Pheasant Island
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Pheasant Island is a small uninhabited islet in the Bidasoa River known for its unique status as a condominium jointly administered by France and Spain, with sovereignty alternating between the two countries.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pheasant Island canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7009859 — 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: Pheasant Island Context triple: [Bidasoa River, hasIsland, Pheasant Island]
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A.
Pelican Island
Pelican Island is a small island near Galveston, Texas, known for hosting maritime and marine-focused facilities, including the Texas A&M University at Galveston campus.
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B.
Boat Island
Boat Island is a small island located within the Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands of India, known for its marine biodiversity and scenic coastal environment.
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C.
Honeymoon Island
Honeymoon Island is a romantic nickname for South Korea’s Jeju Island, famed as a popular getaway for newlyweds with scenic beaches, volcanic landscapes, and resort accommodations.
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D.
Jewell Island
Jewell Island is a small, mostly undeveloped island off the coast of Maine known for its scenic hiking trails, World War II-era military ruins, and popular anchorage for boaters in Casco Bay.
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E.
Dodge Island
Dodge Island is a man-made island in Miami, Florida, best known as the site of PortMiami, one of the world’s busiest cruise and cargo ports.
- 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: Pheasant Island Target entity description: Pheasant Island is a small uninhabited islet in the Bidasoa River known for its unique status as a condominium jointly administered by France and Spain, with sovereignty alternating between the two countries.
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A.
Pelican Island
Pelican Island is a small island near Galveston, Texas, known for hosting maritime and marine-focused facilities, including the Texas A&M University at Galveston campus.
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B.
Boat Island
Boat Island is a small island located within the Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands of India, known for its marine biodiversity and scenic coastal environment.
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C.
Honeymoon Island
Honeymoon Island is a romantic nickname for South Korea’s Jeju Island, famed as a popular getaway for newlyweds with scenic beaches, volcanic landscapes, and resort accommodations.
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D.
Jewell Island
Jewell Island is a small, mostly undeveloped island off the coast of Maine known for its scenic hiking trails, World War II-era military ruins, and popular anchorage for boaters in Casco Bay.
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E.
Dodge Island
Dodge Island is a man-made island in Miami, Florida, best known as the site of PortMiami, one of the world’s busiest cruise and cargo ports.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
condominium territory
ⓘ
river island ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
France
ⓘ
Spain ⓘ |
| area | approximately 0.0068 square kilometres ⓘ |
| country |
France
ⓘ
Spain ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 3 metres ⓘ |
| hasAccessRegulation | public access generally prohibited ⓘ |
| hasCondominiumPartners |
French Republic
ⓘ
Kingdom of Spain ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
access generally restricted
ⓘ
no permanent residents ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalEvent |
Treaty of the Pyrenees negotiations
ⓘ
linked to:
Treaty of the Pyrenees
royal meetings between French and Spanish monarchs ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalUse | site of diplomatic meetings between France and Spain ⓘ |
| hasLegalStatus | condominium jointly administered by France and Spain ⓘ |
| hasNameInBasque |
Faisai uhartea
ⓘ
linked to:
Erakor
|
| hasNameInFrench | Île des Faisans ⓘ |
| hasNameInSpanish | Isla de los Faisanes ⓘ |
| hasNotableCharacteristic | one of the smallest international condominiums in the world ⓘ |
| hasSovereigntyArrangement |
alternating administration
ⓘ
shared sovereignty ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfGovernment | condominium ⓘ |
| islandIn | Bidasoa River ⓘ |
| length | approximately 200 metres ⓘ |
| locatedBetween |
French bank of the Bidasoa River
ⓘ
Spanish bank of the Bidasoa River ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Basque Country
ⓘ
Bay of Biscay watershed ⓘ Bidasoa River ⓘ Franco-Spanish border region ⓘ Gipuzkoa ⓘ Pyrenees-Atlantiques ⓘ
linked to:
Pyrénées-Atlantiques
border between France and Spain ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Hendaye
ⓘ
Irun ⓘ |
| partOf |
France–Spain border
ⓘ
linked to:
Franco-Spanish border
|
| sharesBorderWith |
France
ⓘ
Spain ⓘ |
| sovereigntyAlternatesBetween |
France
ⓘ
Spain ⓘ |
| uninhabited | true ⓘ |
| usedFor | symbolic joint administration ceremonies ⓘ |
| width | approximately 40 metres ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Pheasant Island Description of subject: Pheasant Island is a small uninhabited islet in the Bidasoa River known for its unique status as a condominium jointly administered by France and Spain, with sovereignty alternating between the two countries.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.