Little Oyster Island
E50650
Little Oyster Island is the former name of Ellis Island, the historic immigration station in New York Harbor that served as the primary entry point for millions of immigrants to the United States.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Little Oyster Island canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T317178 — 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: Little Oyster Island Context triple: [Ellis Island, previousName, Little Oyster Island]
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A.
Fannette Island
Fannette Island is the only island in Lake Tahoe, known for its picturesque setting in Emerald Bay and the ruins of a small stone teahouse on its summit.
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B.
Okaloosa Island
Okaloosa Island is a barrier island and popular Gulf Coast vacation destination in Florida known for its white-sand beaches, resorts, and waterfront attractions.
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C.
Drummond Island
Drummond Island is a large, sparsely populated island in Michigan known for its rugged natural landscapes, outdoor recreation, and location near the U.S.–Canada border in Lake Huron.
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D.
Great Island
Great Island is a large, mostly undeveloped barrier peninsula and hiking area within the Cape Cod National Seashore in Wellfleet, Massachusetts, known for its beaches, salt marshes, and scenic trails.
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E.
Eleuthera
Eleuthera is a long, narrow island in the Bahamas known for its pink sand beaches, clear turquoise waters, and laid-back, rural atmosphere.
- 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: Little Oyster Island Target entity description: Little Oyster Island is the former name of Ellis Island, the historic immigration station in New York Harbor that served as the primary entry point for millions of immigrants to the United States.
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A.
Fannette Island
Fannette Island is the only island in Lake Tahoe, known for its picturesque setting in Emerald Bay and the ruins of a small stone teahouse on its summit.
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B.
Okaloosa Island
Okaloosa Island is a barrier island and popular Gulf Coast vacation destination in Florida known for its white-sand beaches, resorts, and waterfront attractions.
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C.
Drummond Island
Drummond Island is a large, sparsely populated island in Michigan known for its rugged natural landscapes, outdoor recreation, and location near the U.S.–Canada border in Lake Huron.
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D.
Great Island
Great Island is a large, mostly undeveloped barrier peninsula and hiking area within the Cape Cod National Seashore in Wellfleet, Massachusetts, known for its beaches, salt marshes, and scenic trails.
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E.
Eleuthera
Eleuthera is a long, narrow island in the Bahamas known for its pink sand beaches, clear turquoise waters, and laid-back, rural atmosphere.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | former name ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
National Park Service
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. National Park Service (as Ellis Island)
|
| associatedWithEvent | mass immigration to the United States ⓘ |
| associatedWithTimePeriod |
early 20th century
ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| currentUse | museum of immigration (as Ellis Island) ⓘ |
| formerNameOf | Ellis Island ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateLocation | approximate coordinates 40.699°N 74.040°W (as Ellis Island) ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance | symbol of the American immigrant experience (as Ellis Island) ⓘ |
| hasFunction | immigration processing center (as Ellis Island) ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places (as Ellis Island) ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalNameRelation | Ellis Island ⓘ |
| hasTransportationAccess |
ferry service from Manhattan (as Ellis Island)
ⓘ
ferry service from New Jersey (as Ellis Island) ⓘ |
| hasUse | site of immigration station (historically, as Ellis Island) ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | part of Statue of Liberty National Monument (as Ellis Island) ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
New York Harbor estuarine system
ⓘ
surface form:
New York Harbor
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| locatedInBodyOfWater |
New York Harbor estuarine system
ⓘ
surface form:
New York Harbor
|
| locatedInCountry | United States of America ⓘ |
| locatedInJurisdiction |
New York City
ⓘ
New York ⓘ
surface form:
New York State
|
| locatedNear |
Liberty Island
ⓘ
Statue of Liberty ⓘ |
| partOf |
New York metropolitan area
ⓘ
Port of New York and New Jersey ⓘ Upper New York Bay ⓘ |
| replacedByName | Ellis Island ⓘ |
| significantFor | history of immigration to the United States ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Little Oyster Island Description of subject: Little Oyster Island is the former name of Ellis Island, the historic immigration station in New York Harbor that served as the primary entry point for millions of immigrants to the United States.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.