Monhegan Island, Maine
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Monhegan Island, Maine is a small, remote island village in the Gulf of Maine known for its dramatic cliffs, thriving artist colony, and long tradition as a fishing community.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Monhegan Island | 1 |
| Monhegan Island, Maine canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8721337 — 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: Monhegan Island, Maine Context triple: [Midcoast Maine, hasPart, Monhegan Island, Maine]
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A.
Matinicus Isle, Maine
Matinicus Isle, Maine is a remote, sparsely populated island community in the Gulf of Maine known for its long-standing lobstering tradition and limited access by state-operated ferry or small aircraft.
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B.
Chebeague Island, Maine
Chebeague Island, Maine is a small island community in Casco Bay known for its coastal scenery, historic fishing and lobstering heritage, and role as a seasonal and year-round residential destination.
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C.
Deer Isle, Maine
Deer Isle, Maine is a small coastal town and island community in eastern Maine known for its fishing heritage, scenic landscapes, and vibrant arts scene.
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D.
Westport Island, Maine
Westport Island, Maine is a small coastal town situated on an island in Lincoln County known for its scenic waterfront, rural character, and maritime heritage.
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E.
Eagle Island, Maine
Eagle Island, Maine is a small island in Casco Bay best known as the longtime summer home and now museum site of Arctic explorer Robert E. Peary.
- 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: Monhegan Island, Maine Target entity description: Monhegan Island, Maine is a small, remote island village in the Gulf of Maine known for its dramatic cliffs, thriving artist colony, and long tradition as a fishing community.
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A.
Matinicus Isle, Maine
Matinicus Isle, Maine is a remote, sparsely populated island community in the Gulf of Maine known for its long-standing lobstering tradition and limited access by state-operated ferry or small aircraft.
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B.
Chebeague Island, Maine
Chebeague Island, Maine is a small island community in Casco Bay known for its coastal scenery, historic fishing and lobstering heritage, and role as a seasonal and year-round residential destination.
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C.
Deer Isle, Maine
Deer Isle, Maine is a small coastal town and island community in eastern Maine known for its fishing heritage, scenic landscapes, and vibrant arts scene.
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D.
Westport Island, Maine
Westport Island, Maine is a small coastal town situated on an island in Lincoln County known for its scenic waterfront, rural character, and maritime heritage.
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E.
Eagle Island, Maine
Eagle Island, Maine is a small island in Casco Bay best known as the longtime summer home and now museum site of Arctic explorer Robert E. Peary.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
census-designated place
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island ⓘ village ⓘ |
| accessibleBy | passenger ferry ⓘ |
| administrativeDivisionOf | United States Census Bureau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| area | about 1 square mile ⓘ |
| climate | humid continental climate moderated by ocean ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| culturalRole |
historic art colony
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subject for American landscape painters ⓘ |
| distanceFromMainland | approximately 12 nautical miles ⓘ |
| governedAs | plantation ⓘ |
| hasAttraction |
Monhegan Island Light
NERFINISHED
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Monhegan Museum of Art & History NERFINISHED ⓘ artist studios and galleries ⓘ network of hiking trails ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Monhegan Harbor
NERFINISHED
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dense spruce-fir forest ⓘ high sea cliffs on the eastern side ⓘ open headlands ⓘ small harbor ⓘ steep rocky shoreline ⓘ |
| hasOutlyingIsland | Manana Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSettlement | Monhegan village NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| highestPoint | Black Head NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
artist colony
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birdwatching ⓘ dramatic sea cliffs ⓘ fishing community ⓘ hiking trails ⓘ |
| localGovernment | Monhegan Plantation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Gulf of Maine
NERFINISHED
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Lincoln County, Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ State of Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| noFeature |
no bridge connection to mainland
ⓘ
no car ferry service ⓘ |
| offCoastOf | Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | New England ⓘ |
| populationCharacteristic |
larger seasonal population in summer
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small year-round population ⓘ |
| primaryEconomicActivity |
art-related commerce
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lobster fishing ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| separatedFrom | Manana Island by Monhegan Harbor ⓘ |
| timeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| transportRestriction | limited motor vehicles on island ⓘ |
| visitedBy |
artists
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birdwatchers ⓘ hikers ⓘ tourists in summer season ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Monhegan Island, Maine Description of subject: Monhegan Island, Maine is a small, remote island village in the Gulf of Maine known for its dramatic cliffs, thriving artist colony, and long tradition as a fishing community.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Monhegan Island