Lamma Island
E315643
Lamma Island is a laid-back, largely car-free outlying island of Hong Kong known for its hiking trails, seafood restaurants, and village-style coastal communities.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lamma Island canonical | 6 |
| 南丫島 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2906669 — 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: Lamma Island Context triple: [New Territories, contains, Lamma Island]
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A.
Tsing Yi Island
Tsing Yi Island is a major urbanized island in Hong Kong known for its residential estates, container terminals, and strategic transport links including bridges and highways.
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B.
Lantau Island
Lantau Island is the largest island in Hong Kong, known for its mountainous landscapes, traditional fishing villages, major transport links, and popular tourist attractions.
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C.
Chek Lap Kok
Chek Lap Kok is a reclaimed island in Hong Kong best known as the site of Hong Kong International Airport.
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D.
Hong Kong Island
Hong Kong Island is the densely populated, historically significant main island of Hong Kong, home to the city’s central business district and iconic skyline.
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E.
Hong Islands
The Hong Islands are a picturesque group of small limestone islands in the Andaman Sea off Krabi, Thailand, known for their turquoise lagoons, white-sand beaches, and popular kayaking and snorkeling spots.
- 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: Lamma Island Target entity description: Lamma Island is a laid-back, largely car-free outlying island of Hong Kong known for its hiking trails, seafood restaurants, and village-style coastal communities.
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A.
Tsing Yi Island
Tsing Yi Island is a major urbanized island in Hong Kong known for its residential estates, container terminals, and strategic transport links including bridges and highways.
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B.
Lantau Island
Lantau Island is the largest island in Hong Kong, known for its mountainous landscapes, traditional fishing villages, major transport links, and popular tourist attractions.
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C.
Chek Lap Kok
Chek Lap Kok is a reclaimed island in Hong Kong best known as the site of Hong Kong International Airport.
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D.
Hong Kong Island
Hong Kong Island is the densely populated, historically significant main island of Hong Kong, home to the city’s central business district and iconic skyline.
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E.
Hong Islands
The Hong Islands are a picturesque group of small limestone islands in the Andaman Sea off Krabi, Thailand, known for their turquoise lagoons, white-sand beaches, and popular kayaking and snorkeling spots.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
island
ⓘ
outlying island of Hong Kong ⓘ |
| area | approximately 13.55 square kilometres ⓘ |
| CantoneseJyutping | naam4 aa1 dou2 ⓘ |
| ChineseName |
Lamma Island
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
南丫島
|
| connectedBy | ferry services ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| ferryConnectionsTo |
Aberdeen, Hong Kong Island
ⓘ
Central, Hong Kong ⓘ
surface form:
Central, Hong Kong Island
|
| ferryTerminusOnIsland |
Sok Kwu Wan Ferry Pier
ⓘ
Yung Shue Wan Ferry Pier ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
ⓘ
surface form:
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government
|
| hasFeature |
beaches
ⓘ
coastal villages ⓘ footpath network ⓘ hilly terrain ⓘ |
| hasLandmark |
Lamma Power Station
ⓘ
Lamma Winds wind turbine ⓘ |
| hasSettlement |
Hung Shing Yeh
ⓘ
Mo Tat Wan ⓘ Sok Kwu Wan ⓘ Tung O ⓘ Yung Shue Wan ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being largely car-free
ⓘ
hiking trails ⓘ laid-back lifestyle ⓘ seafood restaurants ⓘ village-style coastal communities ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Cantonese
ⓘ
English ⓘ |
| largestVillage | Yung Shue Wan ⓘ |
| locatedIn | southern Hong Kong ⓘ |
| locatedInBodyOfWater | South China Sea ⓘ |
| partOf |
Hong Kong, China
ⓘ
surface form:
Hong Kong
Islands District ⓘ |
| population | approximately 6,000 ⓘ |
| populationAsOf | 2020s ⓘ |
| primaryTransportModes |
bicycles
ⓘ
small utility vehicles ⓘ walking ⓘ |
| regionType | outlying island ⓘ |
| secondLargestVillage | Sok Kwu Wan ⓘ |
| timeZone | Hong Kong Time ⓘ |
| touristAttraction |
Hung Shing Yeh Beach
ⓘ
Lamma Island Family Walk ⓘ Sok Kwu Wan seafood restaurants ⓘ Tin Hau Temple at Sok Kwu Wan ⓘ wind power station viewing platform ⓘ |
| transportPolicy | private cars generally prohibited ⓘ |
| UTCOffset | +8 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lamma Island Description of subject: Lamma Island is a laid-back, largely car-free outlying island of Hong Kong known for its hiking trails, seafood restaurants, and village-style coastal communities.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
南丫島