Pulau Nipah
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Pulau Nipah is a small Indonesian island in the Riau Islands province, strategically located near the Singapore Strait and known for its role in defining Indonesia’s maritime boundaries.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pulau Nipah canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7503396 — 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: Pulau Nipah Context triple: [Dinding Islands, hasPart, Pulau Nipah]
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A.
Kapas Island
Kapas Island is a small tropical island off the coast of Terengganu, Malaysia, known for its white sandy beaches, clear waters, and coral reefs popular with snorkelers and divers.
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B.
Labengki Island
Labengki Island is a scenic tropical island in Indonesia renowned for its turquoise lagoons, dramatic limestone karst formations, and rich marine biodiversity that attract snorkeling and diving enthusiasts.
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C.
Labuan Island
Labuan Island is a small Malaysian federal territory off the coast of Borneo, known as an offshore financial center and duty-free island with historical World War II sites and busy port facilities.
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D.
Sapi Island
Sapi Island is a small tropical island in Sabah, Malaysia, known for its clear waters, coral reefs, and popularity as a snorkeling and day-trip destination from Kota Kinabalu.
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E.
Pulau Meja
Pulau Meja is a small, flat-topped island in Indonesia’s Riung 17 Islands Marine Park, known for its scenic coastal views and surrounding coral reefs.
- 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: Pulau Nipah Target entity description: Pulau Nipah is a small Indonesian island in the Riau Islands province, strategically located near the Singapore Strait and known for its role in defining Indonesia’s maritime boundaries.
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A.
Kapas Island
Kapas Island is a small tropical island off the coast of Terengganu, Malaysia, known for its white sandy beaches, clear waters, and coral reefs popular with snorkelers and divers.
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B.
Labengki Island
Labengki Island is a scenic tropical island in Indonesia renowned for its turquoise lagoons, dramatic limestone karst formations, and rich marine biodiversity that attract snorkeling and diving enthusiasts.
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C.
Labuan Island
Labuan Island is a small Malaysian federal territory off the coast of Borneo, known as an offshore financial center and duty-free island with historical World War II sites and busy port facilities.
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D.
Sapi Island
Sapi Island is a small tropical island in Sabah, Malaysia, known for its clear waters, coral reefs, and popularity as a snorkeling and day-trip destination from Kota Kinabalu.
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E.
Pulau Meja
Pulau Meja is a small, flat-topped island in Indonesia’s Riung 17 Islands Marine Park, known for its scenic coastal views and surrounding coral reefs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | island ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
Riau Islands provincial government
ⓘ
local government of Riau Islands Regency ⓘ |
| country | Indonesia ⓘ |
| distanceToSingapore | approximately 13 kilometers ⓘ |
| governedBy | Government of Indonesia ⓘ |
| hasClimate | tropical ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity | limited local fishing ⓘ |
| hasEnvironmentalIssue |
coastal erosion
ⓘ
land subsidence risk ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure |
coastal defense facilities
ⓘ
lighthouse ⓘ military outpost ⓘ |
| hasLegalStatus | outermost island of Indonesia ⓘ |
| hasPopulation | very small permanent population ⓘ |
| hasReclamation | subject to land reclamation to prevent submergence ⓘ |
| hasRole |
baseline point for Indonesia’s territorial sea
ⓘ
reference point for Indonesia’s continental shelf delimitation ⓘ reference point for Indonesia’s exclusive economic zone ⓘ |
| hasSecurityPresence |
Indonesian Marine Corps
ⓘ
Indonesian Navy ⓘ |
| legalSignificance |
affects delimitation of Indonesia–Singapore maritime boundary
ⓘ
affects extent of Indonesia’s territorial sea in Singapore Strait ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory |
Riau Islands Province
ⓘ
linked to:
Riau Islands
Riau Islands Regency ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion |
Sumatra maritime region
ⓘ
western Indonesia ⓘ |
| locatedInWaterBody |
Malacca Strait region
ⓘ
linked to:
Strait of Malacca
Singapore Strait ⓘ |
| nearbyCountry |
Malaysia
ⓘ
Singapore ⓘ |
| partOf |
Outermost Small Islands of Indonesia
ⓘ
Riau Archipelago ⓘ
linked to:
Riau Islands
|
| recognizedAsIndonesianTerritoryBy |
Malaysia
ⓘ
Singapore ⓘ |
| sovereigntyClaimedBy | Indonesia ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
controls access routes near Singapore Strait
ⓘ
defines Indonesia’s maritime boundaries near Singapore ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
Indonesian outer islands sovereignty policy
ⓘ
Indonesia–Singapore maritime boundary agreements ⓘ |
| usedFor |
border security
ⓘ
maritime surveillance ⓘ navigation aid ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Pulau Nipah Description of subject: Pulau Nipah is a small Indonesian island in the Riau Islands province, strategically located near the Singapore Strait and known for its role in defining Indonesia’s maritime boundaries.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.