Tofino Harbour
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Tofino Harbour is a sheltered coastal inlet on the west coast of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, serving as a key marine hub for fishing, tourism, and access to nearby natural attractions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tofino Harbour canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12954613 — 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: Tofino Harbour Context triple: [Hot Springs Cove, accessPoint, Tofino Harbour]
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A.
Nanaimo Harbour
Nanaimo Harbour is a key coastal port and waterfront area on the east coast of Vancouver Island, serving as a hub for marine transportation, commerce, and recreation.
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B.
Port McNeill Harbour
Port McNeill Harbour is a small coastal harbor on northern Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada, serving as a hub for local marine traffic, fishing, and tourism.
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C.
Orca Inlet
Orca Inlet is a coastal waterway in south-central Alaska forming part of Prince William Sound and serving as the marine gateway to the town of Cordova.
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D.
Kitimat Harbour
Kitimat Harbour is a deep-water coastal inlet and port on British Columbia’s north coast that serves as a key terminus for marine transportation and industrial shipping.
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E.
Port Susan Bay
Port Susan Bay is a coastal inlet of Puget Sound in northwest Washington State, known for its tidal flats, estuarine habitats, and rich bird and marine life.
- 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: Tofino Harbour Target entity description: Tofino Harbour is a sheltered coastal inlet on the west coast of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, serving as a key marine hub for fishing, tourism, and access to nearby natural attractions.
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A.
Nanaimo Harbour
Nanaimo Harbour is a key coastal port and waterfront area on the east coast of Vancouver Island, serving as a hub for marine transportation, commerce, and recreation.
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B.
Port McNeill Harbour
Port McNeill Harbour is a small coastal harbor on northern Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada, serving as a hub for local marine traffic, fishing, and tourism.
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C.
Orca Inlet
Orca Inlet is a coastal waterway in south-central Alaska forming part of Prince William Sound and serving as the marine gateway to the town of Cordova.
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D.
Kitimat Harbour
Kitimat Harbour is a deep-water coastal inlet and port on British Columbia’s north coast that serves as a key terminus for marine transportation and industrial shipping.
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E.
Port Susan Bay
Port Susan Bay is a coastal inlet of Puget Sound in northwest Washington State, known for its tidal flats, estuarine habitats, and rich bird and marine life.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coastal inlet
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harbour ⓘ |
| characteristic |
sheltered waters
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subject to Pacific coastal weather ⓘ tidal ⓘ |
| coast | west coast of Vancouver Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
gateway to nearby natural attractions
ⓘ
key marine hub for the Tofino area ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure |
boat launches
ⓘ
docks ⓘ floatplane bases ⓘ marinas ⓘ piers ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
British Columbia
ⓘ
Pacific Northwest ⓘ Tofino NERFINISHED ⓘ Vancouver Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Pacific Time Zone ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| marineArea | inside passage-like coastal waters ⓘ |
| navigationUse |
access point for coastal communities in Clayoquot Sound
ⓘ
anchorage for small and medium vessels ⓘ |
| near |
Clayoquot Sound inlets and islands
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Long Beach NERFINISHED ⓘ Meares Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Pacific Rim National Park Reserve NERFINISHED ⓘ Vargas Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearestTown | Tofino NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Clayoquot Sound NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Clayoquot Sound NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serves |
local residents of Tofino
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nearby First Nations communities ⓘ visitors to Tofino ⓘ |
| supportsIndustry |
charter fishing
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commercial fishing ⓘ ecotourism ⓘ hospitality and tourism ⓘ |
| usedFor |
fishing
ⓘ
floatplane operations ⓘ kayaking ⓘ marine transportation ⓘ recreational boating ⓘ sport fishing charters ⓘ tourism ⓘ water taxi services ⓘ whale watching tours ⓘ wildlife viewing tours ⓘ |
| waterbodyType | sheltered harbour ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tofino Harbour Description of subject: Tofino Harbour is a sheltered coastal inlet on the west coast of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, serving as a key marine hub for fishing, tourism, and access to nearby natural attractions.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.