Shelter Island Sound
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Shelter Island Sound is a tidal body of water in eastern Long Island, New York, separating Shelter Island from the North and South Forks and known for boating, fishing, and scenic coastal landscapes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Shelter Island Sound canonical | 10 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15620713 — 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: Shelter Island Sound Context triple: [Northwest Harbor, New York, adjacentTo, Shelter Island Sound]
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A.
Plum Island Sound
Plum Island Sound is a coastal estuary in northeastern Massachusetts where several rivers meet the Atlantic Ocean behind Plum Island.
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B.
Shinnecock Bay
Shinnecock Bay is a shallow coastal lagoon on the south shore of Long Island, New York, known for its rich marine habitats, fishing, and boating.
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C.
Block Island Sound
Block Island Sound is a strait in the Atlantic Ocean between Block Island and the coast of Rhode Island, forming part of the waterway between Long Island Sound and the open ocean.
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D.
Shinnecock Inlet
Shinnecock Inlet is a tidal strait on the South Fork of Long Island that connects Shinnecock Bay to the Atlantic Ocean and serves as an important navigation and fishing channel.
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E.
Sandy Hook Bay
Sandy Hook Bay is a sheltered inlet along the New Jersey coast near the entrance to New York Harbor, known for its maritime activity, recreational boating, and proximity to Sandy Hook Peninsula.
- 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: Shelter Island Sound Target entity description: Shelter Island Sound is a tidal body of water in eastern Long Island, New York, separating Shelter Island from the North and South Forks and known for boating, fishing, and scenic coastal landscapes.
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A.
Plum Island Sound
Plum Island Sound is a coastal estuary in northeastern Massachusetts where several rivers meet the Atlantic Ocean behind Plum Island.
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B.
Shinnecock Bay
Shinnecock Bay is a shallow coastal lagoon on the south shore of Long Island, New York, known for its rich marine habitats, fishing, and boating.
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C.
Block Island Sound
Block Island Sound is a strait in the Atlantic Ocean between Block Island and the coast of Rhode Island, forming part of the waterway between Long Island Sound and the open ocean.
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D.
Shinnecock Inlet
Shinnecock Inlet is a tidal strait on the South Fork of Long Island that connects Shinnecock Bay to the Atlantic Ocean and serves as an important navigation and fishing channel.
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E.
Sandy Hook Bay
Sandy Hook Bay is a sheltered inlet along the New Jersey coast near the entrance to New York Harbor, known for its maritime activity, recreational boating, and proximity to Sandy Hook Peninsula.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.