Angel Island (across Raccoon Strait)
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Angel Island (across Raccoon Strait) is a historic island in San Francisco Bay known for its former U.S. immigration station and panoramic views of the surrounding bay and city.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Angel Island (across Raccoon Strait) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4641113 — 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: Angel Island (across Raccoon Strait) Context triple: [Belvedere, California, adjacentTo, Angel Island (across Raccoon Strait)]
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A.
Half Moon Island
Half Moon Island is a small, crescent-shaped Antarctic island in the South Shetland Islands, known for its penguin colonies and use as a site for scientific research stations.
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B.
Thompson Island
Thompson Island is a largely undeveloped island in Boston Harbor known for its natural landscapes, outdoor education programs, and role as a recreational and conservation area near the city.
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C.
Gunnison Island
Gunnison Island is a remote, largely uninhabited island and important bird sanctuary located in Utah’s Great Salt Lake.
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D.
Fremont Island
Fremont Island is a largely uninhabited, privately owned island in Utah’s Great Salt Lake, known for its rugged terrain, historical ranching use, and limited public access.
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E.
Station Island
Station Island is a poetry collection by Seamus Heaney that reflects on Irish history, spirituality, and personal conscience through a series of meditative and narrative poems.
- 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: Angel Island (across Raccoon Strait) Target entity description: Angel Island (across Raccoon Strait) is a historic island in San Francisco Bay known for its former U.S. immigration station and panoramic views of the surrounding bay and city.
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A.
Half Moon Island
Half Moon Island is a small, crescent-shaped Antarctic island in the South Shetland Islands, known for its penguin colonies and use as a site for scientific research stations.
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B.
Thompson Island
Thompson Island is a largely undeveloped island in Boston Harbor known for its natural landscapes, outdoor education programs, and role as a recreational and conservation area near the city.
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C.
Gunnison Island
Gunnison Island is a remote, largely uninhabited island and important bird sanctuary located in Utah’s Great Salt Lake.
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D.
Fremont Island
Fremont Island is a largely uninhabited, privately owned island in Utah’s Great Salt Lake, known for its rugged terrain, historical ranching use, and limited public access.
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E.
Station Island
Station Island is a poetry collection by Seamus Heaney that reflects on Irish history, spirituality, and personal conscience through a series of meditative and narrative poems.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic site
ⓘ
island ⓘ state park ⓘ |
| accessibleBy | ferry ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| ferryServiceFrom |
Oakland (seasonal or limited)
ⓘ
linked to:
Oakland, California, United States
San Francisco ⓘ Tiburon ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
campgrounds
ⓘ
historic buildings ⓘ picnic sites ⓘ visitor center ⓘ |
| hasHeritageDesignation |
National Historic Landmark (Angel Island Immigration Station)
ⓘ
linked to:
National Historic Landmark
|
| hasHighestPoint | Mount Caroline Livermore ⓘ |
| hasHistoricUse |
U.S. immigration station
ⓘ
military installation ⓘ quarantine station ⓘ |
| hasLandmark |
Angel Island Immigration Station
ⓘ
linked to:
Angel Island
|
| hasNickname |
Ellis Island of the West Coast
ⓘ
linked to:
Angel Island
|
| hasProtectedAreaStatus | Angel Island State Park ⓘ |
| hasTrail |
Perimeter Road
ⓘ
Sunrise Trail ⓘ Sunset Trail ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Alcatraz Island
ⓘ
Bay Bridge ⓘ Golden Gate Bridge ⓘ Marin Headlands ⓘ Mount Tamalpais ⓘ
linked to:
Mount Tamalpais summit
San Francisco ⓘ San Francisco Bay ⓘ |
| knownFor |
biking routes
ⓘ
hiking trails ⓘ historic immigration facilities ⓘ panoramic views ⓘ picnic areas ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California
ⓘ
linked to:
California, United States
Marin County, California ⓘ
linked to:
Marin County
San Francisco Bay ⓘ |
| managedBy | California Department of Parks and Recreation ⓘ |
| partOf |
Pacific immigration history
ⓘ
San Francisco Bay Area ⓘ |
| separatedBy | Raccoon Strait ⓘ |
| separatedFrom | Tiburon Peninsula ⓘ |
| usedAs |
detention center for immigrants
ⓘ
military outpost ⓘ processing center for Asian immigrants ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
World War I
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Angel Island (across Raccoon Strait) Description of subject: Angel Island (across Raccoon Strait) is a historic island in San Francisco Bay known for its former U.S. immigration station and panoramic views of the surrounding bay and city.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Belvedere