Shoalwater Bay
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Shoalwater Bay is a coastal bay in southwestern Washington State, USA, known historically as part of the traditional territory of Indigenous peoples including speakers of the Shoalwater-Clatsop dialect.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Shoalwater Bay canonical | 3 |
| Shoalwater Bay area | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18368687 — 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: Shoalwater Bay Context triple: [Shoalwater-Clatsop dialect, spokenIn, Shoalwater Bay]
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A.
Shoalwater Bay
Shoalwater Bay is a coastal embayment in Western Australia known for its sheltered waters, marine wildlife, and recreational boating and diving opportunities.
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B.
Lummi Bay
Lummi Bay is a coastal inlet in northwestern Washington State, known for its rich marine ecosystems and proximity to the Lummi Nation’s traditional lands.
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C.
Neah Bay
Neah Bay is a small coastal community on the Makah Reservation at the northwestern tip of Washington State, known for its rich Native American heritage, fishing, and access to rugged Pacific Ocean scenery.
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D.
Bellingham Bay
Bellingham Bay is a coastal inlet of the Salish Sea in northwestern Washington State, known for its maritime industry, scenic waterfront, and role as the harbor for the city of Bellingham.
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E.
Quilcene Bay
Quilcene Bay is a small, scenic inlet of Hood Canal on Washington State’s Olympic Peninsula, known for its shellfish beds and quiet waterfront setting.
- 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: Shoalwater Bay Target entity description: Shoalwater Bay is a coastal bay in southwestern Washington State, USA, known historically as part of the traditional territory of Indigenous peoples including speakers of the Shoalwater-Clatsop dialect.
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A.
Shoalwater Bay
Shoalwater Bay is a coastal embayment in Western Australia known for its sheltered waters, marine wildlife, and recreational boating and diving opportunities.
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B.
Lummi Bay
Lummi Bay is a coastal inlet in northwestern Washington State, known for its rich marine ecosystems and proximity to the Lummi Nation’s traditional lands.
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C.
Neah Bay
Neah Bay is a small coastal community on the Makah Reservation at the northwestern tip of Washington State, known for its rich Native American heritage, fishing, and access to rugged Pacific Ocean scenery.
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D.
Bellingham Bay
Bellingham Bay is a coastal inlet of the Salish Sea in northwestern Washington State, known for its maritime industry, scenic waterfront, and role as the harbor for the city of Bellingham.
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E.
Quilcene Bay
Quilcene Bay is a small, scenic inlet of Hood Canal on Washington State’s Olympic Peninsula, known for its shellfish beds and quiet waterfront setting.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Shoalwater Bay