St Mary’s Island
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St Mary’s Island is a small tidal island off the coast of Whitley Bay in North East England, known for its historic lighthouse and wildlife-rich nature reserve.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| St Mary’s Island canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6603560 — 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: St Mary’s Island Context triple: [Whitley Bay, hasNearby, St Mary’s Island]
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A.
St Mary’s Island
St Mary’s Island is a small island at the mouth of the Gambia River that hosts The Gambia’s capital city, Banjul.
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St Herbert’s Island
St Herbert’s Island is a wooded island in Derwentwater in England’s Lake District, known for its association with the 7th-century hermit St Herbert and its tranquil, scenic setting.
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Lord’s Island
Lord’s Island is a small, historically significant island on Derwentwater in England’s Lake District, once home to the Earls of Derwentwater.
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D.
Carlisle Island
Carlisle Island is a small, uninhabited volcanic island in the central Aleutian Islands of Alaska, forming part of the remote Islands of Four Mountains group.
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E.
Thorn Island
Thorn Island is a small, fortified island in the Milford Haven Waterway off the coast of Pembrokeshire, Wales, known for its 19th-century Palmerston fort and later use as a hotel.
- 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: St Mary’s Island Target entity description: St Mary’s Island is a small tidal island off the coast of Whitley Bay in North East England, known for its historic lighthouse and wildlife-rich nature reserve.
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A.
St Mary’s Island
St Mary’s Island is a small island at the mouth of the Gambia River that hosts The Gambia’s capital city, Banjul.
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B.
St Herbert’s Island
St Herbert’s Island is a wooded island in Derwentwater in England’s Lake District, known for its association with the 7th-century hermit St Herbert and its tranquil, scenic setting.
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C.
Lord’s Island
Lord’s Island is a small, historically significant island on Derwentwater in England’s Lake District, once home to the Earls of Derwentwater.
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D.
Carlisle Island
Carlisle Island is a small, uninhabited volcanic island in the central Aleutian Islands of Alaska, forming part of the remote Islands of Four Mountains group.
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E.
Thorn Island
Thorn Island is a small, fortified island in the Milford Haven Waterway off the coast of Pembrokeshire, Wales, known for its 19th-century Palmerston fort and later use as a hotel.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
lighthouse
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nature reserve ⓘ tidal island ⓘ |
| accessRestrictedBy | high tide ⓘ |
| accessType | tidal causeway ⓘ |
| constructionCompleted | 1898 ⓘ |
| country |
United Kingdom
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| currentUse |
heritage site
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viewing platform ⓘ visitor attraction ⓘ |
| decommissioned | 1984 ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
former keepers’ cottages
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gallery ⓘ intertidal zone ⓘ lantern tower ⓘ rocky shoreline ⓘ viewing platforms ⓘ visitor centre ⓘ walking paths ⓘ |
| hasStructure | St Mary’s Lighthouse ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
North Sea
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Whitley Bay coast ⓘ |
| hasWildlife |
rockpool species
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seabirds ⓘ seals ⓘ |
| height | approximately 38 metres ⓘ |
| knownFor |
historic lighthouse
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wildlife-rich nature reserve ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
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England ⓘ North East England ⓘ North East England ⓘ North Sea ⓘ North Tyneside ⓘ North Tyneside ⓘ Tyne and Wear ⓘ Tyne and Wear ⓘ Whitley Bay ⓘ Whitley Bay ⓘ |
| locatedOn | St Mary’s Island ⓘ |
| managedBy |
North Tyneside Council
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linked to:
North Tyneside
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| material | white-painted brick ⓘ |
| offCoastOf | Whitley Bay ⓘ |
| protectedAs | local nature reserve ⓘ |
| tourismType |
coastal walking site
ⓘ
day-trip destination ⓘ wildlife watching site ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: St Mary’s Island Description of subject: St Mary’s Island is a small tidal island off the coast of Whitley Bay in North East England, known for its historic lighthouse and wildlife-rich nature reserve.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.