Tatoosh Island
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Tatoosh Island is a small, historically significant island off the northwestern tip of Washington State, known for its rugged coastline, lighthouse, and rich marine ecosystems.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tatoosh Island canonical | 3 |
| Tatoosh Island (traditional territory nearby) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1788392 — 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: Tatoosh Island Context triple: [Juan de Fuca Strait, hasIslandAtMouth, Tatoosh Island]
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A.
Gunnison Island
Gunnison Island is a remote, largely uninhabited island and important bird sanctuary located in Utah’s Great Salt Lake.
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B.
Tom Patterson Island
Tom Patterson Island is a small island and public park space on the Avon River in Stratford, Ontario, known for its scenic setting and association with the Stratford Festival.
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C.
Howland Island
Howland Island is an uninhabited U.S. coral island in the central Pacific Ocean, best known as a remote wildlife refuge and as a landmark near Amelia Earhart’s last flight.
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D.
Anaho Island
Anaho Island is a protected, uninhabited island in Nevada’s Pyramid Lake, best known as a critical nesting site for American white pelicans and other colonial waterbirds.
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E.
Umnak Island
Umnak Island is one of the larger islands in Alaska’s Aleutian chain, known for its volcanic landscape and role as a strategic military site during World War II.
- 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: Tatoosh Island Target entity description: Tatoosh Island is a small, historically significant island off the northwestern tip of Washington State, known for its rugged coastline, lighthouse, and rich marine ecosystems.
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A.
Gunnison Island
Gunnison Island is a remote, largely uninhabited island and important bird sanctuary located in Utah’s Great Salt Lake.
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B.
Tom Patterson Island
Tom Patterson Island is a small island and public park space on the Avon River in Stratford, Ontario, known for its scenic setting and association with the Stratford Festival.
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C.
Howland Island
Howland Island is an uninhabited U.S. coral island in the central Pacific Ocean, best known as a remote wildlife refuge and as a landmark near Amelia Earhart’s last flight.
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D.
Anaho Island
Anaho Island is a protected, uninhabited island in Nevada’s Pyramid Lake, best known as a critical nesting site for American white pelicans and other colonial waterbirds.
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E.
Umnak Island
Umnak Island is one of the larger islands in Alaska’s Aleutian chain, known for its volcanic landscape and role as a strategic military site during World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographic feature
ⓘ
island ⓘ |
| access | boat only ⓘ |
| climate | cool marine climate ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| hasBiodiversity |
algae
ⓘ
kelp ⓘ marine invertebrates ⓘ marine mammals ⓘ seabirds ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateLatitude | 48.393° N ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateLongitude | 124.738° W ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificanceFor |
Makah people
ⓘ
surface form:
Makah Tribe
|
| hasEcosystem |
intertidal ecosystem
ⓘ
kelp forest ecosystem ⓘ rich marine ecosystem ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
intertidal zones
ⓘ
rocky shores ⓘ rugged coastline ⓘ sea cliffs ⓘ |
| hasLegalStatus | restricted access area ⓘ |
| hasLighthouse | Tatoosh Island Lighthouse ⓘ |
| hasNotableResearcherAssociated | Robert T. Paine ⓘ |
| hasProtectionStatus | part of protected marine area ⓘ |
| hasStructure | Tatoosh Island Lighthouse ⓘ |
| historicallyUsedBy |
Makah people
ⓘ
surface form:
Makah Tribe
|
| lighthouseEstablished | 1857 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Clallam County, Washington
ⓘ
Pacific Ocean ⓘ Washington ⓘ
surface form:
Washington State
|
| locatedNear |
Cape Flattery
ⓘ
Neah Bay ⓘ northwestern tip of Washington State ⓘ |
| managedBy | United States Coast Guard ⓘ |
| nameOrigin | named after Chief Tatoosh of the Makah ⓘ |
| nearbyBodyOfWater |
Pacific Ocean
ⓘ
Juan de Fuca Strait ⓘ
surface form:
Strait of Juan de Fuca
|
| partOf |
Olympic Coast
ⓘ
traditional territory of the Makah Tribe ⓘ |
| region | Pacific Northwest ⓘ |
| state | Washington ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
intertidal community research
ⓘ
long-term ecological studies ⓘ marine biodiversity research ⓘ |
| usedFor |
climate change research
ⓘ
ecological monitoring ⓘ marine research ⓘ navigation aid ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tatoosh Island Description of subject: Tatoosh Island is a small, historically significant island off the northwestern tip of Washington State, known for its rugged coastline, lighthouse, and rich marine ecosystems.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Tatoosh Island (traditional territory nearby)