West Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands
E673581
West Island is the main inhabited island and administrative center of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, an Australian external territory in the Indian Ocean.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| West Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7558665 — 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: West Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands Context triple: [Administrator of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, seat, West Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands]
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A.
Woodley Island
Woodley Island is a small, inhabited island in Northern California’s Humboldt Bay known for its marina, fishing fleet, and views of the Eureka waterfront.
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B.
Christmas Island
Christmas Island is a remote Pacific atoll, also known as Kiritimati, that served as a major site for Cold War-era nuclear weapons tests conducted by the United States and the United Kingdom.
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C.
Christmas Island
Christmas Island is a remote Australian external territory in the Indian Ocean, best known for its unique red crab migration and rich marine and bird life.
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D.
Chesterfield Islands
The Chesterfield Islands are a remote group of low-lying coral reefs and islets in the southwest Pacific Ocean, located between Australia and New Caledonia.
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E.
Uman Island
Uman Island is an inhabited island and municipality in Chuuk Lagoon, part of Chuuk State in the Federated States of Micronesia.
- 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: West Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands Target entity description: West Island is the main inhabited island and administrative center of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, an Australian external territory in the Indian Ocean.
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A.
Woodley Island
Woodley Island is a small, inhabited island in Northern California’s Humboldt Bay known for its marina, fishing fleet, and views of the Eureka waterfront.
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B.
Christmas Island
Christmas Island is a remote Australian external territory in the Indian Ocean, best known for its unique red crab migration and rich marine and bird life.
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C.
Christmas Island
Christmas Island is a remote Pacific atoll, also known as Kiritimati, that served as a major site for Cold War-era nuclear weapons tests conducted by the United States and the United Kingdom.
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D.
Chesterfield Islands
The Chesterfield Islands are a remote group of low-lying coral reefs and islets in the southwest Pacific Ocean, located between Australia and New Caledonia.
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E.
Uman Island
Uman Island is an inhabited island and municipality in Chuuk Lagoon, part of Chuuk State in the Federated States of Micronesia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
administrative centre
ⓘ
island ⓘ populated place ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Shire of Cocos (Keeling) Islands ⓘ |
| capitalOf | Cocos (Keeling) Islands ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| governedAs | part of an Australian external territory ⓘ |
| hasAirport | Cocos (Keeling) Islands Airport ⓘ |
| hasCallingCode | +61 ⓘ |
| hasClimate | tropical climate ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
Cocos (Keeling) Islands District High School
ⓘ
administrative offices of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands ⓘ small commercial area ⓘ tourist accommodation ⓘ |
| hasFunction | seat of local government of the Shire of Cocos (Keeling) Islands ⓘ |
| hasLandUse |
administrative
ⓘ
residential ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| hasOfficialLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasPostalAdministration | Australia Post ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryEconomicActivity |
public administration
ⓘ
tourism ⓘ |
| hasSettlement | West Island settlement ⓘ |
| hasTransportLink |
air services to mainland Australia
ⓘ
boat connections to Home Island ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
ⓘ
Indian Ocean ⓘ |
| locatedInArchipelago |
Cocos (Keeling) Islands archipelago
ⓘ
linked to:
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
|
| locatedInRegion | Southeast Indian Ocean ⓘ |
| partOf |
Australian external territories
ⓘ
linked to:
Australian territories
|
| role |
administrative center of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands
ⓘ
main inhabited island of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands ⓘ |
| sovereignState | Australia ⓘ |
| timezone | UTC+06:30 ⓘ |
| usesCurrency | Australian dollar ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: West Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands Description of subject: West Island is the main inhabited island and administrative center of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, an Australian external territory in the Indian Ocean.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.