Wilhelmina Canal
E124959
The Wilhelmina Canal is a major Dutch waterway in the province of North Brabant, constructed to improve regional shipping and industrial transport connections.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wilhelmina Canal canonical | 6 |
| Eindhovensch Kanaal | 1 |
| Wilhelminakanaal | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T851460 — 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: Wilhelmina Canal Context triple: [Son bridge, crosses, Wilhelmina Canal]
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A.
Amsterdam–Rhine Canal
The Amsterdam–Rhine Canal is a major Dutch waterway that connects Amsterdam to the Rhine River, serving as an important route for inland shipping and transport.
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B.
Van Starkenborghkanaal
The Van Starkenborghkanaal is a key Dutch shipping canal in the province of Groningen that forms part of an important east–west inland waterway connection in the northern Netherlands.
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C.
Eemskanaal
Eemskanaal is a significant navigable waterway in the Dutch province of Groningen that connects the city of Groningen with the Ems estuary and the North Sea.
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D.
North Sea Canal
The North Sea Canal is a major Dutch waterway that links Amsterdam to the North Sea, enabling seagoing vessels to access the city’s port.
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E.
Nieuwe Waterweg
Nieuwe Waterweg is a major artificial ship canal in the Netherlands that provides a direct deep-water connection between the North Sea and the port of Rotterdam.
- 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: Wilhelmina Canal Target entity description: The Wilhelmina Canal is a major Dutch waterway in the province of North Brabant, constructed to improve regional shipping and industrial transport connections.
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A.
Amsterdam–Rhine Canal
The Amsterdam–Rhine Canal is a major Dutch waterway that connects Amsterdam to the Rhine River, serving as an important route for inland shipping and transport.
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B.
Van Starkenborghkanaal
The Van Starkenborghkanaal is a key Dutch shipping canal in the province of Groningen that forms part of an important east–west inland waterway connection in the northern Netherlands.
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C.
Eemskanaal
Eemskanaal is a significant navigable waterway in the Dutch province of Groningen that connects the city of Groningen with the Ems estuary and the North Sea.
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D.
North Sea Canal
The North Sea Canal is a major Dutch waterway that links Amsterdam to the North Sea, enabling seagoing vessels to access the city’s port.
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E.
Nieuwe Waterweg
Nieuwe Waterweg is a major artificial ship canal in the Netherlands that provides a direct deep-water connection between the North Sea and the port of Rotterdam.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canal
ⓘ
waterway ⓘ |
| connects |
Bergsche Maas
ⓘ
surface form:
Bergse Maas
Wilhelmina Canal Lock Complex at Tilburg ⓘ Zuid-Willemsvaart ⓘ |
| constructionPurpose |
improve regional shipping connections
ⓘ
provide better access to ports and industrial areas ⓘ support industrial development in North Brabant ⓘ |
| country | Netherlands ⓘ |
| DutchName |
Wilhelmina Canal
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Wilhelminakanaal
|
| flowsThrough |
rural areas of North Brabant
ⓘ
urban areas of Tilburg ⓘ |
| hasBank |
industrial zones along Oosterhout
ⓘ
industrial zones along Tilburg ⓘ |
| hasEconomicRole |
facilitates cargo transport
ⓘ
supports regional industry ⓘ |
| hasFunction | drainage and water management ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure |
bridges
ⓘ
locks ⓘ quays ⓘ |
| hasLock |
Locks near Oosterhout
ⓘ
Locks near Tilburg ⓘ |
| hasNearbyCity |
Oosterhout
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tilburg ⓘ ’s-Hertogenbosch region ⓘ |
| hasRole |
link between Maas basin and Brabant cities
ⓘ
regional transport corridor ⓘ |
| isNavigable | yes ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Dutch canal system ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Dutch ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
North Brabant
ⓘ
North Brabant ⓘ
surface form:
province of North Brabant
southern Netherlands ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Wilhelmina of the Netherlands
ⓘ
surface form:
Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands
|
| partOf | Dutch inland waterway network ⓘ |
| passesNear | Eindhoven region ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Oosterhout
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tilburg ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
industrial transport
ⓘ
inland shipping ⓘ recreational boating ⓘ |
| regionServed | North Brabant industrial areas ⓘ |
| usedBy |
barges
ⓘ
cargo vessels ⓘ pleasure craft ⓘ |
| waterwayType | artificial canal ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Input
Subject: Wilhelmina Canal Description of subject: The Wilhelmina Canal is a major Dutch waterway in the province of North Brabant, constructed to improve regional shipping and industrial transport connections.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Eindhovensch Kanaal
this entity surface form:
Wilhelminakanaal
subject surface form:
Laarbeek