Moss Landing, California
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Moss Landing, California is a small coastal community in Monterey County known for its working harbor, marine research facilities, and rich wildlife viewing along the central California coast.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Moss Landing, California canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4657564 — 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: Moss Landing, California Context triple: [Elkhorn Slough, nearestCity, Moss Landing, California]
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A.
Bodega Bay, California
Bodega Bay, California is a small coastal town in Sonoma County best known as the primary filming location and story setting of Alfred Hitchcock’s classic horror film "The Birds."
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B.
Tomales Point
Tomales Point is a scenic, windswept peninsula at the northern tip of Point Reyes in California, known for its coastal cliffs, tule elk reserve, and panoramic ocean views.
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C.
Morro Bay
Morro Bay is a small coastal city in San Luis Obispo County, California, known for its natural harbor, fishing industry, and the prominent volcanic plug Morro Rock at its entrance.
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D.
Arcata, California
Arcata, California is a small coastal city in Northern California’s Humboldt County known for its proximity to redwood forests, progressive culture, and Humboldt State University (now Cal Poly Humboldt).
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E.
Pacific Grove, California
Pacific Grove, California is a coastal city on the Monterey Peninsula known for its Victorian architecture, scenic shoreline, and annual monarch butterfly migrations.
- 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: Moss Landing, California Target entity description: Moss Landing, California is a small coastal community in Monterey County known for its working harbor, marine research facilities, and rich wildlife viewing along the central California coast.
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A.
Bodega Bay, California
Bodega Bay, California is a small coastal town in Sonoma County best known as the primary filming location and story setting of Alfred Hitchcock’s classic horror film "The Birds."
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B.
Tomales Point
Tomales Point is a scenic, windswept peninsula at the northern tip of Point Reyes in California, known for its coastal cliffs, tule elk reserve, and panoramic ocean views.
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C.
Morro Bay
Morro Bay is a small coastal city in San Luis Obispo County, California, known for its natural harbor, fishing industry, and the prominent volcanic plug Morro Rock at its entrance.
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D.
Arcata, California
Arcata, California is a small coastal city in Northern California’s Humboldt County known for its proximity to redwood forests, progressive culture, and Humboldt State University (now Cal Poly Humboldt).
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E.
Pacific Grove, California
Pacific Grove, California is a coastal city on the Monterey Peninsula known for its Victorian architecture, scenic shoreline, and annual monarch butterfly migrations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
census-designated place
ⓘ
unincorporated community ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Elkhorn Slough salt marshes
ⓘ
linked to:
Elkhorn Slough
|
| areaCode | 831 ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| county | Monterey County, California ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 10 feet ⓘ |
| governedBy | Monterey County Board of Supervisors ⓘ |
| hasClimate | cool-summer Mediterranean climate ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
commercial fishing
ⓘ
marine tourism ⓘ research and education ⓘ seafood processing ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve
ⓘ
linked to:
Elkhorn Slough
Moss Landing Harbor ⓘ Moss Landing Marine Laboratories ⓘ Moss Landing Power Plant ⓘ |
| hasHarborAuthority |
Moss Landing Harbor District
ⓘ
linked to:
Moss Landing Harbor
|
| hasLandUse |
conservation wetlands
ⓘ
industrial waterfront ⓘ residential community ⓘ |
| hasPortType |
commercial fishing port
ⓘ
recreational boating harbor ⓘ |
| hasResearchInstitution |
Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute
ⓘ
linked to:
Monterey Bay Aquarium research laboratories
Moss Landing Marine Laboratories ⓘ |
| knownFor |
birdwatching
ⓘ
marine research facilities ⓘ sea otter habitat ⓘ whale watching tours ⓘ wildlife viewing ⓘ working fishing harbor ⓘ |
| locatedAtMouthOf | Elkhorn Slough ⓘ |
| locatedBetween |
Monterey, California
ⓘ
linked to:
Monterey
Santa Cruz, California ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Central Coast of California ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Monterey Bay ⓘ |
| near |
Castroville, California
ⓘ
Watsonville, California ⓘ |
| partOf | Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary ⓘ |
| region |
Salinas Valley coastal area
ⓘ
linked to:
Salinas Valley
|
| state |
California
ⓘ
linked to:
California, United States
|
| timeZone | Pacific Time Zone ⓘ |
| traversedBy | California State Route 1 ⓘ |
| wildlife |
California sea lions
ⓘ
harbor seals ⓘ migratory shorebirds ⓘ sea otters ⓘ whales in Monterey Bay ⓘ |
| ZIPCode | 95039 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Moss Landing, California Description of subject: Moss Landing, California is a small coastal community in Monterey County known for its working harbor, marine research facilities, and rich wildlife viewing along the central California coast.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.