Lord Howe Island
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Lord Howe Island is a remote subtropical island in the Tasman Sea, part of New South Wales, Australia, renowned for its unique biodiversity and dramatic volcanic landscape.
All labels observed (8)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T237416 — 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: Lord Howe Island Context triple: [Australian Eastern Daylight Time, usedIn, Lord Howe Island]
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Bombay Island
Bombay Island is the historic core island of present-day Mumbai on India’s west coast, which developed into a major port and urban center under British colonial rule.
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Christmas Island
Christmas Island is a remote Australian external territory in the Indian Ocean, best known for its unique red crab migration and rich marine and bird life.
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C.
Norfolk Island
Norfolk Island is a small external territory of Australia located in the South Pacific Ocean, known for its subtropical climate, pine forests, and blend of Polynesian and European heritage.
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Whitsunday Islands
The Whitsunday Islands are a popular tropical archipelago off Australia's northeastern coast, renowned for their white-sand beaches, coral reefs, and access to the Great Barrier Reef.
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E.
Thacher Island
Thacher Island is a small rocky island off the coast of Massachusetts known for its historic twin lighthouses that have guided ships in the Atlantic since the 18th century.
- 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: Lord Howe Island Target entity description: Lord Howe Island is a remote subtropical island in the Tasman Sea, part of New South Wales, Australia, renowned for its unique biodiversity and dramatic volcanic landscape.
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A.
Bombay Island
Bombay Island is the historic core island of present-day Mumbai on India’s west coast, which developed into a major port and urban center under British colonial rule.
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B.
Christmas Island
Christmas Island is a remote Australian external territory in the Indian Ocean, best known for its unique red crab migration and rich marine and bird life.
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C.
Norfolk Island
Norfolk Island is a small external territory of Australia located in the South Pacific Ocean, known for its subtropical climate, pine forests, and blend of Polynesian and European heritage.
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D.
Whitsunday Islands
The Whitsunday Islands are a popular tropical archipelago off Australia's northeastern coast, renowned for their white-sand beaches, coral reefs, and access to the Great Barrier Reef.
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E.
Thacher Island
Thacher Island is a small rocky island off the coast of Massachusetts known for its historic twin lighthouses that have guided ships in the Atlantic since the 18th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
UNESCO World Heritage Site
ⓘ
island ⓘ |
| access | by air from Sydney and Brisbane ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
Government of New South Wales
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surface form:
New South Wales Government
|
| archipelago |
Lord Howe Island
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Lord Howe Island Group
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| areaSquareKilometres | 14.55 ⓘ |
| climate | humid subtropical climate ⓘ |
| continent | Australia ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| directionFromSydney | east ⓘ |
| distanceToPortMacquarieKilometres | about 780 ⓘ |
| distanceToSydneyKilometres | about 600 ⓘ |
| ecosystemType |
coastal dunes
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coral reef lagoon ⓘ subtropical rainforest ⓘ |
| geologicalType | eroded volcanic remnant ⓘ |
| governedBy | Lord Howe Island Board ⓘ |
| hasAirport | Lord Howe Island Airport ⓘ |
| hasEndemicPlant |
Howea belmoreana
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Howea forsteriana ⓘ |
| hasEndemicSpecies |
Lord Howe Island currawong
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Lord Howe Island phasmid ⓘ Lord Howe Island woodhen ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationDate | 1982 ⓘ |
| highestElevationMetres | 875 ⓘ |
| highestPoint | Mount Gower ⓘ |
| knownFor |
dramatic volcanic landscape
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endemic species ⓘ large coral reef lagoon ⓘ seabird colonies ⓘ unique biodiversity ⓘ |
| lengthKilometres | 10 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Lord Howe Island
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Lord Howe Island Group
New South Wales ⓘ Tasman Sea ⓘ southwest Pacific Ocean ⓘ
surface form:
southwestern Pacific Ocean
|
| marineParkStatus | part of a multiple-use marine park ⓘ |
| partOf |
Lord Howe Island
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Lord Howe Island Group World Heritage Property
Lord Howe Island Marine Park ⓘ |
| population | approximately 350 ⓘ |
| populationNote | resident population is strictly limited ⓘ |
| primaryEconomicActivity | tourism ⓘ |
| protectedAreaStatus | permanent park preserve ⓘ |
| secondHighestPoint | Mount Lidgbird ⓘ |
| sovereignState | Australia ⓘ |
| timeZone | UTC+10:30 ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST | UTC+11:00 ⓘ |
| volcanicOrigin | true ⓘ |
| widthKilometres | 2.0 ⓘ |
| worldHeritageCriteria | natural criteria (vii)(viii)(ix)(x) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lord Howe Island Description of subject: Lord Howe Island is a remote subtropical island in the Tasman Sea, part of New South Wales, Australia, renowned for its unique biodiversity and dramatic volcanic landscape.
Referenced by (40)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Lord Howe Island Group
this entity surface form:
Lord_Howe
this entity surface form:
Lord Howe Island Group
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Lord Howe Island Group World Heritage Property
this entity surface form:
Lord Howe Island Group
this entity surface form:
Lord Howe Island Group
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Lord Howe Island Group
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Lord Howe Island region
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Lord Howe Island Group World Heritage Area
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Lord Howe Island group
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Lord Howe Island Group
this entity surface form:
Lord Howe Island World Heritage Area
this entity surface form:
Lord Howe Island Group