Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes, California
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Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes in California is a vast coastal dune ecosystem known for its dramatic landscapes, rich biodiversity, and historic use as a filming location for early Hollywood epics.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes | 2 |
| Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes Center | 1 |
| Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes, California canonical | 1 |
| Nipomo Dunes | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T984033 — 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: Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes, California Context triple: [The Ten Commandments (1923 film), filmingLocation, Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes, California]
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A.
Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes
Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes are a popular and easily accessible dune field in Death Valley National Park, known for their picturesque rolling sand hills and striking desert landscapes.
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B.
Kelso Dunes
Kelso Dunes are a vast field of towering sand dunes in California’s Mojave Desert, known for their dramatic landscapes and the rare “booming” sounds produced by shifting sand.
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C.
Anza-Borrego Desert State Park
Anza-Borrego Desert State Park is California’s largest state park, renowned for its vast desert landscapes, spring wildflower blooms, and rugged badlands in the Colorado Desert.
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D.
Amargosa Desert
The Amargosa Desert is an arid region in the Mojave Desert of Nevada and California, known for its extreme dryness, sparse vegetation, and proximity to Death Valley.
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E.
Saline Valley
Saline Valley is a remote, arid basin in eastern California known for its stark desert landscapes, natural hot springs, and isolation within the northern Mojave Desert.
- 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: Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes, California Target entity description: Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes in California is a vast coastal dune ecosystem known for its dramatic landscapes, rich biodiversity, and historic use as a filming location for early Hollywood epics.
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A.
Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes
Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes are a popular and easily accessible dune field in Death Valley National Park, known for their picturesque rolling sand hills and striking desert landscapes.
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B.
Kelso Dunes
Kelso Dunes are a vast field of towering sand dunes in California’s Mojave Desert, known for their dramatic landscapes and the rare “booming” sounds produced by shifting sand.
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C.
Anza-Borrego Desert State Park
Anza-Borrego Desert State Park is California’s largest state park, renowned for its vast desert landscapes, spring wildflower blooms, and rugged badlands in the Colorado Desert.
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D.
Amargosa Desert
The Amargosa Desert is an arid region in the Mojave Desert of Nevada and California, known for its extreme dryness, sparse vegetation, and proximity to Death Valley.
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E.
Saline Valley
Saline Valley is a remote, arid basin in eastern California known for its stark desert landscapes, natural hot springs, and isolation within the northern Mojave Desert.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (61)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coastal dune system
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natural landscape ⓘ protected area ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| archaeologicalSite | buried film sets from silent-era Hollywood ⓘ |
| climate | Mediterranean coastal climate ⓘ |
| contains |
Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes National Wildlife Refuge
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Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes National Wildlife Refuge ⓘ
surface form:
Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes Preserve
Oceano Dunes ⓘ Oso Flaco Lake ⓘ Pismo State Beach (dune portions) ⓘ Rancho Guadalupe Dunes County Park ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| ecosystemType |
coastal dunes
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coastal scrub ⓘ wetlands ⓘ |
| geologicalFeature |
backdunes
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coastal wetlands ⓘ foredunes ⓘ wind-shaped sand dunes ⓘ |
| habitatFor |
California least tern
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California red-legged frog ⓘ Western snowy plover ⓘ endemic dune plants ⓘ various migratory shorebirds ⓘ |
| historicUse |
location for early Hollywood epics
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site of Cecil B. DeMille's 1923 film "The Ten Commandments" set ⓘ |
| knownFor |
dramatic dune landscapes
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historic film locations ⓘ large coastal dune complex ⓘ rich biodiversity ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
San Luis Obispo County ⓘ
surface form:
San Luis Obispo County, California
Santa Barbara County ⓘ
surface form:
Santa Barbara County, California
|
| locatedOn |
California coast
ⓘ
surface form:
Pacific coast of California
|
| managedBy |
California Department of Parks and Recreation
ⓘ
Dunes Center (local nonprofit partner) ⓘ San Luis Obispo County Parks ⓘ Santa Barbara County Parks ⓘ The Nature Conservancy ⓘ U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ⓘ |
| near |
City of Guadalupe, California
ⓘ
Nipomo, California, United States ⓘ
surface form:
Town of Nipomo, California
|
| partOf |
Central Coast of California
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surface form:
California Central Coast
Pacific Flyway ⓘ |
| recreation |
birdwatching
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hiking ⓘ photography ⓘ wildlife viewing ⓘ |
| threatenedBy |
coastal erosion
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invasive plant species ⓘ off-highway vehicle use ⓘ sea-level rise ⓘ |
| usedFor |
environmental education
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filming location ⓘ recreation ⓘ scientific research ⓘ wildlife conservation ⓘ |
| vegetation |
chaparral patches
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coastal sage scrub ⓘ dune grasses ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes, California Description of subject: Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes in California is a vast coastal dune ecosystem known for its dramatic landscapes, rich biodiversity, and historic use as a filming location for early Hollywood epics.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Guadalupe, California
this entity surface form:
Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes
subject surface form:
Guadalupe, California
this entity surface form:
Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes Center
subject surface form:
Guadalupe, California
this entity surface form:
Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes
this entity surface form:
Nipomo Dunes