Gạc Ma Reef
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Gạc Ma Reef is a disputed coral reef in the Spratly Islands of the South China Sea, known for its strategic location and as the site of a deadly 1988 naval clash between China and Vietnam.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Gạc Ma Reef canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12012803 — 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: Gạc Ma Reef Context triple: [Johnson South Reef, alsoKnownAs, Gạc Ma Reef]
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A.
Chigua Reef
Chigua Reef is a disputed coral reef in the Spratly Islands of the South China Sea, known for its strategic location and ongoing territorial tensions.
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B.
Subi Reef
Subi Reef is a low-tide coral reef in the disputed Spratly Islands of the South China Sea, known for extensive land reclamation and military infrastructure built by China.
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C.
Meiji Reef
Meiji Reef is a low-tide coral reef in the Spratly Islands of the South China Sea that has been heavily developed into an artificial island and military outpost by China amid regional territorial disputes.
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D.
Maro Reef
Maro Reef is a largely submerged coral reef in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands known for its extensive, fragile coral structures and rich marine biodiversity.
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E.
Panganiban Reef
Panganiban Reef is a low-tide coral atoll in the Spratly Islands of the South China Sea that is the subject of territorial disputes, particularly between the Philippines and China.
- 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: Gạc Ma Reef Target entity description: Gạc Ma Reef is a disputed coral reef in the Spratly Islands of the South China Sea, known for its strategic location and as the site of a deadly 1988 naval clash between China and Vietnam.
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A.
Chigua Reef
Chigua Reef is a disputed coral reef in the Spratly Islands of the South China Sea, known for its strategic location and ongoing territorial tensions.
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B.
Subi Reef
Subi Reef is a low-tide coral reef in the disputed Spratly Islands of the South China Sea, known for extensive land reclamation and military infrastructure built by China.
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C.
Meiji Reef
Meiji Reef is a low-tide coral reef in the Spratly Islands of the South China Sea that has been heavily developed into an artificial island and military outpost by China amid regional territorial disputes.
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D.
Maro Reef
Maro Reef is a largely submerged coral reef in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands known for its extensive, fragile coral structures and rich marine biodiversity.
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E.
Panganiban Reef
Panganiban Reef is a low-tide coral atoll in the Spratly Islands of the South China Sea that is the subject of territorial disputes, particularly between the Philippines and China.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.