Noman’s Land Island
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Noman’s Land Island is a small, uninhabited island off the coast of Martha’s Vineyard in Massachusetts, historically used as a U.S. Navy bombing range and now largely a wildlife refuge.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Noman’s Land Island canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5696638 — 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: Noman’s Land Island Context triple: [Aquinnah Cliffs, hasViewOf, Noman’s Land Island]
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A.
Marchena Island
Marchena Island is an uninhabited volcanic island in the northern Galápagos archipelago, known for its remote location, rugged lava landscapes, and rich marine life.
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B.
Barmore Island
Barmore Island is a small Scottish island that forms part of the Clyde Islands archipelago in the Firth of Clyde.
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C.
Gosnold Island
Gosnold Island is one of the small, sparsely populated islands in Massachusetts’ Elizabeth Islands chain, known for its natural coastal landscapes and limited public access.
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D.
Funye Island
Funye Island is one of the principal islands in Uganda’s Ssese Archipelago on Lake Victoria, known for its natural scenery and relative remoteness.
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E.
Nonamesset Island
Nonamesset Island is a small, privately owned island at the eastern end of Massachusetts’ Elizabeth Islands, near Woods Hole and the entrance to Vineyard Sound.
- 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: Noman’s Land Island Target entity description: Noman’s Land Island is a small, uninhabited island off the coast of Martha’s Vineyard in Massachusetts, historically used as a U.S. Navy bombing range and now largely a wildlife refuge.
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A.
Marchena Island
Marchena Island is an uninhabited volcanic island in the northern Galápagos archipelago, known for its remote location, rugged lava landscapes, and rich marine life.
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B.
Barmore Island
Barmore Island is a small Scottish island that forms part of the Clyde Islands archipelago in the Firth of Clyde.
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C.
Gosnold Island
Gosnold Island is one of the small, sparsely populated islands in Massachusetts’ Elizabeth Islands chain, known for its natural coastal landscapes and limited public access.
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D.
Funye Island
Funye Island is one of the principal islands in Uganda’s Ssese Archipelago on Lake Victoria, known for its natural scenery and relative remoteness.
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E.
Nonamesset Island
Nonamesset Island is a small, privately owned island at the eastern end of Massachusetts’ Elizabeth Islands, near Woods Hole and the entrance to Vineyard Sound.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
island
ⓘ
wildlife refuge ⓘ |
| accessMethod |
boat
ⓘ
helicopter (authorized personnel only) ⓘ |
| belongsToArchipelago | Elizabeth Islands region (broadly associated) ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| currentUse | wildlife refuge ⓘ |
| environmentalConcern |
contaminated soils from past bombing
ⓘ
unexploded munitions ⓘ |
| formerOperator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Nomans Land
ⓘ
linked to:
Nomans Land Island
|
| hasAlternativeSpelling | Nomans Land Island ⓘ |
| hasConservationStatus | protected area ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
coastal bluffs
ⓘ
maritime shrubland ⓘ rocky shoreline ⓘ |
| hasHazard | unexploded ordnance ⓘ |
| hasNearbyCommunity |
Aquinnah, Massachusetts
ⓘ
linked to:
Aquinnah, Martha's Vineyard
Chilmark, Massachusetts ⓘ
linked to:
Chilmark
|
| hasRegulation |
landing prohibited without authorization
ⓘ
no public recreational use ⓘ |
| hasWildlife |
coastal plants
ⓘ
migratory birds ⓘ seabirds ⓘ |
| historicalFunction | naval aerial bombing target range ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
ⓘ
linked to:
Massachusetts
|
| locatedIn |
Dukes County, Massachusetts
ⓘ
Massachusetts ⓘ |
| locatedInBodyOfWater | Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | New England ⓘ |
| locatedOffCoastOf |
Martha’s Vineyard
ⓘ
linked to:
Martha's Vineyard
|
| managedBy | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ⓘ |
| militaryUseEnd | 1990s ⓘ |
| militaryUseStart | World War II era ⓘ |
| nearbyIsland |
Cuttyhunk Island
ⓘ
Martha’s Vineyard ⓘ
linked to:
Martha's Vineyard
|
| notableFor |
coastal wildlife habitat
ⓘ
seabird habitat ⓘ |
| ownership |
federal government of the United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States government
|
| partOf |
National Wildlife Refuge System
ⓘ
Town of Chilmark, Massachusetts ⓘ
linked to:
Chilmark
|
| permanentResidents | 0 ⓘ |
| primaryEcosystemType | coastal island ecosystem ⓘ |
| publicAccess | restricted ⓘ |
| region | Northeastern United States ⓘ |
| state | Massachusetts ⓘ |
| uninhabited | true ⓘ |
| usedAs | U.S. Navy bombing range ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Noman’s Land Island Description of subject: Noman’s Land Island is a small, uninhabited island off the coast of Martha’s Vineyard in Massachusetts, historically used as a U.S. Navy bombing range and now largely a wildlife refuge.
Referenced by (1)
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