Sagar Island
E691399
Sagar Island is a large inhabited riverine island at the mouth of the Ganges in West Bengal, India, known as a major Hindu pilgrimage site for the annual Gangasagar Mela.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sagar Island canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7085217 — 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: Sagar Island Context triple: [South 24 Parganas district, contains, Sagar Island]
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A.
Havelock Island
Havelock Island is a popular tourist destination in India’s Andaman and Nicobar Islands, known for its white-sand beaches, clear waters, and vibrant coral reefs.
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B.
Bhola Island
Bhola Island is the largest island of Bangladesh, situated in the Meghna River estuary and known for its vulnerable, low-lying deltaic landscape frequently affected by cyclones and erosion.
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C.
Rabi Island
Rabi Island is a Fijian island best known as the home of the Banaban people, who were resettled there from Banaba in the mid-20th century.
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D.
Middle Andaman Island
Middle Andaman Island is one of the principal islands in India’s Andaman archipelago, known for its dense tropical forests, indigenous communities, and role as a central link between North and South Andaman.
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E.
North Andaman Island
North Andaman Island is one of the principal islands in the northern part of India’s Andaman archipelago in the Bay of Bengal, known for its tropical forests, beaches, and indigenous communities.
- 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: Sagar Island Target entity description: Sagar Island is a large inhabited riverine island at the mouth of the Ganges in West Bengal, India, known as a major Hindu pilgrimage site for the annual Gangasagar Mela.
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A.
Havelock Island
Havelock Island is a popular tourist destination in India’s Andaman and Nicobar Islands, known for its white-sand beaches, clear waters, and vibrant coral reefs.
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B.
Bhola Island
Bhola Island is the largest island of Bangladesh, situated in the Meghna River estuary and known for its vulnerable, low-lying deltaic landscape frequently affected by cyclones and erosion.
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C.
Rabi Island
Rabi Island is a Fijian island best known as the home of the Banaban people, who were resettled there from Banaba in the mid-20th century.
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D.
Middle Andaman Island
Middle Andaman Island is one of the principal islands in India’s Andaman archipelago, known for its dense tropical forests, indigenous communities, and role as a central link between North and South Andaman.
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E.
North Andaman Island
North Andaman Island is one of the principal islands in the northern part of India’s Andaman archipelago in the Bay of Bengal, known for its tropical forests, beaches, and indigenous communities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu pilgrimage site
ⓘ
inhabited place ⓘ river island ⓘ |
| accessMethod | road and ferry from mainland West Bengal ⓘ |
| administrativeStatus | part of Sagar Community Development Block ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| countrySubdivision | state of West Bengal ⓘ |
| distanceFromKolkata | about 100 kilometers south ⓘ |
| governingBody | Government of West Bengal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCoastlineOn | Bay of Bengal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalPractice | annual Gangasagar fair ⓘ |
| hasEvent | Gangasagar Mela NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMajorSettlement |
Gangasagar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sagar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReligiousStructure | ashrams and dharamshalas for pilgrims ⓘ |
| hasShrine | Kapil Muni Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTemple | Kapil Muni Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTransportInfrastructure |
Sagar Island ferry services
ⓘ
roads connecting to Kakdwip and Namkhana ferries ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Gangasagar Mela
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hindu pilgrimage ⓘ confluence of Ganga and Bay of Bengal ⓘ |
| language | Bengali ⓘ |
| locatedAtMouthOf | Ganges River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
South 24 Parganas district
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
West Bengal ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | Sagar CD block NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInBodyOfWater | Ganges River delta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInClimateZone | tropical monsoon climate ⓘ |
| locatedInCountryRegion | eastern India ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Bay of Bengal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Kakdwip
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kolkata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainEconomicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| partOf |
Ganges–Brahmaputra–Meghna delta
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sundarbans region (broad geographic sense) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pilgrimageActivity | holy dip at Ganga Sagar confluence ⓘ |
| pilgrimageSeason | around Makar Sankranti ⓘ |
| religionSignificance | Hinduism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | West Bengal ⓘ |
| subjectTo |
coastal erosion
ⓘ
cyclones ⓘ flooding ⓘ |
| timeZone | Indian Standard Time ⓘ |
| UTCOffset | +5:30 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sagar Island Description of subject: Sagar Island is a large inhabited riverine island at the mouth of the Ganges in West Bengal, India, known as a major Hindu pilgrimage site for the annual Gangasagar Mela.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.