宗谷岬
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宗谷岬 is the northernmost point of Japan's main islands, located in Hokkaido and known for its monument marking Japan’s extreme north and views toward Russia’s Sakhalin Island.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 宗谷岬 canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22683982 — 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: 宗谷岬 Context triple: [Cape Sōya, JapaneseName, 宗谷岬]
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A.
八幡平
八幡平は、岩手県と秋田県にまたがるなだらかな山岳高原で、十和田八幡平国立公園の一部として湿原や火山地形が広がる景勝地です。
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B.
石狩湾
石狩湾は北海道西部、日本海に面して札幌近郊に広がる湾で、石狩川の河口を抱える海域として知られる。
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C.
周防灘
周防灘は、日本の瀬戸内海西部に位置し、山口県や福岡県などに面した内海の一部をなす海域である。
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D.
宗谷海峡
宗谷海峡 is the strait between Japan’s Hokkaidō and Russia’s Sakhalin Island, forming part of the boundary between the Sea of Japan and the Sea of Okhotsk and serving as an important international shipping route.
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E.
知床岳
知床岳 is a remote volcanic mountain located at the southern end of the Shiretoko Peninsula in Hokkaido, Japan, known for its rugged terrain and rich natural scenery within the Shiretoko National Park.
- 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: 宗谷岬 Target entity description: 宗谷岬 is the northernmost point of Japan's main islands, located in Hokkaido and known for its monument marking Japan’s extreme north and views toward Russia’s Sakhalin Island.
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A.
八幡平
八幡平は、岩手県と秋田県にまたがるなだらかな山岳高原で、十和田八幡平国立公園の一部として湿原や火山地形が広がる景勝地です。
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B.
石狩湾
石狩湾は北海道西部、日本海に面して札幌近郊に広がる湾で、石狩川の河口を抱える海域として知られる。
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C.
周防灘
周防灘は、日本の瀬戸内海西部に位置し、山口県や福岡県などに面した内海の一部をなす海域である。
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D.
宗谷海峡
宗谷海峡 is the strait between Japan’s Hokkaidō and Russia’s Sakhalin Island, forming part of the boundary between the Sea of Japan and the Sea of Okhotsk and serving as an important international shipping route.
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E.
知床岳
知床岳 is a remote volcanic mountain located at the southern end of the Shiretoko Peninsula in Hokkaido, Japan, known for its rugged terrain and rich natural scenery within the Shiretoko National Park.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Sōya Misaki (Japan’s northernmost point)