Lynn Canal
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Lynn Canal is a long, narrow fjord in southeastern Alaska known as one of the deepest and longest fjords in North America and a key marine route for coastal communities and cruise ships.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lynn Canal canonical | 22 |
| Lynn Canal region | 2 |
| Lynn Canal fjord system | 1 |
| Lynn Canal system | 1 |
| Lynn Canal–Inside Passage system | 1 |
| Taku Inlet | 1 |
| upper Lynn Canal | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T809559 — 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.
Target entity: Lynn Canal Context triple: [Skagway, locatedOn, Lynn Canal]
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A.
Gastineau Channel
Gastineau Channel is a narrow tidal waterway in southeastern Alaska that separates Douglas Island from the mainland and provides the waterfront setting for the city of Juneau.
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B.
Hecate Strait
Hecate Strait is a wide, shallow, and often stormy body of water separating Haida Gwaii from the mainland coast of British Columbia on Canada’s Pacific coast.
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C.
Ironbottom Sound
Ironbottom Sound is a strait in the Solomon Islands famed as a major World War II naval battleground where numerous ships and aircraft were sunk.
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D.
Beagle Channel
The Beagle Channel is a narrow strait in the extreme south of South America that separates islands of the Tierra del Fuego archipelago and serves as a key maritime passage between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
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E.
Prince William Sound
Prince William Sound is a glacier-carved inlet on the south coast of Alaska known for its rugged coastline, rich marine life, and historic Indigenous communities.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Lynn Canal Target entity description: Lynn Canal is a long, narrow fjord in southeastern Alaska known as one of the deepest and longest fjords in North America and a key marine route for coastal communities and cruise ships.
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A.
Gastineau Channel
Gastineau Channel is a narrow tidal waterway in southeastern Alaska that separates Douglas Island from the mainland and provides the waterfront setting for the city of Juneau.
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B.
Hecate Strait
Hecate Strait is a wide, shallow, and often stormy body of water separating Haida Gwaii from the mainland coast of British Columbia on Canada’s Pacific coast.
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C.
Ironbottom Sound
Ironbottom Sound is a strait in the Solomon Islands famed as a major World War II naval battleground where numerous ships and aircraft were sunk.
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D.
Beagle Channel
The Beagle Channel is a narrow strait in the extreme south of South America that separates islands of the Tierra del Fuego archipelago and serves as a key maritime passage between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
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E.
Prince William Sound
Prince William Sound is a glacier-carved inlet on the south coast of Alaska known for its rugged coastline, rich marine life, and historic Indigenous communities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fjord
ⓘ
waterway ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Haines, Alaska
ⓘ
surface form:
Haines
City and Borough of Juneau ⓘ
surface form:
Juneau Borough region
Skagway ⓘ |
| climateZone | maritime climate ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Chatham Strait
ⓘ
Icy Strait ⓘ Stephens Passage ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| depthCharacteristic | very deep ⓘ |
| economicImportance |
regional transportation corridor
ⓘ
tourism route ⓘ |
| formedBy | glacial erosion ⓘ |
| geologicalOrigin | glacial fjord ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
deep submerged glacial valley
ⓘ
steep mountainous shores ⓘ |
| hazard |
rough seas
ⓘ
strong winds ⓘ winter storms ⓘ |
| inletOf | Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Alaska
ⓘ
Southeastern Alaska ⓘ |
| nameLanguage | English ⓘ |
| navigationStatus | navigable ⓘ |
| northernTerminus | head of Lynn Canal near Skagway ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the deepest fjords in North America
ⓘ
being one of the longest fjords in North America ⓘ |
| ocean | Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| partOf |
Alexander Archipelago
ⓘ
surface form:
Alexander Archipelago region
Inside Passage ⓘ |
| region | Panhandle of Alaska ⓘ |
| salinity | saltwater ⓘ |
| shape | long and narrow ⓘ |
| southernTerminus |
Southeastern Alaska
ⓘ
surface form:
Chatham Strait region near Juneau area
|
| supportsActivity |
commercial shipping
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ recreational boating ⓘ |
| tourismRole | popular cruise ship route ⓘ |
| transportRole | link between coastal Alaska communities ⓘ |
| usedBy |
coastal communities
ⓘ
cruise ships ⓘ |
| usedFor | marine transportation ⓘ |
| waterBodyType | marine fjord ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Lynn Canal Description of subject: Lynn Canal is a long, narrow fjord in southeastern Alaska known as one of the deepest and longest fjords in North America and a key marine route for coastal communities and cruise ships.
Referenced by (29)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.