Skagit Bay
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Skagit Bay is a shallow coastal inlet in northwestern Washington State that forms part of the greater Puget Sound estuarine system and supports rich marine and bird habitats.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Skagit Bay canonical | 9 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2166717 — 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: Skagit Bay Context triple: [Island County, bordersBodyOfWater, Skagit Bay]
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A.
Tillamook Bay
Tillamook Bay is a shallow estuarine bay on the northern Oregon coast known for its rich fisheries, crabbing, and surrounding dairy and forested landscapes.
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B.
Commencement Bay
Commencement Bay is a large natural harbor on the southern end of Puget Sound in Washington State, serving as a key industrial and shipping center for the city of Tacoma.
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C.
Elliott Bay
Elliott Bay is a large inlet of Puget Sound along the Seattle waterfront, known for its busy port, ferry traffic, and iconic views of the city skyline and surrounding mountains.
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D.
Puget Sound
Puget Sound is a complex system of interconnected marine waterways and basins in northwestern Washington State, known for its deep fjord-like inlets, rich marine ecosystems, and role as a major hub for shipping and coastal communities.
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E.
Willapa Bay
Willapa Bay is a large, shallow estuarine bay on the southwest coast of Washington State, known for its rich shellfish beds, wildlife habitat, and relatively undeveloped shoreline.
- 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: Skagit Bay Target entity description: Skagit Bay is a shallow coastal inlet in northwestern Washington State that forms part of the greater Puget Sound estuarine system and supports rich marine and bird habitats.
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A.
Tillamook Bay
Tillamook Bay is a shallow estuarine bay on the northern Oregon coast known for its rich fisheries, crabbing, and surrounding dairy and forested landscapes.
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B.
Commencement Bay
Commencement Bay is a large natural harbor on the southern end of Puget Sound in Washington State, serving as a key industrial and shipping center for the city of Tacoma.
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C.
Elliott Bay
Elliott Bay is a large inlet of Puget Sound along the Seattle waterfront, known for its busy port, ferry traffic, and iconic views of the city skyline and surrounding mountains.
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D.
Puget Sound
Puget Sound is a complex system of interconnected marine waterways and basins in northwestern Washington State, known for its deep fjord-like inlets, rich marine ecosystems, and role as a major hub for shipping and coastal communities.
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E.
Willapa Bay
Willapa Bay is a large, shallow estuarine bay on the southwest coast of Washington State, known for its rich shellfish beds, wildlife habitat, and relatively undeveloped shoreline.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (61)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bay
ⓘ
coastal inlet ⓘ estuary ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Camano Island
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Fidalgo Island ⓘ Whidbey Island ⓘ mainland of Skagit County ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Possession Sound
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Saratoga Passage ⓘ Juan de Fuca Strait ⓘ
surface form:
Strait of Juan de Fuca
|
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| drainageBasin |
Skagit River watershed
ⓘ
Stillaguamish River watershed ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
brackish water
ⓘ
shallow ⓘ tidal ⓘ |
| hasEcosystemType |
coastal wetland
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estuarine ecosystem ⓘ intertidal habitat ⓘ marine nearshore habitat ⓘ |
| hasInflow |
Skagit River
ⓘ
surface form:
North Fork Skagit River
Sauk River ⓘ Skagit River ⓘ Skagit River ⓘ
surface form:
South Fork Skagit River
Stillaguamish River ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Padilla Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve
ⓘ
Skagit River delta ⓘ
surface form:
Skagit Bay estuary
Skagit Bay tidelands ⓘ Skagit River delta ⓘ
surface form:
Skagit Flats
Skagit River delta ⓘ Skagit Wildlife Area ⓘ eelgrass beds ⓘ intertidal mudflats ⓘ salt marshes ⓘ tidal channels ⓘ |
| hasProtectionStatus | partially protected area ⓘ |
| importantFor |
Dungeness crab
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juvenile salmon rearing ⓘ migratory birds ⓘ salmon ⓘ shellfish ⓘ shorebirds ⓘ waterfowl ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Island County, Washington
NERFINISHED
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Pacific Northwest ⓘ Salish Sea ⓘ Skagit County, Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ Snohomish County, Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ Washington ⓘ
surface form:
Washington State
Northwestern Washington ⓘ
surface form:
northwestern Washington
|
| near |
Conway, Washington
ⓘ
La Conner, Washington ⓘ Mount Vernon, Washington ⓘ Stanwood, Washington ⓘ |
| partOf |
Puget Sound
ⓘ
Puget Sound estuarine system ⓘ |
| supportsActivity |
birdwatching
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boating ⓘ commercial fishing ⓘ recreational fishing ⓘ waterfowl hunting ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Skagit Bay Description of subject: Skagit Bay is a shallow coastal inlet in northwestern Washington State that forms part of the greater Puget Sound estuarine system and supports rich marine and bird habitats.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.