Celebes

E15903

formerName geographicalRegion island

Celebes, now known as Sulawesi, is a large, uniquely shaped island in Indonesia renowned for its diverse cultures, mountainous landscapes, and rich marine biodiversity.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Sulawesi	265
Celebes canonical	6
Sulawesi Island	5
Pulau Sulawesi	2
island of Sulawesi	2
Celebes (former name of Sulawesi)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T50659 — 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: Celebes
Context triple: [Dutch East Indies, majorIsland, Celebes]

A. Borneo
Borneo is the world’s third-largest island in Southeast Asia, known for its vast rainforests, rich biodiversity, and division among Indonesia, Malaysia, and Brunei.
B. Sumatra
Sumatra is a large Indonesian island in western Indonesia known for its rich biodiversity, active volcanoes, and significant role in regional trade and history.
C. Solomon Islands
The Solomon Islands is a sovereign nation in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, consisting of a scattered archipelago known for its tropical rainforests, coral reefs, and World War II historical sites.
D. Indonesia
Indonesia is a large Southeast Asian nation made up of thousands of islands, known for its diverse cultures, significant natural resources, and status as one of the world’s largest emerging economies.
E. Dutch East Indies
The Dutch East Indies was a vast Dutch colonial territory in Southeast Asia that largely corresponds to present-day Indonesia and played a central role in global spice and trade networks.
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: Celebes
Target entity description: Celebes, now known as Sulawesi, is a large, uniquely shaped island in Indonesia renowned for its diverse cultures, mountainous landscapes, and rich marine biodiversity.

A. Borneo
Borneo is the world’s third-largest island in Southeast Asia, known for its vast rainforests, rich biodiversity, and division among Indonesia, Malaysia, and Brunei.
B. Sumatra
Sumatra is a large Indonesian island in western Indonesia known for its rich biodiversity, active volcanoes, and significant role in regional trade and history.
C. Solomon Islands
The Solomon Islands is a sovereign nation in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, consisting of a scattered archipelago known for its tropical rainforests, coral reefs, and World War II historical sites.
D. Indonesia
Indonesia is a large Southeast Asian nation made up of thousands of islands, known for its diverse cultures, significant natural resources, and status as one of the world’s largest emerging economies.
E. Dutch East Indies
The Dutch East Indies was a vast Dutch colonial territory in Southeast Asia that largely corresponds to present-day Indonesia and played a central role in global spice and trade networks.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	formerName ⓘ geographicalRegion ⓘ island ⓘ
area	about 180000 square kilometers ⓘ
borderedBy	Banda Sea ⓘ Celebes Sea ⓘ Flores Sea ⓘ Gulf of Boni ⓘ Gulf of Tomini ⓘ
capitalCity	Makassar ⓘ
colonialNameGivenBy	Portuguese ⓘ
colonialNameUsedBy	Dutch East Indies ⓘ
country	Indonesia ⓘ
countrySubdivisionOf	Indonesia ⓘ surface form: Republic of Indonesia
currentOfficialNameSince	mid 20th century ⓘ
ethnicGroup	Bugis ⓘ Gorontalo ⓘ surface form: Gorontaloan South Sulawesi languages ⓘ surface form: Makassarese North Sulawesi ⓘ surface form: Minahasan Toraja ⓘ
feature	deep bays and gulfs ⓘ mountainous interior ⓘ narrow coastal plains ⓘ
hasCity	Gorontalo ⓘ Kendari ⓘ Makassar ⓘ Manado ⓘ Palu ⓘ
hasPart	Central Sulawesi ⓘ Gorontalo ⓘ North Sulawesi ⓘ South Sulawesi ⓘ West Sulawesi ⓘ
knownFor	coral reef ecosystems ⓘ distinctive cultures and ethnic groups ⓘ endemic terrestrial species ⓘ high marine biodiversity ⓘ
largestCity	Makassar ⓘ
locatedIn	Indonesia ⓘ Malay Archipelago ⓘ Maritime Southeast Asia ⓘ Pacific Ocean ⓘ Southeast Asia ⓘ between Borneo and the Maluku Islands ⓘ
modernName	Celebes self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Sulawesi
rankInWorldByArea	one of the world’s largest islands ⓘ
religion	Christianity ⓘ Islam ⓘ local traditional beliefs ⓘ
shape	highly indented with four long peninsulas ⓘ

How these facts were elicited