Long Island Light
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Long Island Light is a historic lighthouse located on Long Island in Wisconsin’s Apostle Islands, serving as a navigational aid on Lake Superior.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Long Island Light canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6242067 — 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: Long Island Light Context triple: [Long Island (Apostle Islands), hasStructure, Long Island Light]
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A.
Long Island Head Light
Long Island Head Light is a historic lighthouse in Boston Harbor that has long served as a navigational aid for vessels entering and leaving the port of Boston.
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B.
Montauk Point Lighthouse
Montauk Point Lighthouse is a historic, oceanfront lighthouse at the eastern tip of Long Island, New York, and one of the oldest and most iconic lighthouses in the United States.
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C.
Absecon Lighthouse
Absecon Lighthouse is a historic 19th-century coastal lighthouse in Atlantic City, New Jersey, known as one of the tallest lighthouses in the United States and a popular tourist attraction.
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D.
Fire Island Lighthouse
The Fire Island Lighthouse is a historic 19th-century navigational beacon and landmark located on Fire Island off the southern coast of Long Island, New York.
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E.
Chambers Island Light
Chambers Island Light is a historic lighthouse located on Chambers Island in Wisconsin’s Door County, serving as a navigational aid in Green Bay.
- 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: Long Island Light Target entity description: Long Island Light is a historic lighthouse located on Long Island in Wisconsin’s Apostle Islands, serving as a navigational aid on Lake Superior.
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A.
Long Island Head Light
Long Island Head Light is a historic lighthouse in Boston Harbor that has long served as a navigational aid for vessels entering and leaving the port of Boston.
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B.
Montauk Point Lighthouse
Montauk Point Lighthouse is a historic, oceanfront lighthouse at the eastern tip of Long Island, New York, and one of the oldest and most iconic lighthouses in the United States.
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C.
Absecon Lighthouse
Absecon Lighthouse is a historic 19th-century coastal lighthouse in Atlantic City, New Jersey, known as one of the tallest lighthouses in the United States and a popular tourist attraction.
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D.
Fire Island Lighthouse
The Fire Island Lighthouse is a historic 19th-century navigational beacon and landmark located on Fire Island off the southern coast of Long Island, New York.
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E.
Chambers Island Light
Chambers Island Light is a historic lighthouse located on Chambers Island in Wisconsin’s Door County, serving as a navigational aid in Green Bay.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic place
ⓘ
lighthouse ⓘ |
| access | by boat only ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Great Lakes navigation system
ⓘ
commercial shipping on Lake Superior ⓘ |
| automated | yes ⓘ |
| automationYear | 1964 ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial | brick ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| county | Ashland County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFunction | guides vessels in Apostle Islands area ⓘ |
| hasGallery | yes ⓘ |
| hasLantern | yes ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic lighthouse ⓘ |
| lightCharacteristic | flashing white light ⓘ |
| listedOn | National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Apostle Islands
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lake Superior NERFINISHED ⓘ Long Island ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
Wisconsin ⓘ |
| locatedInProtectedArea | Apostle Islands National Lakeshore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | United States National Park Service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marking | white tower ⓘ |
| nrhpListingReason | maritime history ⓘ |
| nrhpType | building ⓘ |
| operatedBy | United States Coast Guard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Apostle Islands lighthouse group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose | navigational aid ⓘ |
| region |
Great Lakes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Upper Midwest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | Wisconsin ⓘ |
| towerShape | cylindrical tower ⓘ |
| waterbody | Lake Superior NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearEstablished | 1897 ⓘ |
| yearLit | 1897 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Long Island Light Description of subject: Long Island Light is a historic lighthouse located on Long Island in Wisconsin’s Apostle Islands, serving as a navigational aid on Lake Superior.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.