Bay of Douarnenez
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The Bay of Douarnenez is a broad, sheltered bay on the Atlantic coast of Brittany in northwestern France, known for its fishing heritage, scenic cliffs, and popular seaside resorts.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Baie de Douarnenez | 1 |
| Bay of Douarnenez canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7228165 — 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: Bay of Douarnenez Context triple: [Crozon Peninsula, hasCoastlineOn, Bay of Douarnenez]
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A.
Bay of Morlaix
The Bay of Morlaix is a scenic coastal inlet in Brittany, northwestern France, known for its rugged shoreline, islands, and historic maritime towns.
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B.
Portlligat Bay
Portlligat Bay is a small, sheltered coastal inlet on Spain’s Costa Brava, best known for its association with surrealist painter Salvador Dalí, whose house-museum overlooks its waters.
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C.
Port of Douarnenez
The Port of Douarnenez is a historic fishing and yachting harbor on the Brittany coast of western France, known for its sardine industry heritage and maritime culture.
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D.
St Brides Bay
St Brides Bay is a large, scenic coastal bay in southwest Wales known for its rugged cliffs, sandy beaches, and rich marine wildlife.
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E.
Quiberon Bay
Quiberon Bay is a large bay off the southern coast of Brittany in western France, known historically as the site of major naval engagements.
- 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: Bay of Douarnenez Target entity description: The Bay of Douarnenez is a broad, sheltered bay on the Atlantic coast of Brittany in northwestern France, known for its fishing heritage, scenic cliffs, and popular seaside resorts.
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A.
Bay of Morlaix
The Bay of Morlaix is a scenic coastal inlet in Brittany, northwestern France, known for its rugged shoreline, islands, and historic maritime towns.
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B.
Portlligat Bay
Portlligat Bay is a small, sheltered coastal inlet on Spain’s Costa Brava, best known for its association with surrealist painter Salvador Dalí, whose house-museum overlooks its waters.
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C.
Port of Douarnenez
The Port of Douarnenez is a historic fishing and yachting harbor on the Brittany coast of western France, known for its sardine industry heritage and maritime culture.
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D.
St Brides Bay
St Brides Bay is a large, scenic coastal bay in southwest Wales known for its rugged cliffs, sandy beaches, and rich marine wildlife.
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E.
Quiberon Bay
Quiberon Bay is a large bay off the southern coast of Brittany in western France, known historically as the site of major naval engagements.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bay
ⓘ
coastal landform ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Cap de la Chèvre
ⓘ
Crozon Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ Pointe du Raz region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coast | Atlantic coast of France ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
fishing
ⓘ
recreational boating ⓘ sailing ⓘ swimming ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| hasClimate | oceanic climate ⓘ |
| hasCulturalAssociation |
Breton maritime traditions
ⓘ
sardine fishing history ⓘ |
| hasEcosystem |
coastal ecosystem
ⓘ
marine ecosystem ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
broad bay
ⓘ
rocky coastline ⓘ sandy beaches ⓘ sheltered waters ⓘ |
| hasHarbor |
Douarnenez harbor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Port-Rhu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRecreation |
beach activities
ⓘ
coastal hiking ⓘ sea kayaking ⓘ windsurfing ⓘ |
| hasReputation | picturesque coastal scenery ⓘ |
| hasResort |
Douarnenez
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Morgat NERFINISHED ⓘ Ploaré NERFINISHED ⓘ Tréboul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasView | Atlantic Ocean horizon ⓘ |
| isNavigable | yes ⓘ |
| isTouristDestination | yes ⓘ |
| knownFor |
fishing heritage
ⓘ
popular seaside resorts ⓘ scenic cliffs ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Brittany
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Finistère department NERFINISHED ⓘ northwestern France NERFINISHED ⓘ western Brittany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | town of Douarnenez ⓘ |
| partOf |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
Iroise Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Armorican Massif coast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bay of Douarnenez Description of subject: The Bay of Douarnenez is a broad, sheltered bay on the Atlantic coast of Brittany in northwestern France, known for its fishing heritage, scenic cliffs, and popular seaside resorts.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Baie de Douarnenez