Kuril straits
E132750
The Kuril Straits are a series of narrow sea passages between the Kuril Islands that form an important maritime route between the Sea of Okhotsk and the North Pacific Ocean.
All labels observed (10)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| First Kuril Strait | 3 |
| Fourth Kuril Strait | 3 |
| Second Kuril Strait | 3 |
| Japan–Russia maritime boundary area | 1 |
| Kunashir Strait | 1 |
| Kuril Island straits system | 1 |
| Kuril straits canonical | 1 |
| North Kuril Strait | 1 |
| South Kuril Strait | 1 |
| South Kuril Straits | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T841171 — 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: Kuril straits Context triple: [Sea of Okhotsk, connectedBy, Kuril straits]
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A.
Palk Strait
Palk Strait is a narrow stretch of sea between southeastern India and northern Sri Lanka, known for its shallow waters and significance as a maritime boundary.
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B.
Tsugaru Strait
The Tsugaru Strait is a narrow body of water separating Japan’s Honshu and Hokkaido islands, serving as a key maritime passage between the Sea of Japan and the Pacific Ocean.
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C.
Tokara Strait
Tokara Strait is a body of water in southern Japan that separates the Tokara Islands from the Amami Islands, forming part of the boundary between the East China Sea and the Pacific Ocean.
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D.
Bering Strait
The Bering Strait is a narrow sea passage between Russia and Alaska that links the Arctic and Pacific Oceans and historically separated Asia from North America.
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E.
Kanmon Straits
Kanmon Straits is a narrow sea passage in southwestern Japan that separates the islands of Honshu and Kyushu and serves as an important shipping and transportation route.
- 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: Kuril straits Target entity description: The Kuril Straits are a series of narrow sea passages between the Kuril Islands that form an important maritime route between the Sea of Okhotsk and the North Pacific Ocean.
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A.
Palk Strait
Palk Strait is a narrow stretch of sea between southeastern India and northern Sri Lanka, known for its shallow waters and significance as a maritime boundary.
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B.
Tsugaru Strait
The Tsugaru Strait is a narrow body of water separating Japan’s Honshu and Hokkaido islands, serving as a key maritime passage between the Sea of Japan and the Pacific Ocean.
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C.
Tokara Strait
Tokara Strait is a body of water in southern Japan that separates the Tokara Islands from the Amami Islands, forming part of the boundary between the East China Sea and the Pacific Ocean.
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D.
Bering Strait
The Bering Strait is a narrow sea passage between Russia and Alaska that links the Arctic and Pacific Oceans and historically separated Asia from North America.
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E.
Kanmon Straits
Kanmon Straits is a narrow sea passage in southwestern Japan that separates the islands of Honshu and Kyushu and serves as an important shipping and transportation route.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
maritime route
ⓘ
strait system ⓘ |
| climate | subarctic maritime ⓘ |
| connectsBodyOfWater |
Pacific Ocean
ⓘ
surface form:
North Pacific Ocean
Sea of Okhotsk ⓘ |
| countryBorder |
Japan
ⓘ
Russia ⓘ |
| ecoregion |
North Pacific marine ecosystem
ⓘ
Sea of Okhotsk marine ecosystem ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Russia
ⓘ
surface form:
Russian Federation
|
| hasBiodiversity |
marine mammals habitat
ⓘ
salmon migration routes ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
frequent fog
ⓘ
narrow passages ⓘ seasonal sea ice ⓘ strong currents ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Friza Strait
ⓘ
surface form:
Boussole Strait
Kuril straits self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
First Kuril Strait
Kuril straits self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Fourth Kuril Strait
Friza Strait ⓘ Gulf of Patience Strait ⓘ Krusenstern Strait ⓘ Kuril straits self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Second Kuril Strait
Kuril straits self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
South Kuril Straits
Friza Strait ⓘ
surface form:
Vries Strait
|
| languageOfToponym |
Japanese
ⓘ
Russian ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kuril Islands
ⓘ
Pacific Ocean ⓘ
surface form:
North Pacific Ocean
East Asia ⓘ
surface form:
Northeast Asia
Russia Far East ⓘ
surface form:
Russian Far East
|
| near |
Hokkaido
ⓘ
Kamchatka Peninsula ⓘ Kamchatka Trench ⓘ
surface form:
Kuril–Kamchatka Trench
|
| oceanographicFeature |
high nutrient upwelling
ⓘ
mixing of cold and warm currents ⓘ |
| partOf |
Kuril Islands
ⓘ
surface form:
Kuril–Kamchatka region
Pacific Ocean ⓘ Pacific Ring of Fire ⓘ
surface form:
Ring of Fire region
|
| separates |
Sea of Okhotsk
ⓘ
open North Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | access between Sea of Okhotsk and Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
Soviet occupation of Kuril Islands
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surface form:
Russia–Japan territorial dispute
|
| usedFor |
fishing
ⓘ
international shipping ⓘ naval navigation ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kuril straits Description of subject: The Kuril Straits are a series of narrow sea passages between the Kuril Islands that form an important maritime route between the Sea of Okhotsk and the North Pacific Ocean.
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
First Kuril Strait
this entity surface form:
Second Kuril Strait
this entity surface form:
Fourth Kuril Strait
this entity surface form:
South Kuril Strait
this entity surface form:
North Kuril Strait
subject surface form:
Kuril Straits
this entity surface form:
First Kuril Strait
subject surface form:
Kuril Straits
this entity surface form:
Second Kuril Strait
subject surface form:
Kuril Straits
this entity surface form:
Fourth Kuril Strait
subject surface form:
Kuril Straits
this entity surface form:
South Kuril Straits
this entity surface form:
Kunashir Strait
this entity surface form:
Japan–Russia maritime boundary area
this entity surface form:
Kuril Island straits system
this entity surface form:
Fourth Kuril Strait
this entity surface form:
First Kuril Strait
this entity surface form:
Second Kuril Strait