Pearl Harbor
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Pearl Harbor is a natural deep-water naval base and lagoon on the Hawaiian island of Oahu, best known as the site of the December 7, 1941 Japanese attack that led the United States to enter World War II.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pearl Harbor canonical | 59 |
| Attack on Pearl Harbor operations area | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8347693 — 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: Pearl Harbor Context triple: [Ford Island Bridge, waterway, Pearl Harbor]
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A.
Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor is a 2001 American war drama film that dramatizes the Japanese attack on the U.S. naval base in Hawaii during World War II, blending historical events with a fictional love story.
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B.
attack on Pearl Harbor
The attack on Pearl Harbor was the surprise Japanese military strike on the U.S. naval base in Hawaii on December 7, 1941, that led to the United States’ entry into World War II.
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C.
Midway
Midway is a small unincorporated community located in Chaves County in southeastern New Mexico, United States.
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D.
Midway
Midway is a small town located in Bullock County in the southeastern region of the U.S. state of Alabama.
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E.
Midway
Midway is a suburban village in South Derbyshire, England, situated between Swadlincote and Burton upon Trent.
- 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: Pearl Harbor Target entity description: Pearl Harbor is a natural deep-water naval base and lagoon on the Hawaiian island of Oahu, best known as the site of the December 7, 1941 Japanese attack that led the United States to enter World War II.
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A.
Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor is a 2001 American war drama film that dramatizes the Japanese attack on the U.S. naval base in Hawaii during World War II, blending historical events with a fictional love story.
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B.
attack on Pearl Harbor
The attack on Pearl Harbor was the surprise Japanese military strike on the U.S. naval base in Hawaii on December 7, 1941, that led to the United States’ entry into World War II.
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C.
Midway
Midway is a small unincorporated community located in Chaves County in southeastern New Mexico, United States.
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D.
Midway
Midway is a small town located in Bullock County in the southeastern region of the U.S. state of Alabama.
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E.
Midway
Midway is a suburban village in South Derbyshire, England, situated between Swadlincote and Burton upon Trent.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Navy base
ⓘ
harbor ⓘ lagoon ⓘ |
| attackedBy | Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| conflict |
Pacific War
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| currentJurisdiction |
State of Hawaii
ⓘ
linked to:
Hawaii
|
| dateOfEvent | 1941-12-07 ⓘ |
| governingBody | United States Navy ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
aircraft maintenance facilities
ⓘ
dry docks ⓘ fuel storage facilities ⓘ submarine base ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Battleship Row
ⓘ
linked to:
Battleship Row, Pearl Harbor
Ford Island ⓘ
linked to:
Ford Island, Pearl Harbor
Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam ⓘ Naval Station Pearl Harbor ⓘ
linked to:
Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam
Pearl Harbor National Memorial ⓘ Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard ⓘ USS Arizona Memorial ⓘ USS Oklahoma Memorial ⓘ
linked to:
USS Oklahoma Memorial at Pearl Harbor
USS Utah Memorial ⓘ |
| hasUse |
logistics hub
ⓘ
military harbor ⓘ naval base ⓘ shipyard ⓘ |
| historicalEvent | Surprise military strike by Japan on 1941-12-07 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Attack on Pearl Harbor
ⓘ
linked to:
attack on Pearl Harbor
United States entry into World War II ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Hawaii
ⓘ
Oahu ⓘ Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| locatedOnIsland | Oahu ⓘ |
| memorializedBy |
Pearl Harbor National Memorial
ⓘ
USS Arizona Memorial ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Honolulu ⓘ |
| operatedBy | United States Navy ⓘ |
| partOf |
City and County of Honolulu
ⓘ
linked to:
Honolulu County
Territory of Hawaii ⓘ
linked to:
Hawaii Territory
|
| resultOfAttack |
United States declaration of war on Japan
ⓘ
linked to:
Declaration of war on Japan
United States entry into World War II ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
key logistics and repair center for U.S. Navy
ⓘ
major base for U.S. naval operations in the Pacific ⓘ |
| timeZone | Hawaii–Aleutian Standard Time ⓘ |
| tourism | major historical tourism site ⓘ |
| usedBy |
United States Pacific Fleet
ⓘ
linked to:
U.S. Pacific Fleet
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Pearl Harbor Description of subject: Pearl Harbor is a natural deep-water naval base and lagoon on the Hawaiian island of Oahu, best known as the site of the December 7, 1941 Japanese attack that led the United States to enter World War II.
Referenced by (60)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Ford Island bridge
subject linked to:
Navy hull number BB-43
linked to: Pearl Harbor
subject linked to:
SS-287
subject linked to:
Seth Porter Ford
subject linked to:
CV-16
subject linked to:
USS Cobia submarine
subject linked to:
General Walter C. Short