Samson
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Samson is a small uninhabited island in the Isles of Scilly, off the southwestern coast of England, known for its natural beauty and archaeological remains.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Samson canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4285549 — 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: Samson Context triple: [Isles of Scilly, hasUninhabitedIsland, Samson]
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A.
Samson
Samson is a legendary Israelite judge and warrior famed for his superhuman strength, whose story is told in the Hebrew Bible.
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B.
Samson the Nazarite
"Samson the Nazarite" is a 1927 historical novel by Zionist leader Ze'ev Jabotinsky that reimagines the biblical story of Samson as a modern nationalist and freedom-fighter narrative.
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C.
Shadrack
Shadrack is a traumatized World War I veteran in Toni Morrison’s novel *Sula* who founds the ritual of National Suicide Day and embodies the community’s fears and marginalization.
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D.
Pelineon
Pelineon is a prominent mountain located on the Greek island of Chios in the Aegean Sea.
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E.
Herculaas
Herculaas is the middle name of Jacobus Herculaas de la Rey, a prominent Boer general and political leader during the Second Anglo-Boer War.
- 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: Samson Target entity description: Samson is a small uninhabited island in the Isles of Scilly, off the southwestern coast of England, known for its natural beauty and archaeological remains.
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A.
Samson
Samson is a legendary Israelite judge and warrior famed for his superhuman strength, whose story is told in the Hebrew Bible.
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B.
Samson the Nazarite
"Samson the Nazarite" is a 1927 historical novel by Zionist leader Ze'ev Jabotinsky that reimagines the biblical story of Samson as a modern nationalist and freedom-fighter narrative.
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C.
Shadrack
Shadrack is a traumatized World War I veteran in Toni Morrison’s novel *Sula* who founds the ritual of National Suicide Day and embodies the community’s fears and marginalization.
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D.
Pelineon
Pelineon is a prominent mountain located on the Greek island of Chios in the Aegean Sea.
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E.
Herculaas
Herculaas is the middle name of Jacobus Herculaas de la Rey, a prominent Boer general and political leader during the Second Anglo-Boer War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical feature
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island ⓘ uninhabited island ⓘ |
| accessibleBy | boat ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Isles of Scilly local authority ⓘ |
| archipelago | Isles of Scilly ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
archaeological significance
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natural beauty ⓘ scenic ⓘ small ⓘ uninhabited ⓘ |
| hasEnvironment |
coastal grassland
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maritime heath ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
abandoned farmsteads
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dunes ⓘ granite outcrops ⓘ heathland ⓘ prehistoric burial mounds ⓘ ruined buildings ⓘ sandy beaches ⓘ |
| hasHighestPoint | roughly 40 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| hasNearbyIsland |
Bryher
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St Mary’s ⓘ Tresco ⓘ |
| hasProtectionStatus |
conservation area
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scheduled ancient monument (parts of the island) ⓘ |
| hasRegulation | visitor access restricted to protect wildlife and archaeology ⓘ |
| hasWildlife |
seabirds
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seals ⓘ |
| knownFor |
ancient field systems
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archaeological remains ⓘ burial cairns ⓘ natural beauty ⓘ prehistoric sites ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Atlantic Ocean
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Celtic Sea ⓘ Cornwall ⓘ England ⓘ Isles of Scilly ⓘ South West England ⓘ
linked to:
southwest England
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| offCoastOf | southwestern coast of England ⓘ |
| partOf | Isles of Scilly Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
nature conservation
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tourism ⓘ |
| uninhabitedSince | mid-19th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Samson Description of subject: Samson is a small uninhabited island in the Isles of Scilly, off the southwestern coast of England, known for its natural beauty and archaeological remains.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.