Île Royale
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Île Royale is one of the small islands off the coast of French Guiana, historically known as part of the former French penal colony collectively called the Îles du Salut.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Île Royale canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6781592 — 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: Île Royale Context triple: [Kourou, hasNearbyIsland, Île Royale]
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A.
Île Royale
Île Royale was the former French name for Cape Breton Island in present-day Nova Scotia, a strategically important North Atlantic outpost during the colonial era.
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B.
Île Sainte-Marie
Île Sainte-Marie is a narrow tropical island off Madagascar’s east coast, historically known as a pirate haven and now a popular destination for its beaches, whale watching, and coral reefs.
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C.
Île Longue
Île Longue is a heavily fortified French naval base on the Atlantic coast that serves as the main home port for France’s nuclear ballistic missile submarine fleet.
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D.
Île Longue
Île Longue is a remote subantarctic island within the French Kerguelen archipelago in the southern Indian Ocean, known for its harsh climate and sparse human presence.
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E.
Madeline Island
Madeline Island is the largest and only inhabited Apostle Island in Lake Superior, known for its beaches, forests, and small resort community of La Pointe in northern Wisconsin.
- 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: Île Royale Target entity description: Île Royale is one of the small islands off the coast of French Guiana, historically known as part of the former French penal colony collectively called the Îles du Salut.
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A.
Île Royale
Île Royale was the former French name for Cape Breton Island in present-day Nova Scotia, a strategically important North Atlantic outpost during the colonial era.
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B.
Île Sainte-Marie
Île Sainte-Marie is a narrow tropical island off Madagascar’s east coast, historically known as a pirate haven and now a popular destination for its beaches, whale watching, and coral reefs.
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C.
Île Longue
Île Longue is a heavily fortified French naval base on the Atlantic coast that serves as the main home port for France’s nuclear ballistic missile submarine fleet.
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D.
Île Longue
Île Longue is a remote subantarctic island within the French Kerguelen archipelago in the southern Indian Ocean, known for its harsh climate and sparse human presence.
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E.
Madeline Island
Madeline Island is the largest and only inhabited Apostle Island in Lake Superior, known for its beaches, forests, and small resort community of La Pointe in northern Wisconsin.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former penal colony site
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island ⓘ |
| accessibleBy | boat ⓘ |
| administrativeStatus | part of French overseas territory ⓘ |
| archipelago | Îles du Salut ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
French penal history
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common-law convicts ⓘ political deportees ⓘ |
| climate | tropical ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| currentUse |
historical heritage site
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tourist destination ⓘ |
| distanceFromCoastApprox | about 11 kilometers from French Guiana coast ⓘ |
| formerName | Royal Island ⓘ |
| governedBy |
French Guiana authorities
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linked to:
French State in French Guiana
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| hasFacility |
chapel
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former prison buildings ⓘ lodging for visitors ⓘ small port ⓘ |
| hasRuinsOf | penal colony infrastructure ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | protected historical site (national level, France) ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodOfUse |
19th century
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20th century ⓘ |
| historicalUse |
French penal colony
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place of detention for political prisoners ⓘ |
| languageUsed | French ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Atlantic Ocean
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French Guiana ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Kourou ⓘ |
| locatedOffCoastOf | French Guiana ⓘ |
| namedAfter | French monarchy ⓘ |
| nearbyBodyOfWater | Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| nearbyIsland |
Île Saint-Joseph
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Île du Diable ⓘ |
| partOf |
French Guiana penal system
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French colonial system in South America ⓘ Salvation Islands ⓘ overseas region of French Guiana ⓘ Îles du Salut ⓘ |
| region | northeastern South America ⓘ |
| roleInPenalSystem | administrative center of Îles du Salut penal colony ⓘ |
| sovereignState | France ⓘ |
| tourismAttractionType |
dark tourism site
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historical island ⓘ |
| usedFor | military and administrative functions during penal era ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Île Royale Description of subject: Île Royale is one of the small islands off the coast of French Guiana, historically known as part of the former French penal colony collectively called the Îles du Salut.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.