surface form:
East and West Sister’s Island
Fat Deer Key ⓘ Grassy Key ⓘ Gulf of Mexico ⓘ
surface form:
Gulf of Mexico (adjacent waters)
Knight Key ⓘ Little Crawl Key ⓘ Long Point Key ⓘ Long Point Key ⓘ
surface form:
Pigeon Key (vicinity)
Vaca Key ⓘ island chain ⓘ |
| locatedOnRoute |
Overseas Highway
ⓘ
U.S. Route 1 ⓘ |
| partOf | Middle Keys ⓘ |
| region | South Florida ⓘ |
| state | Florida ⓘ |
| timeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| transportCorridor | Overseas Highway ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Marathon Description of subject: Marathon is a city in the Florida Keys known for its island chain, boating and fishing culture, and position along the historic route of the Overseas Highway and former Overseas Railroad.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Overseas Railroad