Goat Island Light
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Goat Island Light is a historic lighthouse located on Goat Island off Cape Porpoise, Maine, serving as a navigational aid at the entrance to Cape Porpoise Harbor.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Goat Island Light canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9250911 — 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: Goat Island Light Context triple: [Cape Porpoise, hasLighthouse, Goat Island Light]
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A.
Pilot Island Light
Pilot Island Light is a historic lighthouse located on Pilot Island off the tip of Wisconsin’s Door Peninsula, long used to guide ships through the treacherous waters of Lake Michigan near Death’s Door passage.
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B.
Curtis Island Light
Curtis Island Light is a historic lighthouse located on Curtis Island at the entrance to Camden Harbor in midcoast Maine, serving as a navigational aid and local landmark.
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C.
Point Wilson Lighthouse
Point Wilson Lighthouse is a historic navigational beacon located at the entrance to Puget Sound near Port Townsend, Washington.
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D.
Mission Point Light
Mission Point Light is a historic lighthouse located at the tip of Old Mission Peninsula in Grand Traverse Bay, Michigan, known for its picturesque setting and 19th-century architecture.
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E.
Sankaty Head Light
Sankaty Head Light is a historic lighthouse on the eastern shore of Nantucket, Massachusetts, known for guiding ships along the treacherous waters off the island since the mid-19th 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: Goat Island Light Target entity description: Goat Island Light is a historic lighthouse located on Goat Island off Cape Porpoise, Maine, serving as a navigational aid at the entrance to Cape Porpoise Harbor.
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A.
Pilot Island Light
Pilot Island Light is a historic lighthouse located on Pilot Island off the tip of Wisconsin’s Door Peninsula, long used to guide ships through the treacherous waters of Lake Michigan near Death’s Door passage.
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B.
Curtis Island Light
Curtis Island Light is a historic lighthouse located on Curtis Island at the entrance to Camden Harbor in midcoast Maine, serving as a navigational aid and local landmark.
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C.
Point Wilson Lighthouse
Point Wilson Lighthouse is a historic navigational beacon located at the entrance to Puget Sound near Port Townsend, Washington.
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D.
Mission Point Light
Mission Point Light is a historic lighthouse located at the tip of Old Mission Peninsula in Grand Traverse Bay, Michigan, known for its picturesque setting and 19th-century architecture.
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E.
Sankaty Head Light
Sankaty Head Light is a historic lighthouse on the eastern shore of Nantucket, Massachusetts, known for guiding ships along the treacherous waters off the island since the mid-19th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic place
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lighthouse ⓘ navigational aid ⓘ |
| access | boat only ⓘ |
| category |
Buildings and structures in York County, Maine
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Lighthouses in Maine ⓘ Transportation in York County, Maine ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial | brick ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| county | York County ⓘ |
| function | marks entrance to Cape Porpoise Harbor ⓘ |
| hasLantern | yes ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic lighthouse ⓘ |
| isOn | small rocky island ⓘ |
| lightCharacteristic | flashing white light ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cape Porpoise
ⓘ
Cape Porpoise Harbor ⓘ Kennebunkport, Maine ⓘ
linked to:
Kennebunkport
Maine ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
York County, Maine ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Goat Island ⓘ |
| managingAgent | United States Coast Guard ⓘ |
| marking |
black lantern
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white tower ⓘ |
| near |
Cape Porpoise, Maine
ⓘ
linked to:
Cape Porpoise
Kennebunkport, Maine ⓘ
linked to:
Kennebunkport
|
| operator | United States Coast Guard ⓘ |
| purpose | aid to navigation ⓘ |
| state | Maine ⓘ |
| towerShape | cylindrical tower ⓘ |
| waterway | Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Goat Island Light Description of subject: Goat Island Light is a historic lighthouse located on Goat Island off Cape Porpoise, Maine, serving as a navigational aid at the entrance to Cape Porpoise Harbor.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.