Sannikov Strait
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Sannikov Strait is a narrow Arctic waterway in northern Russia that separates the New Siberian Islands from the Siberian mainland and links the Laptev Sea with the East Siberian Sea.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sannikov Strait canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T926919 — 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: Sannikov Strait Context triple: [Laptev Sea, connectedByStrait, Sannikov Strait]
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A.
Vilkitsky Strait
Vilkitsky Strait is a narrow Arctic waterway off the northern coast of Siberia that separates the Taymyr Peninsula from the Severnaya Zemlya archipelago and forms part of the Northern Sea Route.
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B.
Nares Strait
Nares Strait is a narrow Arctic waterway between Greenland and Canada that links the Lincoln Sea to Baffin Bay and forms part of the Northwest Passage region.
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C.
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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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.
La Pérouse Strait
La Pérouse Strait is a narrow international waterway between Japan’s Hokkaido and Russia’s Sakhalin Island that links the Sea of Japan with the Sea of Okhotsk.
- 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: Sannikov Strait Target entity description: Sannikov Strait is a narrow Arctic waterway in northern Russia that separates the New Siberian Islands from the Siberian mainland and links the Laptev Sea with the East Siberian Sea.
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A.
Vilkitsky Strait
Vilkitsky Strait is a narrow Arctic waterway off the northern coast of Siberia that separates the Taymyr Peninsula from the Severnaya Zemlya archipelago and forms part of the Northern Sea Route.
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B.
Nares Strait
Nares Strait is a narrow Arctic waterway between Greenland and Canada that links the Lincoln Sea to Baffin Bay and forms part of the Northwest Passage region.
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C.
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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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.
La Pérouse Strait
La Pérouse Strait is a narrow international waterway between Japan’s Hokkaido and Russia’s Sakhalin Island that links the Sea of Japan with the Sea of Okhotsk.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Arctic waterway
ⓘ
strait ⓘ |
| climate | polar climate ⓘ |
| connectsBodyOfWater |
East Siberian Sea
ⓘ
Laptev Sea ⓘ |
| country | Russia ⓘ |
| geographicFeature | narrow strait ⓘ |
| iceCoverage | sea ice for most of the year ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Arctic Ocean
ⓘ
Northern Russia ⓘ Arctic region ⓘ
surface form:
Russian Arctic
Sakha Republic ⓘ Yakutia ⓘ |
| locatedOnCoastOf | Siberia ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Yakov Sannikov ⓘ |
| navigationalUse | Arctic shipping route ⓘ |
| oceanRegion |
East Siberian Sea
ⓘ
Laptev Sea ⓘ |
| partOf |
Northern Sea Route region
ⓘ
surface form:
Northern Sea Route
Russian internal waters ⓘ |
| region | Eastern Siberia ⓘ |
| separates |
New Siberian Islands
ⓘ
Siberia ⓘ
surface form:
Siberian mainland
|
| separatesFrom |
New Siberian Islands
ⓘ
Siberia ⓘ
surface form:
Siberian mainland
|
| sovereignState |
Russia
ⓘ
surface form:
Russian Federation
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sannikov Strait Description of subject: Sannikov Strait is a narrow Arctic waterway in northern Russia that separates the New Siberian Islands from the Siberian mainland and links the Laptev Sea with the East Siberian Sea.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.