Lieyu Island
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Lieyu Island is a small outlying island of Taiwan’s Kinmen County, located near the coast of mainland China and known for its military history and strategic position in the Taiwan Strait.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lieyu Island canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10182594 — 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: Lieyu Island Context triple: [Lesser Kinmen, hasAlternativeName, Lieyu Island]
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A.
Zhujiajian Island
Zhujiajian Island is a scenic coastal island in Zhejiang Province, China, known for its beaches, Buddhist sites, and role as a major tourist destination within the Zhoushan Archipelago.
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B.
Yongyu Island
Yongyu Island is a small island in Incheon, South Korea, known for its coastal scenery and proximity to Incheon International Airport.
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C.
Laishan Island
Laishan Island is an island located within Chaohu Lake in Anhui Province, China, known as one of the lake’s notable scenic spots.
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D.
Qimei Island
Qimei Island is a small, scenic outlying island of Taiwan known for its coastal rock formations, clear waters, and tranquil rural atmosphere within the Penghu archipelago.
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E.
Shangchuan Island
Shangchuan Island is a coastal island in Guangdong Province, China, historically notable as the place where the Jesuit missionary Francis Xavier died in 1552 while attempting to enter mainland China.
- 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: Lieyu Island Target entity description: Lieyu Island is a small outlying island of Taiwan’s Kinmen County, located near the coast of mainland China and known for its military history and strategic position in the Taiwan Strait.
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A.
Zhujiajian Island
Zhujiajian Island is a scenic coastal island in Zhejiang Province, China, known for its beaches, Buddhist sites, and role as a major tourist destination within the Zhoushan Archipelago.
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B.
Yongyu Island
Yongyu Island is a small island in Incheon, South Korea, known for its coastal scenery and proximity to Incheon International Airport.
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C.
Laishan Island
Laishan Island is an island located within Chaohu Lake in Anhui Province, China, known as one of the lake’s notable scenic spots.
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D.
Qimei Island
Qimei Island is a small, scenic outlying island of Taiwan known for its coastal rock formations, clear waters, and tranquil rural atmosphere within the Penghu archipelago.
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E.
Shangchuan Island
Shangchuan Island is a coastal island in Guangdong Province, China, historically notable as the place where the Jesuit missionary Francis Xavier died in 1552 while attempting to enter mainland China.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | island ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
Fujian Province (Republic of China)
ⓘ
linked to:
Fukien Province (Republic of China)
Kinmen County Government ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Lesser Kinmen
ⓘ
linked to:
Lesser Kinmen (Lieyu) Island
Lieyu ⓘ Little Kinmen ⓘ
linked to:
Lesser Kinmen (Lieyu) Island
|
| belongsTo | offshore islands of Taiwan ⓘ |
| belongsToArchipelago |
Kinmen Islands
ⓘ
linked to:
Kinmen (Quemoy) Islands
|
| borderStatus | frontline island near cross-strait boundary ⓘ |
| connectedBy | ferry to Greater Kinmen ⓘ |
| country |
Republic of China (Taiwan)
ⓘ
linked to:
Republic of China
|
| geopoliticalContext | cross-strait relations between Taiwan and mainland China ⓘ |
| hasArea | about 14 square kilometers ⓘ |
| hasChineseName |
烈嶼島
ⓘ
linked to:
Liuqiu Island
|
| hasClimate | subtropical monsoon climate ⓘ |
| hasCulturalFeature |
battlefield relics
ⓘ
military-themed tourism sites ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
small-scale agriculture
ⓘ
tourism ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
bunkers
ⓘ
granite terrain ⓘ military fortifications ⓘ rocky coastline ⓘ tunnels ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure |
coastal roads
ⓘ
small harbors ⓘ |
| hasLandmark |
Dadan Island (nearby islet under same township)
ⓘ
linked to:
Dadan Island
Erdan Island (nearby islet under same township) ⓘ
linked to:
Erdan Island
Jiugong Tunnel ⓘ coastal artillery positions ⓘ military memorials ⓘ |
| hasPopulationCharacteristic | small population ⓘ |
| hasTownshipSeat | Shuangkou ⓘ |
| hasUse |
military training
ⓘ
tourism ⓘ |
| knownFor |
military history
ⓘ
strategic position in the Taiwan Strait ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Taiwan Strait ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Xiamen
ⓘ
coast of mainland China ⓘ |
| partOf |
Kinmen County
ⓘ
linked to:
Kinmen
Lieyu Township ⓘ |
| sawConflict | Second Taiwan Strait Crisis ⓘ |
| strategicRole | frontline defense against mainland China ⓘ |
| timeZone | National Standard Time (UTC+8) ⓘ |
| wasHeavilyFortified | Cold War era ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lieyu Island Description of subject: Lieyu Island is a small outlying island of Taiwan’s Kinmen County, located near the coast of mainland China and known for its military history and strategic position in the Taiwan Strait.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Lesser Kinmen (Lieyu) Island