Desecheo Island
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Desecheo Island is a small, uninhabited Caribbean island and wildlife refuge off the west coast of Puerto Rico, known for its rugged terrain, seabird colonies, and surrounding dive sites.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Desecheo Island canonical | 5 |
| Isla Desecheo | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17060 — 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: Desecheo Island Context triple: [Puerto Rico, contains, Desecheo Island]
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A.
Mona Island
Mona Island is a remote, uninhabited nature reserve in the Mona Passage known for its rugged limestone cliffs, unique wildlife, and pristine beaches.
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B.
Desventuradas Islands
The Desventuradas Islands are a remote, sparsely inhabited Pacific archipelago under Chilean sovereignty, known for their rich marine biodiversity and isolation.
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C.
Isla Salas y Gómez
Isla Salas y Gómez is a small, uninhabited Chilean island in the southeastern Pacific Ocean, known for its remote location and importance as a protected marine and bird sanctuary.
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D.
Fannette Island
Fannette Island is the only island in Lake Tahoe, known for its picturesque setting in Emerald Bay and the ruins of a small stone teahouse on its summit.
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E.
St. Helena
St. Helena is a small, historic city in California’s Napa Valley known for its wineries, vineyards, and upscale culinary and tourism scene.
- 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: Desecheo Island Target entity description: Desecheo Island is a small, uninhabited Caribbean island and wildlife refuge off the west coast of Puerto Rico, known for its rugged terrain, seabird colonies, and surrounding dive sites.
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A.
Mona Island
Mona Island is a remote, uninhabited nature reserve in the Mona Passage known for its rugged limestone cliffs, unique wildlife, and pristine beaches.
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B.
Desventuradas Islands
The Desventuradas Islands are a remote, sparsely inhabited Pacific archipelago under Chilean sovereignty, known for their rich marine biodiversity and isolation.
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C.
Isla Salas y Gómez
Isla Salas y Gómez is a small, uninhabited Chilean island in the southeastern Pacific Ocean, known for its remote location and importance as a protected marine and bird sanctuary.
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D.
Fannette Island
Fannette Island is the only island in Lake Tahoe, known for its picturesque setting in Emerald Bay and the ruins of a small stone teahouse on its summit.
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E.
St. Helena
St. Helena is a small, historic city in California’s Napa Valley known for its wineries, vineyards, and upscale culinary and tourism scene.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Caribbean island
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island ⓘ uninhabited island ⓘ wildlife refuge ⓘ |
| access |
requires permit
ⓘ
restricted ⓘ |
| area | approximately 1.5 square kilometers ⓘ |
| belongsTo |
Caribbean islands
ⓘ
surface form:
Antilles island group
Greater Antilles ⓘ
surface form:
Greater Antilles region
|
| climate |
semi-arid
ⓘ
tropical ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| elevation | approximately 218 meters above sea level ⓘ |
| establishedAsWildlifeRefuge | 1976 ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
limited vegetation
ⓘ
rugged terrain ⓘ steep cliffs ⓘ |
| hasRisk | unexploded ordnance ⓘ |
| historicalUse |
bombing range
ⓘ
military training site ⓘ |
| knownFor |
clear waters
ⓘ
seabird colonies ⓘ surrounding dive sites ⓘ underwater visibility ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Caribbean Sea
ⓘ
Mona Passage ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
ⓘ
Rincón, Puerto Rico ⓘ |
| locatedOffCoastOf |
Puerto Rico
ⓘ
west coast of Puerto Rico ⓘ |
| managedBy | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ⓘ |
| nameLanguage | Spanish ⓘ |
| officialName |
Desecheo Island
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Isla Desecheo
|
| partOf |
Puerto Rico
ⓘ
surface form:
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
United States Caribbean Islands National Wildlife Refuge Complex ⓘ |
| population | 0 permanent inhabitants ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
scientific research
ⓘ
wildlife conservation ⓘ |
| protectedStatus |
Culebra National Wildlife Refuge
ⓘ
surface form:
National Wildlife Refuge
|
| supportsPopulationOf |
brown booby
ⓘ
red-footed booby ⓘ seabirds ⓘ sooty tern ⓘ |
| surroundedBy |
coral reefs
ⓘ
rocky reefs ⓘ |
| territory | Puerto Rico ⓘ |
| timeZone |
Atlantic Time Zone
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surface form:
Atlantic Standard Time
|
| usedBy |
United States Armed Forces
ⓘ
surface form:
United States military
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Desecheo Island Description of subject: Desecheo Island is a small, uninhabited Caribbean island and wildlife refuge off the west coast of Puerto Rico, known for its rugged terrain, seabird colonies, and surrounding dive sites.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Isla Desecheo