Munda Point
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Munda Point is a strategically important airfield area on New Georgia in the Solomon Islands that was the focus of intense fighting between Allied and Japanese forces during World War II.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Munda Point canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8665067 — 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: Munda Point Context triple: [Solomon Islands campaign, notableBattlefield, Munda Point]
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A.
Kurraba Point
Kurraba Point is a harbourside residential suburb on Sydney’s Lower North Shore, known for its waterfront views and proximity to the central business district.
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B.
Wajurda Point
Wajurda Point is a coastal headland and lookout within Mimosa Rocks National Park in New South Wales, Australia, known for its scenic ocean views and rugged shoreline.
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C.
Speers Point
Speers Point is a lakeside suburb in New South Wales, Australia, known as the administrative centre of the City of Lake Macquarie.
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D.
Murney Point
Murney Point is a historic waterfront headland in Kingston, Ontario, that served as a strategic defensive site along Lake Ontario.
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E.
Morant Point
Morant Point is the easternmost tip of mainland Jamaica, known for its historic lighthouse and coastal scenery.
- 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: Munda Point Target entity description: Munda Point is a strategically important airfield area on New Georgia in the Solomon Islands that was the focus of intense fighting between Allied and Japanese forces during World War II.
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A.
Kurraba Point
Kurraba Point is a harbourside residential suburb on Sydney’s Lower North Shore, known for its waterfront views and proximity to the central business district.
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B.
Wajurda Point
Wajurda Point is a coastal headland and lookout within Mimosa Rocks National Park in New South Wales, Australia, known for its scenic ocean views and rugged shoreline.
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C.
Speers Point
Speers Point is a lakeside suburb in New South Wales, Australia, known as the administrative centre of the City of Lake Macquarie.
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D.
Murney Point
Murney Point is a historic waterfront headland in Kingston, Ontario, that served as a strategic defensive site along Lake Ontario.
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E.
Morant Point
Morant Point is the easternmost tip of mainland Jamaica, known for its historic lighthouse and coastal scenery.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II battle site
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airfield ⓘ |
| builtBy | Imperial Japanese forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| captureDate | 1943 ⓘ |
| capturedBy | United States forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| constructionStart | late 1942 ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
Empire of Japan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Solomon Islands ⓘ |
| currentName | Munda Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentUse | civilian airport ⓘ |
| eraOfMajorActivity | 1942–1943 ⓘ |
| geographicalFeature | coastal headland ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure | single main runway ⓘ |
| hasMilitaryCemeteryNearby | Allied war graves ⓘ |
| IATACode | MUA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
New Georgia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Western Province, Solomon Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInArchipelago | Solomon Islands archipelago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInOcean | Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Lagana Bay
NERFINISHED
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Roviana Lagoon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | New Georgia Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement | Munda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
camouflaged Japanese airfield construction
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intense ground and air combat between Allied and Japanese forces ⓘ |
| opposingForces |
Allied forces
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Japanese forces ⓘ |
| partOf | New Georgia group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfCampaign |
New Georgia campaign
NERFINISHED
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Solomon Islands campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | western Solomon Islands ⓘ |
| runwaySurface | coral ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
air base for attacks on Allied positions in the southern Solomons
ⓘ
forward airfield for operations in the central Solomon Islands ⓘ |
| supportingNavalOperations |
Imperial Japanese Navy
GENERATED
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United States Navy GENERATED ⓘ |
| theaterOf | Pacific War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Allied forces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Imperial Japanese Army Air Service NERFINISHED ⓘ Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Army Air Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
bomber operations
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fighter operations ⓘ supporting operations around New Georgia and Kolombangara ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Munda Point Description of subject: Munda Point is a strategically important airfield area on New Georgia in the Solomon Islands that was the focus of intense fighting between Allied and Japanese forces during World War II.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.