Saltstraumen strait
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Saltstraumen strait is a narrow sea channel in Nordland, Norway, famous for hosting one of the strongest tidal currents and maelstroms in the world.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Saltstraumen | 1 |
| Saltstraumen strait canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15021253 — 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: Saltstraumen strait Context triple: [Saltstraumen maelstrom, locatedIn, Saltstraumen strait]
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A.
Gisundet strait
Gisundet strait is a narrow body of water in northern Norway that separates the island of Senja from the mainland.
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B.
Kalmar Strait
Kalmar Strait is the narrow body of water separating the Swedish island of Öland from the mainland province of Småland in the Baltic Sea.
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C.
Quark Strait
Quark Strait is a narrow waterway in the northern Baltic Sea that separates parts of Sweden and Finland and connects the Bothnian Sea with the Bothnian Bay.
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D.
Danish straits
The Danish straits are the series of narrow waterways between the North Sea and the Baltic Sea that form a crucial maritime passage for regional and international shipping.
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E.
Karmsundet
Karmsundet is a narrow strait in Rogaland county, Norway, separating the island of Karmøy from the mainland and forming part of the historic sailing route along the Norwegian coast.
- 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: Saltstraumen strait Target entity description: Saltstraumen strait is a narrow sea channel in Nordland, Norway, famous for hosting one of the strongest tidal currents and maelstroms in the world.
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A.
Gisundet strait
Gisundet strait is a narrow body of water in northern Norway that separates the island of Senja from the mainland.
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B.
Kalmar Strait
Kalmar Strait is the narrow body of water separating the Swedish island of Öland from the mainland province of Småland in the Baltic Sea.
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C.
Quark Strait
Quark Strait is a narrow waterway in the northern Baltic Sea that separates parts of Sweden and Finland and connects the Bothnian Sea with the Bothnian Bay.
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D.
Danish straits
The Danish straits are the series of narrow waterways between the North Sea and the Baltic Sea that form a crucial maritime passage for regional and international shipping.
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E.
Karmsundet
Karmsundet is a narrow strait in Rogaland county, Norway, separating the island of Karmøy from the mainland and forming part of the historic sailing route along the Norwegian coast.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Saltstraumen