Mākaro / Ward Island

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Mākaro / Ward Island is a small, uninhabited island in Wellington Harbour, New Zealand, known for its rugged coastline, wildlife habitat, and role as a scenic landmark near the city.

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Label	Occurrences
Mākaro / Ward Island	3
Mākaro / Ward Island canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16682026 — 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: Mākaro / Ward Island
Context triple: [Cook Strait region, containsIsland, Mākaro / Ward Island]

A. Matiu / Somes Island
Matiu / Somes Island is a predator-free scientific and historic reserve in Wellington Harbour, New Zealand, known for its conservation of native wildlife and Māori and colonial heritage sites.
B. Mayor Island / Tuhua
Mayor Island / Tuhua is a volcanic island in the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand, known for its forested landscape, crater lakes, and cultural significance to Māori as a source of obsidian.
C. Rungra Island
Rungra Island is a large island in the Taedong River in Pyongyang, North Korea, known for its major sports and recreational facilities.
D. Rangatira Island
Rangatira Island is a small, protected nature reserve in New Zealand’s Chatham Islands, renowned for its important seabird colonies and conservation of rare native species.
E. Motuotere Island
Motuotere Island is a small island located within Lake Taupō, New Zealand’s largest lake in the central North Island.
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: Mākaro / Ward Island
Target entity description: Mākaro / Ward Island is a small, uninhabited island in Wellington Harbour, New Zealand, known for its rugged coastline, wildlife habitat, and role as a scenic landmark near the city.

A. Matiu / Somes Island
Matiu / Somes Island is a predator-free scientific and historic reserve in Wellington Harbour, New Zealand, known for its conservation of native wildlife and Māori and colonial heritage sites.
B. Mayor Island / Tuhua
Mayor Island / Tuhua is a volcanic island in the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand, known for its forested landscape, crater lakes, and cultural significance to Māori as a source of obsidian.
C. Rungra Island
Rungra Island is a large island in the Taedong River in Pyongyang, North Korea, known for its major sports and recreational facilities.
D. Rangatira Island
Rangatira Island is a small, protected nature reserve in New Zealand’s Chatham Islands, renowned for its important seabird colonies and conservation of rare native species.
E. Motuotere Island
Motuotere Island is a small island located within Lake Taupō, New Zealand’s largest lake in the central North Island.
F. None of above. chosen