Victoria Strait
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Victoria Strait is a waterway in the Arctic Ocean, known for its treacherous ice conditions and its association with the ill-fated Franklin Expedition.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Victoria Strait canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16129675 — 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: Victoria Strait Context triple: [King William Island, locatedInBodyOfWater, Victoria Strait]
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A.
Shelikof Strait
Shelikof Strait is a body of water off the southern coast of Alaska that separates the Alaska Peninsula from Kodiak Island and is known for its strong tides and rich marine ecosystem.
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B.
M'Clure Strait
M'Clure Strait is a remote Arctic waterway in the Canadian Northwest Passage, known for its historically heavy sea ice and significance to polar exploration and shipping routes.
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C.
Sumner Strait
Sumner Strait is a major waterway in the Alexander Archipelago of southeastern Alaska, separating several large islands and serving as an important route for marine navigation.
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D.
Dease Strait
Dease Strait is a waterway in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago that forms part of the Northwest Passage between Victoria Island and the mainland of Nunavut.
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E.
Great Sandy Strait
Great Sandy Strait is a shallow, biodiverse waterway and protected marine area separating K'gari (Fraser Island) from mainland Queensland, Australia.
- 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: Victoria Strait Target entity description: Victoria Strait is a waterway in the Arctic Ocean, known for its treacherous ice conditions and its association with the ill-fated Franklin Expedition.
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A.
Shelikof Strait
Shelikof Strait is a body of water off the southern coast of Alaska that separates the Alaska Peninsula from Kodiak Island and is known for its strong tides and rich marine ecosystem.
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B.
M'Clure Strait
M'Clure Strait is a remote Arctic waterway in the Canadian Northwest Passage, known for its historically heavy sea ice and significance to polar exploration and shipping routes.
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C.
Sumner Strait
Sumner Strait is a major waterway in the Alexander Archipelago of southeastern Alaska, separating several large islands and serving as an important route for marine navigation.
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D.
Dease Strait
Dease Strait is a waterway in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago that forms part of the Northwest Passage between Victoria Island and the mainland of Nunavut.
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E.
Great Sandy Strait
Great Sandy Strait is a shallow, biodiverse waterway and protected marine area separating K'gari (Fraser Island) from mainland Queensland, Australia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.