Wood Island Light
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Wood Island Light is a historic lighthouse located on Wood Island off the coast of Maine, serving as a navigational aid at the entrance to Saco Bay.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Wood Island Light canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9941503 — 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: Wood Island Light Context triple: [Saco Bay, hasLighthouse, Wood Island Light]
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A.
Chambers Island Light
Chambers Island Light is a historic lighthouse located on Chambers Island in Wisconsin’s Door County, serving as a navigational aid in Green Bay.
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B.
Pilot Island Light
Pilot Island Light is a historic lighthouse located on Pilot Island off the tip of Wisconsin’s Door Peninsula, long used to guide ships through the treacherous waters of Lake Michigan near Death’s Door passage.
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C.
Tybee Island Light
Tybee Island Light is a historic lighthouse on Tybee Island, Georgia, known as one of the oldest and tallest lighthouses in the state and a prominent coastal navigational landmark.
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D.
Curtis Island Light
Curtis Island Light is a historic lighthouse located on Curtis Island at the entrance to Camden Harbor in midcoast Maine, serving as a navigational aid and local landmark.
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E.
Sand Island Light
Sand Island Light is a historic lighthouse located on Sand Island in Lake Superior, known for guiding ships through the Apostle Islands region of Wisconsin.
- 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: Wood Island Light Target entity description: Wood Island Light is a historic lighthouse located on Wood Island off the coast of Maine, serving as a navigational aid at the entrance to Saco Bay.
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A.
Chambers Island Light
Chambers Island Light is a historic lighthouse located on Chambers Island in Wisconsin’s Door County, serving as a navigational aid in Green Bay.
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B.
Pilot Island Light
Pilot Island Light is a historic lighthouse located on Pilot Island off the tip of Wisconsin’s Door Peninsula, long used to guide ships through the treacherous waters of Lake Michigan near Death’s Door passage.
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C.
Tybee Island Light
Tybee Island Light is a historic lighthouse on Tybee Island, Georgia, known as one of the oldest and tallest lighthouses in the state and a prominent coastal navigational landmark.
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D.
Curtis Island Light
Curtis Island Light is a historic lighthouse located on Curtis Island at the entrance to Camden Harbor in midcoast Maine, serving as a navigational aid and local landmark.
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E.
Sand Island Light
Sand Island Light is a historic lighthouse located on Sand Island in Lake Superior, known for guiding ships through the Apostle Islands region of Wisconsin.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic lighthouse
ⓘ
lighthouse ⓘ |
| access | by boat ⓘ |
| associatedOrganization | Friends of Wood Island Lighthouse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| automated | 1986 ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial |
brick
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granite ⓘ |
| coordinates | 43.457°N 70.328°W ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| currentLensType | modern optic ⓘ |
| focalHeight | 71 feet ⓘ |
| fogSignalType | horn ⓘ |
| hasFogSignal | yes ⓘ |
| hasKeeperHouse | yes ⓘ |
| height | 47 feet ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | listed on the National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| isOpenToPublic | seasonal tours ⓘ |
| keeperHouseMaterial | wood ⓘ |
| lightCharacteristic | Flashing white every 10 seconds ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Atlantic Ocean
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Biddeford, Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ Gulf of Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ Saco Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ Wood Island NERFINISHED ⓘ York County, Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | United States Coast Guard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | United States Coast Guard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyCity |
Biddeford, Maine
NERFINISHED
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Saco, Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NRHPListingYear | 1988 ⓘ |
| NRHPReferenceNumber | 88000277 ⓘ |
| originalLensType | fourth-order Fresnel lens ⓘ |
| originalPowerSource | oil lamp ⓘ |
| ownedBy | United States Coast Guard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | lighthouses in Maine ⓘ |
| powerSource | electric ⓘ |
| purpose | navigational aid ⓘ |
| range | 15 nautical miles ⓘ |
| region | New England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| restoredBy | Friends of Wood Island Lighthouse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servesAs | aid to navigation at the entrance to Saco Bay ⓘ |
| state | Maine ⓘ |
| towerMarking | white tower ⓘ |
| towerShape | conical tower ⓘ |
| waterway |
Gulf of Maine
NERFINISHED
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Saco Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearLit | 1808 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Wood Island Light Description of subject: Wood Island Light is a historic lighthouse located on Wood Island off the coast of Maine, serving as a navigational aid at the entrance to Saco Bay.
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