Hood Canal
E122811
Hood Canal is a long, narrow fjord-like arm of Puget Sound in western Washington known for its scenic shorelines, shellfish beds, and recreational boating and fishing.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hood Canal canonical | 45 |
| Hood Canal watershed | 3 |
| Hood Canal region | 2 |
| Hood Canal entrance | 1 |
| Hood Canal estuarine system | 1 |
| Hood Canal, Washington, United States | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T937762 — 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: Hood Canal Context triple: [Jefferson County, Washington, bordersBodyOfWater, Hood Canal]
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A.
Puget Sound
Puget Sound is a complex system of interconnected marine waterways and basins in northwestern Washington State, known for its deep fjord-like inlets, rich marine ecosystems, and role as a major hub for shipping and coastal communities.
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B.
Multnomah Channel
Multnomah Channel is a distributary of the Willamette River in northwestern Oregon, known for separating Sauvie Island from the mainland and serving as a popular route for boating and fishing near Portland.
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C.
Buttermilk Channel
Buttermilk Channel is a tidal strait in New York City that separates Brooklyn from Governors Island and connects Upper New York Bay with the East River.
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D.
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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E.
Tillamook Bay
Tillamook Bay is a shallow estuarine bay on the northern Oregon coast known for its rich fisheries, crabbing, and surrounding dairy and forested landscapes.
- 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: Hood Canal Target entity description: Hood Canal is a long, narrow fjord-like arm of Puget Sound in western Washington known for its scenic shorelines, shellfish beds, and recreational boating and fishing.
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A.
Puget Sound
Puget Sound is a complex system of interconnected marine waterways and basins in northwestern Washington State, known for its deep fjord-like inlets, rich marine ecosystems, and role as a major hub for shipping and coastal communities.
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B.
Multnomah Channel
Multnomah Channel is a distributary of the Willamette River in northwestern Oregon, known for separating Sauvie Island from the mainland and serving as a popular route for boating and fishing near Portland.
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C.
Buttermilk Channel
Buttermilk Channel is a tidal strait in New York City that separates Brooklyn from Governors Island and connects Upper New York Bay with the East River.
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D.
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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E.
Tillamook Bay
Tillamook Bay is a shallow estuarine bay on the northern Oregon coast known for its rich fisheries, crabbing, and surrounding dairy and forested landscapes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
arm of Puget Sound
ⓘ
fjord-like inlet ⓘ floating bridge ⓘ waterway ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Juan de Fuca Strait
ⓘ
surface form:
Strait of Juan de Fuca
|
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crossedBy | Hood Canal Bridge ⓘ |
| crosses | Hood Canal self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| governedBy | Hood Canal Coordinating Council ⓘ |
| hasAdjacentProtectedArea |
Dosewallips State Park
ⓘ
Olympic National Forest ⓘ Olympic National Park ⓘ Potlatch State Park ⓘ Scenic Beach State Park ⓘ Twanoh State Park ⓘ |
| hasBridge | Hood Canal Bridge ⓘ |
| hasCityOnShore |
Brinnon, Washington
ⓘ
surface form:
Brinnon
Hoodsport, Washington ⓘ
surface form:
Hoodsport
Lilliwaup ⓘ Quilcene ⓘ Seabeck ⓘ Union, Washington ⓘ |
| hasEcologicalIssue |
fish kills related to low dissolved oxygen
ⓘ
seasonal hypoxia ⓘ |
| hasInflow |
Big Quilcene River
ⓘ
Dosewallips River ⓘ Duckabush River ⓘ Hamma Hamma River ⓘ Big Quilcene River ⓘ
surface form:
Little Quilcene River
Quilcene ⓘ
surface form:
Quilcene River
Skokomish River ⓘ |
| hasMouth | Admiralty Inlet ⓘ |
| hasRecreation |
camping
ⓘ
hiking along shoreline trails ⓘ kayaking ⓘ sailing ⓘ |
| hasShoreline |
Kitsap Peninsula
ⓘ
Olympic Peninsula ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Dungeness crab fishing
ⓘ
clam digging ⓘ oyster harvesting ⓘ recreational boating ⓘ recreational fishing ⓘ scenic shorelines ⓘ scuba diving ⓘ shellfish beds ⓘ spot shrimp fisheries ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Washington
ⓘ
surface form:
Washington State
western Washington ⓘ |
| locatedOn | eastern side of the Olympic Peninsula ⓘ |
| partOf |
Puget Sound
ⓘ
Salish Sea ⓘ |
| separates | Olympic Peninsula from Kitsap Peninsula ⓘ |
| supportsSpecies |
bald eagles
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harbor seals ⓘ orcas ⓘ salmon ⓘ steelhead ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hood Canal Description of subject: Hood Canal is a long, narrow fjord-like arm of Puget Sound in western Washington known for its scenic shorelines, shellfish beds, and recreational boating and fishing.
Referenced by (53)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Hood Canal watershed