Grand Bé island
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Grand Bé island is a small tidal island off the coast of Saint-Malo in Brittany, France, best known as the burial place of writer François-René de Chateaubriand and for its panoramic views of the walled city and surrounding coast.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Grand Bé island canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5586439 — 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: Grand Bé island Context triple: [Saint-Malo, hasLandmark, Grand Bé island]
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A.
Louni Island
Louni Island is one of the smaller islands within the Russell Islands group in the Solomon Islands, known for its remote, tropical setting in the South Pacific.
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B.
Île des Faisans
Île des Faisans is a small, uninhabited river island in the Bidasoa River that serves as a unique Franco-Spanish condominium and historical diplomatic site.
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C.
Hulhulé Island
Hulhulé Island is a Maldivian island best known as the site of Velana International Airport, serving as the main air gateway to the capital Malé and the rest of the country.
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D.
Kayts Island
Kayts Island is a small island off the northern coast of Sri Lanka, known as part of the Jaffna Islands archipelago with a predominantly Tamil population and historical significance.
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E.
Daby Island
Daby Island is a small island located within Humboldt Bay on the northern coast of California, known primarily as part of the bay’s coastal and estuarine ecosystem.
- 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: Grand Bé island Target entity description: Grand Bé island is a small tidal island off the coast of Saint-Malo in Brittany, France, best known as the burial place of writer François-René de Chateaubriand and for its panoramic views of the walled city and surrounding coast.
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A.
Louni Island
Louni Island is one of the smaller islands within the Russell Islands group in the Solomon Islands, known for its remote, tropical setting in the South Pacific.
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B.
Île des Faisans
Île des Faisans is a small, uninhabited river island in the Bidasoa River that serves as a unique Franco-Spanish condominium and historical diplomatic site.
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C.
Hulhulé Island
Hulhulé Island is a Maldivian island best known as the site of Velana International Airport, serving as the main air gateway to the capital Malé and the rest of the country.
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D.
Kayts Island
Kayts Island is a small island off the northern coast of Sri Lanka, known as part of the Jaffna Islands archipelago with a predominantly Tamil population and historical significance.
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E.
Daby Island
Daby Island is a small island located within Humboldt Bay on the northern coast of California, known primarily as part of the bay’s coastal and estuarine ecosystem.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographic location
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tidal island ⓘ |
| administrativeTerritory |
Ille-et-Vilaine department
ⓘ
linked to:
Ille-et-Vilaine
|
| belongsTo | historic province of Brittany ⓘ |
| burialSiteOf | François-René de Chateaubriand ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| governedBy |
municipality of Saint-Malo
ⓘ
linked to:
Saint-Malo
|
| hasAccessibility |
accessible on foot at low tide
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inaccessible on foot at high tide ⓘ |
| hasCoastType | rocky coast ⓘ |
| hasCulturalAssociation |
French Romanticism
ⓘ
Romantic literature ⓘ |
| hasEnvironment | marine climate ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
panoramic views of Saint-Malo
ⓘ
panoramic views of surrounding coast ⓘ remains of fortifications ⓘ rocky terrain ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance | linked to life of Chateaubriand ⓘ |
| hasNameMeaning | "Big Bé" in French ⓘ |
| hasNearbyCity | Saint-Malo ⓘ |
| hasNearbyIsland |
Petit Bé
ⓘ
linked to:
Petit Bé fort
|
| hasPrimaryAccessPoint | Plage du Bon-Secours ⓘ |
| hasRegulation | access subject to tide schedules ⓘ |
| hasRisk | risk of being cut off by rising tide ⓘ |
| hasUse |
viewpoint for photography
ⓘ
walking destination ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Cité Corsaire of Saint-Malo
ⓘ
linked to:
Saint-Malo
Fort National ⓘ Rance estuary mouth ⓘ
linked to:
Rance estuary
Saint-Malo city walls ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | site associated with French literary heritage ⓘ |
| languageOfToponym | French ⓘ |
| localLanguageToponym | Breton ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Ille-et-Vilaine
ⓘ
Saint-Malo ⓘ northwestern France ⓘ
linked to:
Western France
|
| locatedInBodyOfWater | English Channel ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Brittany ⓘ |
| near |
Petit Bé fort
ⓘ
walled city of Saint-Malo ⓘ
linked to:
Saint-Malo
|
| notableFor | tomb of François-René de Chateaubriand ⓘ |
| offCoastOf | Saint-Malo ⓘ |
| partOf |
commune of Saint-Malo
ⓘ
linked to:
Saint-Malo
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| regionCapitalNearby | Rennes ⓘ |
| tourismType |
cultural tourism site
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scenic viewpoint ⓘ |
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Subject: Grand Bé island Description of subject: Grand Bé island is a small tidal island off the coast of Saint-Malo in Brittany, France, best known as the burial place of writer François-René de Chateaubriand and for its panoramic views of the walled city and surrounding coast.
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