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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mākaro / Ward Island | 1 |
| 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]
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Cook Strait region (southern North Island and northern South Island)
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containsIsland
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Mākaro / Ward Island
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subject surface form:
Cook Strait region
this entity surface form:
Mākaro / Ward Island