Tubbataha Reef

E324079

UNESCO World Heritage Site coral reef marine protected area national park

Tubbataha Reef is a remote, UNESCO-listed marine sanctuary in the Philippines renowned for its exceptionally rich coral reefs and diverse marine life.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park	6
Tubbataha Reef canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3069617 — 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: Tubbataha Reef
Context triple: [Sulu Sea, hasIsland, Tubbataha Reef]

A. Subi Reef
Subi Reef is a low-tide coral reef in the disputed Spratly Islands of the South China Sea, known for extensive land reclamation and military infrastructure built by China.
B. Palau barrier reef system
The Palau barrier reef system is an extensive coral reef complex in the western Pacific Ocean renowned for its exceptional marine biodiversity and world-class diving sites.
C. Palau Nacional
Palau Nacional is a grand historic palace in Barcelona, Spain, built for the 1929 International Exposition and now serving as the iconic home of the Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya.
D. Apo Island
Apo Island is a small volcanic island in the Philippines renowned for its marine sanctuary, rich coral reefs, and sea turtle encounters, making it a popular diving and ecotourism destination.
E. Ko Tarutao Marine National Park
Ko Tarutao Marine National Park is a protected archipelago in the Andaman Sea renowned for its unspoiled beaches, dense forests, rich marine life, and status as one of Thailand’s earliest and most pristine national marine parks.
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: Tubbataha Reef
Target entity description: Tubbataha Reef is a remote, UNESCO-listed marine sanctuary in the Philippines renowned for its exceptionally rich coral reefs and diverse marine life.

A. Subi Reef
Subi Reef is a low-tide coral reef in the disputed Spratly Islands of the South China Sea, known for extensive land reclamation and military infrastructure built by China.
B. Palau barrier reef system
The Palau barrier reef system is an extensive coral reef complex in the western Pacific Ocean renowned for its exceptional marine biodiversity and world-class diving sites.
C. Palau Nacional
Palau Nacional is a grand historic palace in Barcelona, Spain, built for the 1929 International Exposition and now serving as the iconic home of the Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya.
D. Apo Island
Apo Island is a small volcanic island in the Philippines renowned for its marine sanctuary, rich coral reefs, and sea turtle encounters, making it a popular diving and ecotourism destination.
E. Ko Tarutao Marine National Park
Ko Tarutao Marine National Park is a protected archipelago in the Andaman Sea renowned for its unspoiled beaches, dense forests, rich marine life, and status as one of Thailand’s earliest and most pristine national marine parks.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ coral reef ⓘ marine protected area ⓘ national park ⓘ
access	liveaboard dive boats ⓘ
approximateAreaSquareKilometers	970 ⓘ
bestVisitingSeason	March to June ⓘ
coreZoneAreaSquareKilometers	100 ⓘ
country	Philippines ⓘ
designation	Tubbataha Reef self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park
distanceFromPuertoPrincesaKilometers	about 150 ⓘ
governingBody	Palawan Council for Sustainable Development ⓘ Department of Environment and Natural Resources ⓘ surface form: Philippine Department of Environment and Natural Resources Tubbataha Management Office ⓘ
hasPart	Jessie Beazley Reef ⓘ North Atoll ⓘ North Atoll ⓘ surface form: South Atoll
IUCNCategory	II (National Park) ⓘ
knownFor	excellent scuba diving ⓘ exceptionally rich coral reefs ⓘ high marine biodiversity ⓘ large pelagic species ⓘ
legalProtection	no-take marine protected area ⓘ
locatedIn	Cagayancillo, Palawan ⓘ Sulu Sea ⓘ
marineEcoregion	Coral Triangle ⓘ
nationalParkProclamationYear	1988 ⓘ
numberOfBirdSpeciesApproximate	over 100 ⓘ
numberOfCoralSpeciesApproximate	about 360 ⓘ
numberOfFishSpeciesApproximate	over 600 ⓘ
partOf	Tubbataha Reef self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park
primaryEcosystem	coral reef ecosystem ⓘ
RamsarDesignationYear	1999 ⓘ
RamsarSite	true ⓘ
recognizedAs	Philippine National Marine Park ⓘ
reefType	atoll reef ⓘ
supportsSpecies	dolphins ⓘ green sea turtle ⓘ hawksbill sea turtle ⓘ manta ray ⓘ seabirds ⓘ sharks ⓘ whale shark ⓘ
threat	climate change ⓘ coral bleaching ⓘ illegal fishing ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria	natural criterion (ix) ⓘ natural criterion (vii) ⓘ natural criterion (x) ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageDesignationYear	1993 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited