U.S. naval base at Guantánamo Bay
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The U.S. naval base at Guantánamo Bay is an American military installation in southeastern Cuba that has served as a strategic naval outpost and, more recently, as a controversial detention facility for terrorism suspects.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T61399 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: U.S. naval base at Guantánamo Bay Context triple: [Spanish–American War, followedBy, U.S. naval base at Guantánamo Bay]
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Isla de Vieques
Isla de Vieques is a small Caribbean island off the eastern coast of Puerto Rico, known for its pristine beaches, wild horses, and one of the world’s brightest bioluminescent bays.
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Pearl Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii, United States
Pearl Harbor is a major U.S. naval base on the island of Oahu in Hawaii, best known as the site of the Japanese surprise attack in 1941 that led to the United States’ entry into World War II.
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Pentagon
The Pentagon is the five-sided headquarters of the United States Department of Defense and a symbol of the U.S. military.
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Alcatraz Island
Alcatraz Island is a small rocky island in San Francisco Bay best known for its former maximum-security federal prison, which once held some of America’s most notorious criminals and is now a popular historic site and tourist attraction.
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Havana, Cuba
Havana, Cuba is the capital and largest city of Cuba, renowned for its historic architecture, vibrant culture, and significant political and economic role in the Caribbean.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: U.S. naval base at Guantánamo Bay Target entity description: The U.S. naval base at Guantánamo Bay is an American military installation in southeastern Cuba that has served as a strategic naval outpost and, more recently, as a controversial detention facility for terrorism suspects.
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A.
Isla de Vieques
Isla de Vieques is a small Caribbean island off the eastern coast of Puerto Rico, known for its pristine beaches, wild horses, and one of the world’s brightest bioluminescent bays.
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B.
Pearl Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii, United States
Pearl Harbor is a major U.S. naval base on the island of Oahu in Hawaii, best known as the site of the Japanese surprise attack in 1941 that led to the United States’ entry into World War II.
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C.
Pentagon
The Pentagon is the five-sided headquarters of the United States Department of Defense and a symbol of the U.S. military.
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D.
Alcatraz Island
Alcatraz Island is a small rocky island in San Francisco Bay best known for its former maximum-security federal prison, which once held some of America’s most notorious criminals and is now a popular historic site and tourist attraction.
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E.
Havana, Cuba
Havana, Cuba is the capital and largest city of Cuba, renowned for its historic architecture, vibrant culture, and significant political and economic role in the Caribbean.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (82)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States military base
ⓘ
detention facility ⓘ naval base ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
GTMO
ⓘ
Gitmo ⓘ U.S. naval base at Guantánamo Bay ⓘ
surface form:
Guantánamo Bay Naval Base
U.S. naval base at Guantánamo Bay ⓘ
surface form:
Guantánamo Bay Naval Station
U.S. naval base at Guantánamo Bay ⓘ
surface form:
Naval Station Guantánamo Bay
|
| annualRentAmount | 4085 U.S. dollars ⓘ |
| annualRentCurrency | U.S. dollars ⓘ |
| annualRentPaidTo | Cuba ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
U.S. military commissions
ⓘ
Global War on Terrorism ⓘ
surface form:
War on Terror
|
| borderedBy | Cuban-controlled territory ⓘ |
| climate | tropical semi-arid climate ⓘ |
| contains |
U.S. naval base at Guantánamo Bay
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Guantánamo Bay detention camp
|
| controlledBy | United States Navy ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criticizedBy |
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
ⓘ
surface form:
United Nations experts
human rights organizations ⓘ |
| criticizedFor |
indefinite detention without trial
ⓘ
use of enhanced interrogation techniques ⓘ |
| CubanGovernmentPosition | lease is invalid under international law ⓘ |
| detentionCampEstablished | 2002 ⓘ |
| detentionCampPurpose |
detention of enemy combatants
ⓘ
detention of terrorism suspects ⓘ |
| disputedBy | Cuban government ⓘ |
| established | 1903 ⓘ |
| establishedBy |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| establishedFollowing | Spanish–American War ⓘ |
| governedBy | U.S. military law ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure |
hospital
ⓘ
recreational facilities ⓘ schools ⓘ |
| hasLandArea | about 49 square kilometers ⓘ |
| hasPortFacilities | deep-water harbor ⓘ |
| hasResidentialArea |
housing for U.S. military personnel
ⓘ
housing for civilian employees ⓘ |
| hasRunway |
United States Navy shore establishment
ⓘ
surface form:
Naval Air Station airfield
|
| hasWaterArea | about 68 square kilometers ⓘ |
| jurisdictionClaimedBy |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| knownFor |
allegations of human rights abuses
ⓘ
controversial detention practices ⓘ |
| leaseAgreementSigned | 1903 ⓘ |
| leaseAgreementType | perpetual lease ⓘ |
| leasedFrom |
Cuba
ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of Cuba
|
| legalStatus | leased territory ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
U.S. naval base at Guantánamo Bay
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Guantánamo Bay
southeastern Cuba ⓘ |
| locatedNear | city of Guantánamo ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
U.S. naval base at Guantánamo Bay
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Guantánamo Bay harbor
island of Cuba ⓘ |
| occupiesAreaOf |
about 117 square kilometers
ⓘ
about 45 square miles ⓘ |
| operatedBy | United States Navy ⓘ |
| partOf |
U.S. Southern Command
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Southern Command
|
| playsRoleIn | U.S. immigration and refugee processing (historically) ⓘ |
| securityFeatures |
guard towers
ⓘ
minefields (historically) ⓘ |
| separatedFromCubaBy | fence line ⓘ |
| shortName |
U.S. naval base at Guantánamo Bay
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Guantánamo Bay Naval Base
U.S. naval base at Guantánamo Bay self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Guantánamo Bay Naval Station
U.S. naval base at Guantánamo Bay self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Naval Station Guantánamo Bay
|
| sovereigntyClaimedBy | Cuba ⓘ |
| strategicRole |
coaling and naval station
ⓘ
forward operating base in the Caribbean ⓘ logistics hub for U.S. Navy ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
U.S. Supreme Court cases
ⓘ
global media coverage ⓘ international legal debates ⓘ |
| supports |
U.S. Coast Guard operations
ⓘ
United States Navy ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Navy ships
joint and combined military exercises ⓘ |
| symbolOf |
U.S. War on Terror policies
ⓘ
debates over national security and civil liberties ⓘ |
| timeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| U.S.GovernmentPosition | lease remains legally binding ⓘ |
| usedAs |
refueling station for naval vessels
ⓘ
support base for regional operations ⓘ training area for U.S. forces ⓘ |
| usedFor |
housing Cuban migrants (1990s)
ⓘ
housing Haitian migrants (1990s) ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: U.S. naval base at Guantánamo Bay Description of subject: The U.S. naval base at Guantánamo Bay is an American military installation in southeastern Cuba that has served as a strategic naval outpost and, more recently, as a controversial detention facility for terrorism suspects.
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay
this entity surface form:
Naval Station Guantanamo Bay
this entity surface form:
Guantánamo Bay Naval Base
this entity surface form:
Guantánamo Bay Naval Base
this entity surface form:
Guantánamo Bay
this entity surface form:
Guantanamo Bay Naval Base area
this entity surface form:
Naval Station Guantanamo Bay
this entity surface form:
Guantánamo Bay Naval Base
this entity surface form:
Guantánamo Bay
this entity surface form:
U.S. Naval Base Guantánamo Bay
this entity surface form:
U.S. Naval Base Guantánamo Bay
this entity surface form:
Guantánamo Bay Naval Base
this entity surface form:
Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba
this entity surface form:
Guantanamo Bay Naval Base
this entity surface form:
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
this entity surface form:
Guantánamo Bay Naval Base
this entity surface form:
Guantánamo Bay Naval Base
this entity surface form:
U.S. Naval Station Guantánamo Bay