Union Bay
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Union Bay is a shallow, marshy inlet on the western shore of Lake Washington in Seattle, known for its wetlands and wildlife habitat.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Union Bay canonical | 17 |
| Lake Washington waterfront | 1 |
| Union Bay (Lake Washington) | 1 |
| Union Bay Natural Area | 1 |
| Union Bay Place NE | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1154875 — 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: Union Bay Context triple: [Lake Washington, adjacentTo, Union Bay]
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A.
Columbia Point
Columbia Point is a peninsula in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, known for hosting major civic and educational institutions such as the Edward M. Kennedy Institute and the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library.
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B.
Inner Harbor
Inner Harbor is the central, historically significant section of Boston Harbor that borders downtown Boston and serves as a major hub for maritime, commercial, and recreational activity.
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C.
Inner Harbor
Inner Harbor is a historic waterfront district in Baltimore known for its revitalized piers, tourist attractions, shops, restaurants, and cultural institutions.
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D.
Annapolis Harbor
Annapolis Harbor is a historic waterfront and marina area in Annapolis, Maryland, known for its sailing, maritime heritage, and proximity to the U.S. Naval Academy.
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E.
Columbia Point Marina Park
Columbia Point Marina Park is a waterfront recreational area and boat marina located along the Columbia River in Richland, Washington.
- 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: Union Bay Target entity description: Union Bay is a shallow, marshy inlet on the western shore of Lake Washington in Seattle, known for its wetlands and wildlife habitat.
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A.
Columbia Point
Columbia Point is a peninsula in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, known for hosting major civic and educational institutions such as the Edward M. Kennedy Institute and the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library.
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B.
Inner Harbor
Inner Harbor is a historic waterfront district in Baltimore known for its revitalized piers, tourist attractions, shops, restaurants, and cultural institutions.
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C.
Inner Harbor
Inner Harbor is the central, historically significant section of Boston Harbor that borders downtown Boston and serves as a major hub for maritime, commercial, and recreational activity.
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D.
Annapolis Harbor
Annapolis Harbor is a historic waterfront and marina area in Annapolis, Maryland, known for its sailing, maritime heritage, and proximity to the U.S. Naval Academy.
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E.
Columbia Point Marina Park
Columbia Point Marina Park is a waterfront recreational area and boat marina located along the Columbia River in Richland, Washington.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bay
ⓘ
inlet ⓘ wetland area ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Laurelhurst neighborhood
ⓘ
Montlake neighborhood ⓘ
linked to:
Montlake
University of Washington campus ⓘ
linked to:
University of Washington
|
| borderedBy |
NE 45th Street
ⓘ
Union Bay Place NE ⓘ
linked to:
Union Bay
|
| connectedTo |
Montlake Cut
ⓘ
Portage Bay ⓘ |
| contains |
Union Bay Natural Area
ⓘ
linked to:
Union Bay
marshes ⓘ open water areas ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
marshy
ⓘ
shallow ⓘ |
| hasConservationRole |
migratory bird habitat
ⓘ
urban wildlife refuge ⓘ |
| hasEcosystemType | wetlands ⓘ |
| hasRecreation |
birdwatching
ⓘ
canoeing ⓘ kayaking ⓘ |
| hasUse | wildlife habitat ⓘ |
| hasWildlife |
amphibians
ⓘ
aquatic mammals ⓘ raptors ⓘ songbirds ⓘ waterfowl ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
King County, Washington
ⓘ
linked to:
King County
Seattle ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
Washington State ⓘ
linked to:
Washington
|
| locatedOnShoreOf | Lake Washington ⓘ |
| near |
Husky Stadium
ⓘ
SR 520 bridge ⓘ
linked to:
SR 520 Bridge
Washington Park Arboretum ⓘ |
| partOf |
Lake Washington
ⓘ
Lake Washington Ship Canal system ⓘ
linked to:
Lake Washington Ship Canal
|
| waterBodyType | freshwater inlet ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Union Bay Description of subject: Union Bay is a shallow, marshy inlet on the western shore of Lake Washington in Seattle, known for its wetlands and wildlife habitat.
Referenced by (21)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Union Bay
subject linked to:
Evergreen Point neighborhood in Medina
linked to: Union Bay
linked to: Union Bay