Mirissa Fisheries Harbour
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Mirissa Fisheries Harbour is a bustling coastal port in southern Sri Lanka known for its colorful fishing fleet and as a popular departure point for whale-watching tours.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mirissa Fisheries Harbour canonical | 1 |
| Mirissa Harbour | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12982103 — 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: Mirissa Fisheries Harbour Context triple: [Mirissa, hasAttraction, Mirissa Fisheries Harbour]
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A.
Temma Harbour
"Temma Harbour" is a 1969 folk-pop single by Welsh singer Mary Hopkin, known for its dreamy, tropical imagery and gentle, melodic style.
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B.
Shannon Harbour
Shannon Harbour is a small Irish village in County Offaly situated at the junction of the Grand Canal and the River Shannon, historically important as a canal transport hub.
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C.
Avatiu Harbour
Avatiu Harbour is the main commercial port and harbor on the island of Rarotonga in the Cook Islands, serving as its primary gateway for cargo and maritime transport.
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D.
Ivan Harbour
Ivan Harbour is a British architect best known for his leading role in the acclaimed firm Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners and for designing prominent contemporary public and cultural buildings.
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E.
Cid Harbour
Cid Harbour is a sheltered anchorage and scenic bay within Australia’s Whitsunday Islands, popular with yachties and visitors for its calm waters and natural surroundings.
- 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: Mirissa Fisheries Harbour Target entity description: Mirissa Fisheries Harbour is a bustling coastal port in southern Sri Lanka known for its colorful fishing fleet and as a popular departure point for whale-watching tours.
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A.
Temma Harbour
"Temma Harbour" is a 1969 folk-pop single by Welsh singer Mary Hopkin, known for its dreamy, tropical imagery and gentle, melodic style.
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B.
Shannon Harbour
Shannon Harbour is a small Irish village in County Offaly situated at the junction of the Grand Canal and the River Shannon, historically important as a canal transport hub.
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C.
Avatiu Harbour
Avatiu Harbour is the main commercial port and harbor on the island of Rarotonga in the Cook Islands, serving as its primary gateway for cargo and maritime transport.
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D.
Ivan Harbour
Ivan Harbour is a British architect best known for his leading role in the acclaimed firm Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners and for designing prominent contemporary public and cultural buildings.
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E.
Cid Harbour
Cid Harbour is a sheltered anchorage and scenic bay within Australia’s Whitsunday Islands, popular with yachties and visitors for its calm waters and natural surroundings.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fishing harbour
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port ⓘ |
| country | Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| departurePointFor |
dolphin-watching tours
ⓘ
whale-watching boats ⓘ |
| economicRole |
local fisheries hub
ⓘ
tourism hub ⓘ |
| hasAccess | road access from Matara and Galle ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
coastal fishing
ⓘ
deep-sea fishing ⓘ marine tourism ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
auction and unloading zones
ⓘ
berthing facilities for tour boats ⓘ fish landing area ⓘ piers for fishing vessels ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryUse | fishing ⓘ |
| hasSecondaryUse | whale-watching tours ⓘ |
| knownFor |
colorful fishing fleet
ⓘ
whale-watching departure point ⓘ |
| languageUsedLocally |
English (tourism)
ⓘ
Sinhala ⓘ Tamil ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Mirissa
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Southern Province, Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| locatedInDistrict | Matara District ⓘ |
| locatedOnCoastOf | Indian Ocean ⓘ |
| marineLifeObserved |
blue whales
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sperm whales ⓘ spinner dolphins ⓘ |
| nearbyAttraction | Mirissa Beach ⓘ |
| nearbyCity |
Matara
ⓘ
linked to:
Matara, Sri Lanka
|
| partOf | Sri Lankan fishing industry ⓘ |
| region | southern Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| seasonalPeak | whale-watching season (roughly November to April) ⓘ |
| supportsIndustry |
small-scale fisheries
ⓘ
whale-watching industry in Mirissa ⓘ |
| tourismType | eco-tourism ⓘ |
| transportMode | sea transport ⓘ |
| typicalVessels |
multi-day fishing boats
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small fishing craft ⓘ tourist boats ⓘ |
| usedBy |
local fishermen
ⓘ
tour operators ⓘ |
| waterBody |
Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea region of Indian Ocean
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linked to:
North Indian Ocean
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mirissa Fisheries Harbour Description of subject: Mirissa Fisheries Harbour is a bustling coastal port in southern Sri Lanka known for its colorful fishing fleet and as a popular departure point for whale-watching tours.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Mirissa Fisheries Harbour