Sullom Voe (sea inlet)
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Sullom Voe is a large natural harbour and sea inlet in the Shetland Islands of Scotland, best known for hosting one of Europe's largest oil terminals.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sullom Voe (sea inlet) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13287367 — 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: Sullom Voe (sea inlet) Context triple: [Sullom Voe, namedAfter, Sullom Voe (sea inlet)]
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A.
Rousay Sound
Rousay Sound is a stretch of sea in the Orkney Islands of Scotland, lying between the island of Rousay and the Orkney Mainland and known for its scenic coastal views and rich maritime history.
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B.
Kilbrannan Sound
Kilbrannan Sound is a sea channel off Scotland’s west coast that separates the Isle of Arran from the Kintyre Peninsula and forms part of the Firth of Clyde.
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C.
Malamocco inlet
Malamocco inlet is one of the main tidal channels connecting the Venetian Lagoon to the Adriatic Sea, serving as a crucial maritime access route to Venice and its port.
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D.
Bute Inlet
Bute Inlet is a long, remote coastal fjord on the central coast of British Columbia, Canada, known for its steep mountainous surroundings and deep glacially carved waters.
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E.
Bressay Sound
Bressay Sound is a sheltered strait in the Shetland Islands of Scotland, lying between the island of Bressay and the mainland around Lerwick and serving as an important natural harbor.
- 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: Sullom Voe (sea inlet) Target entity description: Sullom Voe is a large natural harbour and sea inlet in the Shetland Islands of Scotland, best known for hosting one of Europe's largest oil terminals.
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A.
Rousay Sound
Rousay Sound is a stretch of sea in the Orkney Islands of Scotland, lying between the island of Rousay and the Orkney Mainland and known for its scenic coastal views and rich maritime history.
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B.
Kilbrannan Sound
Kilbrannan Sound is a sea channel off Scotland’s west coast that separates the Isle of Arran from the Kintyre Peninsula and forms part of the Firth of Clyde.
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C.
Malamocco inlet
Malamocco inlet is one of the main tidal channels connecting the Venetian Lagoon to the Adriatic Sea, serving as a crucial maritime access route to Venice and its port.
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D.
Bute Inlet
Bute Inlet is a long, remote coastal fjord on the central coast of British Columbia, Canada, known for its steep mountainous surroundings and deep glacially carved waters.
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E.
Bressay Sound
Bressay Sound is a sheltered strait in the Shetland Islands of Scotland, lying between the island of Bressay and the mainland around Lerwick and serving as an important natural harbor.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
natural harbour
ⓘ
sea inlet ⓘ |
| administrativeTerritory | Shetland Islands Council area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
East Shetland Basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North Sea oil fields NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| etymologyLanguage | Old Norse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
oil and gas
ⓘ
shipping ⓘ |
| hasEnvironmentalSensitivity | marine environment ⓘ |
| hasFacility | Sullom Voe Terminal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasIndustrialUse |
oil processing
ⓘ
oil storage ⓘ pipeline landfall ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure |
oil pipelines
ⓘ
storage tanks ⓘ tanker jetties ⓘ |
| hasNavigationUse | commercial shipping route ⓘ |
| hasNearbyAirport | Scatsta Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbyFeature |
Bluemull Sound
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ Yell Sound NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbyIsland |
Fetlar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Unst NERFINISHED ⓘ Yell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbySettlement |
Mossbank
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sullom NERFINISHED ⓘ Toft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTerminalOperator | Sullom Voe Terminal operators ⓘ |
| knownFor |
North Sea oil industry
ⓘ
large oil terminal ⓘ petroleum export ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Delting
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mainland, Shetland NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern Isles NERFINISHED ⓘ Northmavine NERFINISHED ⓘ Shetland Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone |
British Summer Time (seasonal)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
UTC±00:00 ⓘ |
| partOf |
North Atlantic Ocean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North Sea region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Shetland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
crude oil storage
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oil transportation ⓘ tanker loading ⓘ |
| waterBodyType | voe ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sullom Voe (sea inlet) Description of subject: Sullom Voe is a large natural harbour and sea inlet in the Shetland Islands of Scotland, best known for hosting one of Europe's largest oil terminals.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.