Cobscook Bay
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Cobscook Bay is a rugged, highly tidal coastal inlet in eastern Maine known for its extreme tides, rich marine biodiversity, and important wildlife habitats.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Cobscook Bay canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5688443 — 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: Cobscook Bay Context triple: [Bay of Fundy, hasSubBay, Cobscook Bay]
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Passamaquoddy Bay
Passamaquoddy Bay is a coastal inlet on the border between the U.S. state of Maine and the Canadian province of New Brunswick, known for its strong tides and rich marine ecosystem.
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B.
Penobscot Bay
Penobscot Bay is a large inlet of the Gulf of Maine on the Atlantic coast of Maine, known for its rugged islands, maritime history, and scenic coastal communities.
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C.
Merrymeeting Bay
Merrymeeting Bay is a large freshwater tidal estuary in Maine where several rivers, including the Androscoggin and Kennebec, converge before flowing into the Atlantic Ocean.
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D.
Casco Bay
Casco Bay is a scenic inlet of the Gulf of Maine on the southern coast of Maine, known for its many islands, maritime history, and recreational boating and fishing.
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E.
Cotuit Bay
Cotuit Bay is a small, sheltered coastal bay on Cape Cod in Massachusetts known for its scenic shoreline, boating, and shellfishing.
- 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: Cobscook Bay Target entity description: Cobscook Bay is a rugged, highly tidal coastal inlet in eastern Maine known for its extreme tides, rich marine biodiversity, and important wildlife habitats.
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A.
Passamaquoddy Bay
Passamaquoddy Bay is a coastal inlet on the border between the U.S. state of Maine and the Canadian province of New Brunswick, known for its strong tides and rich marine ecosystem.
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B.
Penobscot Bay
Penobscot Bay is a large inlet of the Gulf of Maine on the Atlantic coast of Maine, known for its rugged islands, maritime history, and scenic coastal communities.
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C.
Merrymeeting Bay
Merrymeeting Bay is a large freshwater tidal estuary in Maine where several rivers, including the Androscoggin and Kennebec, converge before flowing into the Atlantic Ocean.
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D.
Casco Bay
Casco Bay is a scenic inlet of the Gulf of Maine on the southern coast of Maine, known for its many islands, maritime history, and recreational boating and fishing.
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E.
Cotuit Bay
Cotuit Bay is a small, sheltered coastal bay on Cape Cod in Massachusetts known for its scenic shoreline, boating, and shellfishing.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | bay ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Eastport, Maine
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lubec, Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ Trescott Township, Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ Whiting, Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderedBy | Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| drainsInto | Bay of Fundy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
cold-water marine ecosystem
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complex shoreline ⓘ extreme tides ⓘ high primary productivity ⓘ high tidal range ⓘ important wildlife habitat ⓘ mudflats ⓘ numerous coves and inlets ⓘ rich marine biodiversity ⓘ rocky intertidal zones ⓘ rugged coastline ⓘ salt marshes ⓘ strong tidal currents ⓘ |
| hasTidalRange | among the highest in the continental United States ⓘ |
| importantFor |
commercial fisheries
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ecological research ⓘ marine mammals ⓘ migratory shorebirds ⓘ seabirds ⓘ shellfish harvesting ⓘ waterfowl ⓘ |
| inflow |
Dennys River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Little River NERFINISHED ⓘ Pennamaquan River NERFINISHED ⓘ Whiting River NERFINISHED ⓘ numerous small streams ⓘ |
| knownFor |
nutrient-rich waters
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scenic natural landscapes ⓘ strong tidal mixing ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Maine
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Washington County, Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ eastern Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Bay of Fundy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Passamaquoddy Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Bay of Fundy system
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gulf of Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protectedBy |
Cobscook Bay State Park
NERFINISHED
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Moosehorn National Wildlife Refuge (coastal division) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportsSpecies |
benthic invertebrates
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blue mussels ⓘ sea urchins ⓘ soft-shell clams ⓘ various seaweeds ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cobscook Bay Description of subject: Cobscook Bay is a rugged, highly tidal coastal inlet in eastern Maine known for its extreme tides, rich marine biodiversity, and important wildlife habitats.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.