Woods Hole, Massachusetts, United States

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census-designated place coastal community village

Woods Hole, Massachusetts, United States is a coastal village on Cape Cod renowned as a major center for marine and oceanographic research.

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Label	Occurrences
Woods Hole, Massachusetts	31
Woods Hole	13
Woods Hole, Massachusetts, United States canonical	5
Woods Hole village area	1
Woods Hole village center	1
Woods Hole, Massachusetts, United States of America	1
village of Woods Hole	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T372781 — 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: Woods Hole, Massachusetts, United States
Context triple: [Hans Albert Einstein, placeOfDeath, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, United States]

A. Hyannis Port, Massachusetts, United States
Hyannis Port, Massachusetts, United States, is a coastal village on Cape Cod best known as the longtime summer home of the Kennedy family.
B. Edgartown, Massachusetts
Edgartown, Massachusetts is a historic coastal town on Martha’s Vineyard known for its whaling-era architecture, tourism, and proximity to the site of the Chappaquiddick incident.
C. West Chop, Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, United States
West Chop is a coastal village and prominent headland on the island of Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts, known for its scenic shoreline, residential community, and historic lighthouse.
D. Everett, Massachusetts, United States
Everett, Massachusetts, United States, is a small industrial city just north of Boston known historically for its manufacturing base and as the birthplace of influential engineer and science administrator Vannevar Bush.
E. Cape Cod
Cape Cod is a hook-shaped peninsula in southeastern Massachusetts known for its sandy beaches, maritime villages, and popular summer tourism.
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: Woods Hole, Massachusetts, United States
Target entity description: Woods Hole, Massachusetts, United States is a coastal village on Cape Cod renowned as a major center for marine and oceanographic research.

A. Hyannis Port, Massachusetts, United States
Hyannis Port, Massachusetts, United States, is a coastal village on Cape Cod best known as the longtime summer home of the Kennedy family.
B. Edgartown, Massachusetts
Edgartown, Massachusetts is a historic coastal town on Martha’s Vineyard known for its whaling-era architecture, tourism, and proximity to the site of the Chappaquiddick incident.
C. West Chop, Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, United States
West Chop is a coastal village and prominent headland on the island of Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts, known for its scenic shoreline, residential community, and historic lighthouse.
D. Everett, Massachusetts, United States
Everett, Massachusetts, United States, is a small industrial city just north of Boston known historically for its manufacturing base and as the birthplace of influential engineer and science administrator Vannevar Bush.
E. Cape Cod
Cape Cod is a hook-shaped peninsula in southeastern Massachusetts known for its sandy beaches, maritime villages, and popular summer tourism.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	census-designated place ⓘ coastal community ⓘ village ⓘ
areaCode	508 ⓘ 774 ⓘ
climate	humid continental climate ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
county	Barnstable County, Massachusetts ⓘ surface form: Barnstable County
economicActivity	fishing ⓘ scientific research ⓘ tourism ⓘ
ferryDestination	Martha's Vineyard ⓘ Nantucket ⓘ surface form: Nantucket (seasonal via connections)
ferryOperator	Steamship Authority ferries ⓘ surface form: Steamship Authority
hasConferenceActivity	scientific meetings and symposia ⓘ
hasEducationalRole	center for marine science education ⓘ
hasFacility	Woods Hole Science Aquarium ⓘ
hasFeature	strong tidal currents in Woods Hole passage ⓘ
hasHarbor	Woods Hole Harbor ⓘ
hasLandmark	Nobska Light ⓘ
hasMuseum	Woods Hole Historical Museum ⓘ
hasPort	Woods Hole ferry terminal ⓘ
hasResearchInstitution	Marine Biological Laboratory ⓘ NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center ⓘ Sea Education Association ⓘ United States Geological Survey ⓘ surface form: United States Geological Survey Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution ⓘ
hasSeasonalPopulationIncrease	summer months ⓘ
knownFor	ferry service to Martha's Vineyard ⓘ marine research ⓘ oceanographic research ⓘ
locatedAt	southwestern tip of Cape Cod ⓘ
locatedBy	Buzzards Bay ⓘ Vineyard Sound ⓘ Woods Hole passage ⓘ
locatedOn	Cape Cod ⓘ
nearbyIsland	Martha's Vineyard ⓘ Nonamesset Island ⓘ
partOf	Cape Cod ⓘ surface form: Cape Cod region
postalCode	02543 ⓘ
state	Massachusetts ⓘ
timeZone	Eastern Time Zone ⓘ
town	Falmouth, Massachusetts, United States ⓘ
transportInfrastructure	Route 28 terminus ⓘ
transportRole	gateway to Martha's Vineyard ⓘ
waterBody	Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

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Referenced by (53)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hans Albert Einstein → placeOfDeath → Woods Hole, Massachusetts, United States ⓘ

Hans Albert Einstein → burialPlace → Woods Hole, Massachusetts, United States ⓘ

Falmouth → hasPart → Woods Hole, Massachusetts, United States ⓘ

subject surface form: Falmouth, Massachusetts

this entity surface form: Woods Hole

Vineyard Haven → connectsTo → Woods Hole, Massachusetts, United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Woods Hole, Massachusetts

Vineyard Sound → hasAdjacentTown → Woods Hole, Massachusetts, United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Woods Hole, Massachusetts

Vineyard Sound → hasNearbyFerryPort → Woods Hole, Massachusetts, United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Woods Hole, Massachusetts

Barnstable County, Massachusetts → containsVillage → Woods Hole, Massachusetts, United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Woods Hole, Massachusetts

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution → locatedIn → Woods Hole, Massachusetts, United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Woods Hole, Massachusetts

Shining Sea Bikeway → endPoint → Woods Hole, Massachusetts, United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Woods Hole, Massachusetts

Shining Sea Bikeway → hasTrailheadsAt → Woods Hole, Massachusetts, United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Woods Hole

Marine Biological Laboratory → locatedIn → Woods Hole, Massachusetts, United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Woods Hole

Albert Szent-Györgyi → placeOfDeath → Woods Hole, Massachusetts, United States ⓘ

Albert Szent-Györgyi → residence → Woods Hole, Massachusetts, United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Woods Hole, Massachusetts

Woods Hole ferry terminal → locatedIn → Woods Hole, Massachusetts, United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Woods Hole

Woods Hole ferry terminal → adjacentTo → Woods Hole, Massachusetts, United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Woods Hole village center

town of Tisbury, Massachusetts → connectsToByFerry → Woods Hole, Massachusetts, United States ⓘ

subject surface form: Tisbury, Massachusetts

this entity surface form: Woods Hole, Massachusetts

Steamship Authority ferries → connectsFrom → Woods Hole, Massachusetts, United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Woods Hole, Massachusetts

Irving Langmuir → placeOfDeath → Woods Hole, Massachusetts, United States ⓘ

Hugh Huxley → placeOfDeath → Woods Hole, Massachusetts, United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Woods Hole, Massachusetts

Woods Hole Harbor → locatedIn → Woods Hole, Massachusetts, United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Woods Hole

Woods Hole Harbor → adjacentTo → Woods Hole, Massachusetts, United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: village of Woods Hole

Hans Albert → placeOfDeath → Woods Hole, Massachusetts, United States ⓘ

subject surface form: Hans Albert Einstein

Nobska Point (across Vineyard Sound) → nearestTown → Woods Hole, Massachusetts, United States ⓘ

subject surface form: Nobska Point

this entity surface form: Woods Hole, Massachusetts

Nobska Point (across Vineyard Sound) → adjacentTo → Woods Hole, Massachusetts, United States ⓘ

subject surface form: Nobska Point

this entity surface form: Woods Hole

Tisbury, Massachusetts → ferryPortFor → Woods Hole, Massachusetts, United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Woods Hole, Massachusetts

Harry Hammond Hess → placeOfDeath → Woods Hole, Massachusetts, United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Woods Hole

NOAA Ship Gloria Michelle → homeport → Woods Hole, Massachusetts, United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Woods Hole, Massachusetts

Falmouth (village), Massachusetts → locatedNear → Woods Hole, Massachusetts, United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Woods Hole, Massachusetts

Nobska Point → locatedIn → Woods Hole, Massachusetts, United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Woods Hole, Massachusetts

Falmouth, Massachusetts, United States → hasVillage → Woods Hole, Massachusetts, United States ⓘ

subject surface form: Falmouth, Massachusetts

this entity surface form: Woods Hole

Falmouth, Massachusetts, United States → hasPort → Woods Hole, Massachusetts, United States ⓘ

subject surface form: Falmouth, Massachusetts

this entity surface form: Woods Hole

Weepecket Islands → hasNearbyPort → Woods Hole, Massachusetts, United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Woods Hole

Woods Hole passage → locatedIn → Woods Hole, Massachusetts, United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Woods Hole, Massachusetts

NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center → locatedIn → Woods Hole, Massachusetts, United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Woods Hole, Massachusetts

Woods Hole Science Aquarium → location → Woods Hole, Massachusetts, United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Woods Hole, Massachusetts

Woods Hole Historical Museum → location → Woods Hole, Massachusetts, United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Woods Hole, Massachusetts

Nobska Light → locatedIn → Woods Hole, Massachusetts, United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Woods Hole, Massachusetts

Vineyard Sound region → near → Woods Hole, Massachusetts, United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Woods Hole, Massachusetts

Alvin → homePort → Woods Hole, Massachusetts, United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Woods Hole, Massachusetts

MIT-WHOI Joint Program in Oceanography → locatedIn → Woods Hole, Massachusetts, United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Woods Hole, Massachusetts

Charles Otis Whitman → workLocation → Woods Hole, Massachusetts, United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Woods Hole, Massachusetts, United States of America

Eel Pond campus → locatedIn → Woods Hole, Massachusetts, United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Woods Hole, Massachusetts

Eel Pond campus → locatedInSettlement → Woods Hole, Massachusetts, United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Woods Hole

Loeb Laboratory → locatedIn → Woods Hole, Massachusetts, United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Woods Hole, Massachusetts

Lillie Laboratory → locatedIn → Woods Hole, Massachusetts, United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Woods Hole, Massachusetts

C. O. Whitman → workLocation → Woods Hole, Massachusetts, United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Woods Hole, Massachusetts

Town of Falmouth → hasVillage → Woods Hole, Massachusetts, United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Woods Hole

Falmouth Heights → near → Woods Hole, Massachusetts, United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Woods Hole

Marine Resources Center → locatedIn → Woods Hole, Massachusetts, United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Woods Hole, Massachusetts

Atlantic Ocean via Vineyard Sound → adjacentTo → Woods Hole, Massachusetts, United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Woods Hole, Massachusetts

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