端島
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端島 is a small, now-abandoned Japanese island near Nagasaki, famous for its former undersea coal mines and densely packed concrete apartment blocks that earned it the nickname "Battleship Island."
All labels observed (1)
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| 端島 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17123082 — 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: 端島 Context triple: [Hashima Island, nativeName, 端島]
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A.
松輪島
松輪島（マトゥア島）は、千島列島中部に位置し、第二次世界大戦期には日本軍の重要な軍事拠点として利用された火山島です。
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B.
久場島
久場島（くばじま）は、沖縄県うるま市の沖合に位置し、米軍射爆撃場として使用されている無人島です。
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C.
南小島
南小島 is a small, uninhabited islet in the disputed Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands chain in the East China Sea, administered by Japan.
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D.
Miyagi Island
Miyagi Island is a small inhabited island in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, known for its scenic beaches, coral reefs, and traditional Ryukyuan village atmosphere.
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E.
Shimoshima Island
Shimoshima Island is the largest and most populous island of the Amakusa archipelago, known for its scenic coastal landscapes, historic Christian sites, and role as a cultural and tourism hub in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.
- 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: 端島 Target entity description: 端島 is a small, now-abandoned Japanese island near Nagasaki, famous for its former undersea coal mines and densely packed concrete apartment blocks that earned it the nickname "Battleship Island."
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A.
松輪島
松輪島（マトゥア島）は、千島列島中部に位置し、第二次世界大戦期には日本軍の重要な軍事拠点として利用された火山島です。
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B.
久場島
久場島（くばじま）は、沖縄県うるま市の沖合に位置し、米軍射爆撃場として使用されている無人島です。
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C.
南小島
南小島 is a small, uninhabited islet in the disputed Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands chain in the East China Sea, administered by Japan.
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D.
Miyagi Island
Miyagi Island is a small inhabited island in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, known for its scenic beaches, coral reefs, and traditional Ryukyuan village atmosphere.
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E.
Shimoshima Island
Shimoshima Island is the largest and most populous island of the Amakusa archipelago, known for its scenic coastal landscapes, historic Christian sites, and role as a cultural and tourism hub in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.