Petrel Islands
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The Petrel Islands, also known as Bajo Nuevo Bank, are a remote, mostly submerged reef formation in the western Caribbean Sea that is the subject of overlapping territorial claims.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Petrel Islands canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6534627 — 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: Petrel Islands Context triple: [Bajo Nuevo Bank, hasAlternativeName, Petrel Islands]
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A.
Hall Islands
The Hall Islands are a small group of coral atolls and islands in the northwestern Pacific Ocean that form part of Chuuk State in the Federated States of Micronesia.
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B.
Sverdrup Islands
The Sverdrup Islands are a remote Arctic archipelago in northern Canada, known for their harsh polar climate and exploration by Norwegian explorer Otto Sverdrup.
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C.
Solander Islands
The Solander Islands are a small, remote group of uninhabited islands south of New Zealand’s South Island, noted for their rugged terrain and rich seabird and marine wildlife.
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D.
Wellesley Islands
The Wellesley Islands are a remote archipelago off the northern coast of Queensland, Australia, known for their Indigenous communities, rich marine ecosystems, and location in the southern Gulf of Carpentaria.
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E.
Wilkinson Islands
The Wilkinson Islands are a small group of Antarctic islands located off the coast of the Antarctic Peninsula within the Biscoe Islands archipelago.
- 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: Petrel Islands Target entity description: The Petrel Islands, also known as Bajo Nuevo Bank, are a remote, mostly submerged reef formation in the western Caribbean Sea that is the subject of overlapping territorial claims.
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A.
Hall Islands
The Hall Islands are a small group of coral atolls and islands in the northwestern Pacific Ocean that form part of Chuuk State in the Federated States of Micronesia.
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B.
Sverdrup Islands
The Sverdrup Islands are a remote Arctic archipelago in northern Canada, known for their harsh polar climate and exploration by Norwegian explorer Otto Sverdrup.
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C.
Solander Islands
The Solander Islands are a small, remote group of uninhabited islands south of New Zealand’s South Island, noted for their rugged terrain and rich seabird and marine wildlife.
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D.
Wellesley Islands
The Wellesley Islands are a remote archipelago off the northern coast of Queensland, Australia, known for their Indigenous communities, rich marine ecosystems, and location in the southern Gulf of Carpentaria.
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E.
Wilkinson Islands
The Wilkinson Islands are a small group of Antarctic islands located off the coast of the Antarctic Peninsula within the Biscoe Islands archipelago.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Caribbean island group
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disputed territory ⓘ reef formation ⓘ submerged bank ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Colombia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Bajo Nuevo
NERFINISHED
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Bajo Nuevo Bank NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicalFeature | mostly submerged reef ⓘ |
| hasEcosystemType |
coral reef ecosystem
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marine ecosystem ⓘ |
| hasLegalStatus | subject of overlapping territorial claims ⓘ |
| hasNavigationFeature | danger to navigation ⓘ |
| hasPart |
coral reefs
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sandbanks ⓘ small cays ⓘ |
| hasPhysicalCharacteristic |
low-lying cays
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surrounded by shallow waters ⓘ |
| hasSovereigntyClaimBy |
Colombia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jamaica NERFINISHED ⓘ Nicaragua NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| liesEastOf | Nicaragua NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| liesNorthOf | Colombian mainland ⓘ |
| liesSouthOf | Jamaica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Caribbean Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
western Caribbean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Bajo Nuevo Bank NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maritimeZoneSignificance | exclusive economic zone claims ⓘ |
| partOf | West Indies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | western Caribbean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sovereigntyStatus | disputed ⓘ |
| uninhabited | true ⓘ |
| usedFor | fishing grounds ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Petrel Islands Description of subject: The Petrel Islands, also known as Bajo Nuevo Bank, are a remote, mostly submerged reef formation in the western Caribbean Sea that is the subject of overlapping territorial claims.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.