Loaita Island
E1162907
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Loaita Island is a small, disputed coral island in the Spratly Islands of the South China Sea, claimed by multiple countries and currently occupied by the Philippines.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Loaita Island canonical | 1 |
| Pag-asa Island | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11759811 — 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: Loaita Island Context triple: [Nanshan Island, nearbyIsland, Loaita Island]
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A.
Poruma Island
Poruma Island is a small inhabited coral cay in the central Torres Strait region of Queensland, Australia, known for its Indigenous Torres Strait Islander community and traditional maritime culture.
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B.
Wuvulu Island
Wuvulu Island is a small, remote coral atoll in the Bismarck Sea of Papua New Guinea, known for its traditional Polynesian-influenced culture and distinctive Austronesian language.
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C.
Kasiana Island
Kasiana Island is a small, forested island located in Sitka Sound off the coast of Baranof Island in southeastern Alaska.
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D.
Bukasa Island
Bukasa Island is one of the principal islands in Uganda’s Ssese Archipelago on Lake Victoria, known for its rural communities and natural, forested landscape.
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E.
Malaita Island
Malaita Island is one of the major and most populous islands of the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific, known for its rich Melanesian culture and traditional societies.
- 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: Loaita Island Target entity description: Loaita Island is a small, disputed coral island in the Spratly Islands of the South China Sea, claimed by multiple countries and currently occupied by the Philippines.
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A.
Poruma Island
Poruma Island is a small inhabited coral cay in the central Torres Strait region of Queensland, Australia, known for its Indigenous Torres Strait Islander community and traditional maritime culture.
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B.
Wuvulu Island
Wuvulu Island is a small, remote coral atoll in the Bismarck Sea of Papua New Guinea, known for its traditional Polynesian-influenced culture and distinctive Austronesian language.
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C.
Kasiana Island
Kasiana Island is a small, forested island located in Sitka Sound off the coast of Baranof Island in southeastern Alaska.
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D.
Bukasa Island
Bukasa Island is one of the principal islands in Uganda’s Ssese Archipelago on Lake Victoria, known for its rural communities and natural, forested landscape.
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E.
Malaita Island
Malaita Island is one of the major and most populous islands of the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific, known for its rich Melanesian culture and traditional societies.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.