Vinalhaven Island

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island populated place

Vinalhaven Island is a large, historically granite-quarrying island community off the coast of Maine, known for its fishing industry and scenic coastal landscapes.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Vinalhaven Island canonical	3
Vinalhaven	2

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10417497 — 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: Vinalhaven Island
Context triple: [Knox County, Maine, containsIsland, Vinalhaven Island]

A. Monhegan Island, Maine
Monhegan Island, Maine is a small, remote island village in the Gulf of Maine known for its dramatic cliffs, thriving artist colony, and long tradition as a fishing community.
B. Islesboro, Maine
Islesboro, Maine is a small island town in Penobscot Bay known for its scenic coastal setting, summer residences, and reliance on ferry access to the mainland.
C. Chebeague Island, Maine
Chebeague Island, Maine is a small island community in Casco Bay known for its coastal scenery, historic fishing and lobstering heritage, and role as a seasonal and year-round residential destination.
D. Matinicus Isle, Maine
Matinicus Isle, Maine is a remote, sparsely populated island community in the Gulf of Maine known for its long-standing lobstering tradition and limited access by state-operated ferry or small aircraft.
E. Deer Isle, Maine
Deer Isle, Maine is a small coastal town and island community in eastern Maine known for its fishing heritage, scenic landscapes, and vibrant arts scene.
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: Vinalhaven Island
Target entity description: Vinalhaven Island is a large, historically granite-quarrying island community off the coast of Maine, known for its fishing industry and scenic coastal landscapes.

A. Monhegan Island, Maine
Monhegan Island, Maine is a small, remote island village in the Gulf of Maine known for its dramatic cliffs, thriving artist colony, and long tradition as a fishing community.
B. Islesboro, Maine
Islesboro, Maine is a small island town in Penobscot Bay known for its scenic coastal setting, summer residences, and reliance on ferry access to the mainland.
C. Chebeague Island, Maine
Chebeague Island, Maine is a small island community in Casco Bay known for its coastal scenery, historic fishing and lobstering heritage, and role as a seasonal and year-round residential destination.
D. Matinicus Isle, Maine
Matinicus Isle, Maine is a remote, sparsely populated island community in the Gulf of Maine known for its long-standing lobstering tradition and limited access by state-operated ferry or small aircraft.
E. Deer Isle, Maine
Deer Isle, Maine is a small coastal town and island community in eastern Maine known for its fishing heritage, scenic landscapes, and vibrant arts scene.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	island ⓘ populated place ⓘ
accessibleBy	ferry ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
ferryFrom	Rockland, Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ
governedAs	town of Vinalhaven ⓘ linked to: Vinalhaven, Maine, United States
hasBodyOfWater	Carver’s Harbor ⓘ Carver’s Pond ⓘ
hasClimate	humid continental climate ⓘ
hasEconomicActivity	seasonal tourism ⓘ tourism ⓘ
hasEnvironment	coastal environment ⓘ marine environment ⓘ
hasFeature	coves and inlets ⓘ forested interior ⓘ offshore islands ⓘ rocky coastline ⓘ
hasHistoricalActivity	granite quarrying ⓘ
hasHistoricalExport	building stone ⓘ granite ⓘ
hasHistoricalIndustry	granite industry ⓘ
hasIndustry	fishing industry ⓘ lobster industry ⓘ
hasPrimaryEconomicSector	fisheries ⓘ lobster fishery ⓘ
hasRecreation	boating ⓘ hiking ⓘ kayaking ⓘ
hasTown	Vinalhaven, Maine ⓘ linked to: Vinalhaven, Maine, United States
hasWildlife	marine life ⓘ seabirds ⓘ seals ⓘ
knownFor	commercial fishing ⓘ granite quarrying ⓘ harbors ⓘ lobster fishing ⓘ rocky shoreline ⓘ scenic coastal landscapes ⓘ
locatedIn	Knox County, Maine ⓘ Maine ⓘ
locatedInBodyOfWater	Penobscot Bay ⓘ
locatedInRegion	Mid Coast Maine ⓘ linked to: Midcoast Maine
neighboringIsland	North Haven Island ⓘ
offCoastOf	Maine ⓘ
partOfArchipelago	Fox Islands ⓘ
primarySettlement	Vinalhaven, Maine ⓘ linked to: Vinalhaven, Maine, United States
timeZone	Eastern Time Zone ⓘ
USState	Maine ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Knox County, Maine → containsIsland → Vinalhaven Island ⓘ

Vinalhaven, Maine → island → Vinalhaven Island ⓘ

subject linked to: Vinalhaven, Maine, United States

Penobscot Bay → hasMajorIsland → Vinalhaven ⓘ

linked to: Vinalhaven Island

Knox County, Maine → containsIsland → Vinalhaven Island ⓘ

subject linked to: Knox County

Rockland Ferry Terminal → serves → Vinalhaven ⓘ