Somali territorial sea
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The Somali territorial sea is the belt of coastal waters extending from Somalia’s shoreline over which the country exercises full sovereignty under international maritime law.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Somali territorial sea canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14245471 — 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: Somali territorial sea Context triple: [Somali Exclusive Economic Zone, adjacentTo, Somali territorial sea]
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A.
Somali Exclusive Economic Zone
The Somali Exclusive Economic Zone is a maritime area off the coast of Somalia over which the country claims special rights for exploring and using marine resources, including fishing, oil, and gas.
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B.
Somali coast
The Somali coast is a long, strategically important shoreline in the Horn of Africa known for its rich fishing grounds, historic trade routes, and proximity to key maritime chokepoints.
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C.
Somali Sea region
The Somali Sea region is a maritime area in the western Indian Ocean off the coast of Somalia that includes the waters adjacent to Mogadishu and surrounding coastal zones.
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D.
Gulf of Tadjoura
The Gulf of Tadjoura is a narrow inlet of the Gulf of Aden along the coast of Djibouti, known for its deep waters, rich marine life, and strategic location at the entrance to the Red Sea.
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E.
Gulf of Aden
The Gulf of Aden is a vital waterway in the northwestern Indian Ocean between Yemen and the Horn of Africa, serving as a key maritime route linking the Red Sea and Suez Canal to the Arabian Sea.
- 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: Somali territorial sea Target entity description: The Somali territorial sea is the belt of coastal waters extending from Somalia’s shoreline over which the country exercises full sovereignty under international maritime law.
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A.
Somali Exclusive Economic Zone
The Somali Exclusive Economic Zone is a maritime area off the coast of Somalia over which the country claims special rights for exploring and using marine resources, including fishing, oil, and gas.
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B.
Somali coast
The Somali coast is a long, strategically important shoreline in the Horn of Africa known for its rich fishing grounds, historic trade routes, and proximity to key maritime chokepoints.
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C.
Somali Sea region
The Somali Sea region is a maritime area in the western Indian Ocean off the coast of Somalia that includes the waters adjacent to Mogadishu and surrounding coastal zones.
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D.
Gulf of Tadjoura
The Gulf of Tadjoura is a narrow inlet of the Gulf of Aden along the coast of Djibouti, known for its deep waters, rich marine life, and strategic location at the entrance to the Red Sea.
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E.
Gulf of Aden
The Gulf of Aden is a vital waterway in the northwestern Indian Ocean between Yemen and the Horn of Africa, serving as a key maritime route linking the Red Sea and Suez Canal to the Arabian Sea.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.