Signal Hill, St. John’s, Newfoundland
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Signal Hill in St. John’s, Newfoundland is a historic hilltop site overlooking the Atlantic Ocean, best known as the location where Guglielmo Marconi received the first transatlantic wireless signal in 1901.
All labels observed (1)
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| Signal Hill, St. John’s, Newfoundland canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19040441 — 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: Signal Hill, St. John’s, Newfoundland Context triple: [Poldhu Wireless Station, transmittedTo, Signal Hill, St. John’s, Newfoundland]
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A.
Harbour Grace, Newfoundland
Harbour Grace, Newfoundland is a historic coastal town on Conception Bay known as one of the oldest settlements in North America and an important early fishing and maritime center.
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B.
Marystown, Newfoundland and Labrador
Marystown, Newfoundland and Labrador is a town on the Burin Peninsula known as a regional service and industrial center, historically tied to shipbuilding and the fishing industry.
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C.
Bridgetown, Nova Scotia
Bridgetown, Nova Scotia is a small rural community in the Annapolis Valley known for its historic charm and riverside setting.
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D.
St. John’s East
St. John’s East is a federal electoral district in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, centered on the eastern part of the city of St. John’s and its surrounding communities.
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E.
Bible Hill, Nova Scotia
Bible Hill, Nova Scotia is a small village near Truro known for its agricultural education facilities and rural community 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: Signal Hill, St. John’s, Newfoundland Target entity description: Signal Hill in St. John’s, Newfoundland is a historic hilltop site overlooking the Atlantic Ocean, best known as the location where Guglielmo Marconi received the first transatlantic wireless signal in 1901.
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A.
Harbour Grace, Newfoundland
Harbour Grace, Newfoundland is a historic coastal town on Conception Bay known as one of the oldest settlements in North America and an important early fishing and maritime center.
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B.
Marystown, Newfoundland and Labrador
Marystown, Newfoundland and Labrador is a town on the Burin Peninsula known as a regional service and industrial center, historically tied to shipbuilding and the fishing industry.
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C.
Bridgetown, Nova Scotia
Bridgetown, Nova Scotia is a small rural community in the Annapolis Valley known for its historic charm and riverside setting.
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D.
St. John’s East
St. John’s East is a federal electoral district in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, centered on the eastern part of the city of St. John’s and its surrounding communities.
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E.
Bible Hill, Nova Scotia
Bible Hill, Nova Scotia is a small village near Truro known for its agricultural education facilities and rural community setting.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.