correctional colony IK-3
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Correctional colony IK-3 is a high-security Russian penal facility, known as the "Polar Wolf" colony, located near the Arctic town of Kharp in the Yamalo-Nenets region.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| IK-3 "Polar Wolf" penal colony | 1 |
| correctional colony IK-3 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7106184 — 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: correctional colony IK-3 Context triple: [IK-3 "Polar Wolf" penal colony, Kharp, facilityType, correctional colony IK-3]
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A.
IK-2 penal colony, Pokrov
IK-2 penal colony in Pokrov is a high-security Russian prison facility known internationally for holding opposition leader Alexei Navalny under harsh conditions.
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B.
IK-6 penal colony, Melekhovo
IK-6 penal colony in Melekhovo is a high-security Russian prison facility known internationally for holding opposition leader Alexei Navalny under harsh conditions.
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C.
Solovki prison camp
Solovki prison camp was one of the earliest and most infamous Soviet forced-labor camps, located on the Solovetsky Islands and often seen as a prototype for the wider Gulag system.
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D.
Verkhneuralsk prison
Verkhneuralsk prison was a Soviet detention facility in the Chelyabinsk region, notorious for holding political prisoners during the Stalinist era.
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E.
Sosva labor camp
Sosva labor camp was a Soviet forced-labor camp in the Gulag system, known for holding political prisoners under harsh conditions in the early 20th century.
- 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: correctional colony IK-3 Target entity description: Correctional colony IK-3 is a high-security Russian penal facility, known as the "Polar Wolf" colony, located near the Arctic town of Kharp in the Yamalo-Nenets region.
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A.
IK-2 penal colony, Pokrov
IK-2 penal colony in Pokrov is a high-security Russian prison facility known internationally for holding opposition leader Alexei Navalny under harsh conditions.
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B.
IK-6 penal colony, Melekhovo
IK-6 penal colony in Melekhovo is a high-security Russian prison facility known internationally for holding opposition leader Alexei Navalny under harsh conditions.
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C.
Solovki prison camp
Solovki prison camp was one of the earliest and most infamous Soviet forced-labor camps, located on the Solovetsky Islands and often seen as a prototype for the wider Gulag system.
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D.
Verkhneuralsk prison
Verkhneuralsk prison was a Soviet detention facility in the Chelyabinsk region, notorious for holding political prisoners during the Stalinist era.
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E.
Sosva labor camp
Sosva labor camp was a Soviet forced-labor camp in the Gulag system, known for holding political prisoners under harsh conditions in the early 20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
correctional facility
ⓘ
penal colony ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | IK-3 Polar Wolf colony ⓘ |
| category | adult male prison (reported) ⓘ |
| climate | subarctic ⓘ |
| country | Russia ⓘ |
| distanceFromMajorCity | far from major population centers ⓘ |
| environment |
harsh climatic conditions
ⓘ
remote ⓘ |
| facilityType | strict-regime colony ⓘ |
| governingLaw | Russian criminal-executive legislation ⓘ |
| infrastructure |
barbed wire fences
ⓘ
barracks-style prisoner housing ⓘ guard towers ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Russian Federation
ⓘ
linked to:
Russia
|
| knownFor |
isolated location
ⓘ
severe weather conditions ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Arctic region of Russia
ⓘ
Kharp ⓘ Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug ⓘ |
| nickname | Polar Wolf ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia ⓘ |
| partOf |
Russian penal system
ⓘ
linked to:
Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia
|
| primaryFunction | detention of convicted prisoners ⓘ |
| region |
Russian Arctic
ⓘ
linked to:
Arctic zone of the Russian Federation
|
| securityFeatures |
armed guards
ⓘ
perimeter security ⓘ |
| securityLevel | high-security ⓘ |
| timeZone | Yekaterinburg Time (approximate for region) ⓘ |
| transportAccessibility | limited access due to remote location ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: correctional colony IK-3 Description of subject: Correctional colony IK-3 is a high-security Russian penal facility, known as the "Polar Wolf" colony, located near the Arctic town of Kharp in the Yamalo-Nenets region.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: correctional colony IK-3