Södertälje Canal
E118526
Södertälje Canal is a Swedish waterway connecting Lake Mälaren with the Baltic Sea, serving as an important route for both commercial shipping and recreational boating.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Södertälje Canal canonical | 4 |
| Mälaren–Baltic Sea fairway system | 1 |
| Norrström water system | 1 |
| Södertälje Canal locks | 1 |
| Södertälje Lock | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1000325 — 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: Södertälje Canal Context triple: [Södertälje Municipality, traversedBy, Södertälje Canal]
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A.
Saimaa Canal
The Saimaa Canal is a historically significant waterway in southeastern Finland that connects Lake Saimaa to the Gulf of Finland, facilitating both commercial shipping and recreational boating.
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B.
Göta Canal and locks
Göta Canal and locks is a historic Swedish waterway featuring an extensive system of locks that connect lakes and seas across the country, serving as both an engineering landmark and a popular tourist route.
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C.
Göta älv
Göta älv is a major river in southwestern Sweden that flows from Lake Vänern to the Kattegat, passing through the city of Gothenburg and serving as an important waterway for transport and industry.
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D.
Rhine–Herne Canal
The Rhine–Herne Canal is a major German shipping canal in the Ruhr area that links the Rhine River with the inland waterways of northern and eastern Germany, serving as an important industrial transport route.
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E.
Norway/Vänern Line
The Norway/Vänern Line is a major railway route in western Sweden that connects the Lake Vänern region with Norway, facilitating both passenger and freight transport.
- 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: Södertälje Canal Target entity description: Södertälje Canal is a Swedish waterway connecting Lake Mälaren with the Baltic Sea, serving as an important route for both commercial shipping and recreational boating.
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A.
Saimaa Canal
The Saimaa Canal is a historically significant waterway in southeastern Finland that connects Lake Saimaa to the Gulf of Finland, facilitating both commercial shipping and recreational boating.
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B.
Göta Canal and locks
Göta Canal and locks is a historic Swedish waterway featuring an extensive system of locks that connect lakes and seas across the country, serving as both an engineering landmark and a popular tourist route.
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C.
Göta älv
Göta älv is a major river in southwestern Sweden that flows from Lake Vänern to the Kattegat, passing through the city of Gothenburg and serving as an important waterway for transport and industry.
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D.
Rhine–Herne Canal
The Rhine–Herne Canal is a major German shipping canal in the Ruhr area that links the Rhine River with the inland waterways of northern and eastern Germany, serving as an important industrial transport route.
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E.
Norway/Vänern Line
The Norway/Vänern Line is a major railway route in western Sweden that connects the Lake Vänern region with Norway, facilitating both passenger and freight transport.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canal
ⓘ
waterway ⓘ |
| connects |
Baltic Sea
ⓘ
Lake Mälaren ⓘ |
| connectsCity | Södertälje ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial |
concrete structures
ⓘ
rock cuttings ⓘ |
| country | Sweden ⓘ |
| crossedBy |
European route E20
ⓘ
European route E4 ⓘ |
| economicRole |
access route to inland ports on Lake Mälaren
ⓘ
regional trade route ⓘ |
| hasBridge | Södertälje Bridge ⓘ |
| hasCurrentUse |
cargo traffic
ⓘ
pleasure craft traffic ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
movable bridges
ⓘ
navigational locks ⓘ |
| hasFunction | regulating water level differences between Lake Mälaren and Baltic Sea ⓘ |
| hasLock |
Södertälje Canal
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Södertälje Lock
|
| hasLockType | single-chamber lock ⓘ |
| length | approximately 5.2 km ⓘ |
| linksPort | Port of Södertälje ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Stockholm County
ⓘ
Södertälje ⓘ eastern Sweden ⓘ |
| locatedInBodyOfWaterRegion | Baltic Sea basin ⓘ |
| lockCount | 1 ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Swedish Transport Administration ⓘ |
| maxDraught | about 7 m ⓘ |
| maxVesselBeam | about 19 m ⓘ |
| maxVesselLength | about 135 m ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Södertälje ⓘ |
| navigationAuthority | Swedish Maritime Administration ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Stockholm ⓘ |
| opened | 1819 ⓘ |
| operator | Swedish Transport Administration ⓘ |
| partOf |
Södertälje Canal
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Mälaren–Baltic Sea fairway system
shipping route between Lake Mälaren and Baltic Sea ⓘ |
| reconstructed | 1924 ⓘ |
| region |
Uppland
ⓘ
surface form:
Uppland–Södermanland area
|
| status | navigable ⓘ |
| usedFor |
commercial shipping
ⓘ
recreational boating ⓘ |
| waterwaySystem | Lake Mälaren basin ⓘ |
| waterwayType | shipping canal ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Södertälje Canal Description of subject: Södertälje Canal is a Swedish waterway connecting Lake Mälaren with the Baltic Sea, serving as an important route for both commercial shipping and recreational boating.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Södertälje Lock
this entity surface form:
Mälaren–Baltic Sea fairway system
subject surface form:
Södertälje
subject surface form:
Södertälje
this entity surface form:
Södertälje Canal locks
this entity surface form:
Norrström water system