Alboran–Balearic Basin
E139093
The Alboran–Balearic Basin is a deep marine depression in the western Mediterranean Sea, lying between the Iberian Peninsula, the Balearic Islands, and the Alboran Sea, and forming part of a complex tectonic and oceanographic region.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Alboran Basin | 1 |
| Alboran domain | 1 |
| Alboran–Balearic Basin canonical | 1 |
| Balearic Basin | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1190812 — 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: Alboran–Balearic Basin Context triple: [Balearic Sea, hasSubregion, Alboran–Balearic Basin]
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A.
Alboran Sea
The Alboran Sea is the westernmost portion of the Mediterranean, lying between southern Spain and northern Africa and serving as a key marine and shipping corridor between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean basin.
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B.
Balearic Sea
The Balearic Sea is a northwestern part of the Mediterranean Sea located between eastern Spain and the Balearic Islands.
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C.
Gulf of Cádiz
The Gulf of Cádiz is a broad inlet of the Atlantic Ocean off the southwestern Iberian Peninsula, lying between southern Portugal and southwestern Spain near the Strait of Gibraltar.
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D.
Gulf of Lion
The Gulf of Lion is a large, shallow embayment of the Mediterranean Sea off the southern coast of France, known for its significant river inflows, active fishing grounds, and sometimes severe maritime weather.
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E.
Canary Islands waters
Canary Islands waters are the maritime zones surrounding the Canary Islands archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean, significant for their strategic location, rich marine biodiversity, and role in regional shipping and naval operations.
- 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: Alboran–Balearic Basin Target entity description: The Alboran–Balearic Basin is a deep marine depression in the western Mediterranean Sea, lying between the Iberian Peninsula, the Balearic Islands, and the Alboran Sea, and forming part of a complex tectonic and oceanographic region.
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A.
Alboran Sea
The Alboran Sea is the westernmost portion of the Mediterranean, lying between southern Spain and northern Africa and serving as a key marine and shipping corridor between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean basin.
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B.
Balearic Sea
The Balearic Sea is a northwestern part of the Mediterranean Sea located between eastern Spain and the Balearic Islands.
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C.
Gulf of Cádiz
The Gulf of Cádiz is a broad inlet of the Atlantic Ocean off the southwestern Iberian Peninsula, lying between southern Portugal and southwestern Spain near the Strait of Gibraltar.
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D.
Gulf of Lion
The Gulf of Lion is a large, shallow embayment of the Mediterranean Sea off the southern coast of France, known for its significant river inflows, active fishing grounds, and sometimes severe maritime weather.
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E.
Canary Islands waters
Canary Islands waters are the maritime zones surrounding the Canary Islands archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean, significant for their strategic location, rich marine biodiversity, and role in regional shipping and naval operations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
deep marine depression
ⓘ
marine basin ⓘ |
| boundedBy |
Alboran Ridge
ⓘ
Iberian continental margin ⓘ
surface form:
Balearic continental margin
Iberian continental margin ⓘ |
| climateZone | Mediterranean climate region ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Alboran Sea
ⓘ
Algerian Basin ⓘ |
| countryBorder | Spain ⓘ |
| formedBy |
back-arc extension
ⓘ
lithospheric thinning ⓘ |
| geologicalAge |
Cenozoic
ⓘ
Neogene ⓘ |
| influences |
Mediterranean water circulation
ⓘ
deep-water exchange between western Mediterranean sub-basins ⓘ |
| locatedBetween |
Alboran Sea
ⓘ
Balearic Islands ⓘ Iberian Peninsula ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Western Mediterranean
ⓘ
surface form:
western Mediterranean Sea
|
| maximumDepth | greater than 2000 m ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Alboran Sea
ⓘ
Balearic Islands ⓘ |
| oceanographicSetting | complex oceanographic region ⓘ |
| overlies | Mesozoic basement rocks ⓘ |
| partOf |
Alboran–Balearic Basin
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Alboran domain
Mediterranean Sea ⓘ western Mediterranean back-arc domain ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Alboran–Balearic Basin
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Alboran Basin
Alboran–Balearic Basin self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Balearic Basin
|
| researchField |
geophysics
ⓘ
marine geology ⓘ oceanography ⓘ |
| seafloorType | oceanic crust and thinned continental crust ⓘ |
| sedimentType |
hemipelagic sediments
ⓘ
turbidites ⓘ |
| tectonicProcess |
rifting
ⓘ
subduction-related extension ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | complex tectonic region ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Alboran–Balearic Basin Description of subject: The Alboran–Balearic Basin is a deep marine depression in the western Mediterranean Sea, lying between the Iberian Peninsula, the Balearic Islands, and the Alboran Sea, and forming part of a complex tectonic and oceanographic region.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Alboran Basin
this entity surface form:
Balearic Basin
this entity surface form:
Alboran domain