Scheldt–Rhine Canal
E144463
The Scheldt–Rhine Canal is a major shipping canal in the Netherlands that provides a direct navigable link between the Scheldt and Rhine river systems, facilitating international maritime and inland transport.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Scheldt–Rhine Canal canonical | 6 |
| Schelde-Rijnkanaal | 1 |
| Schelde–Rijnkanaal | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T951965 — 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: Scheldt–Rhine Canal Context triple: [Volkerak, locatedOnWaterway, Scheldt–Rhine 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.
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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C.
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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D.
Wilhelmina Canal
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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E.
Rhine–Scheldt connection
The Rhine–Scheldt connection is a major Dutch inland waterway system linking the Rhine and Scheldt river basins to facilitate international shipping between the North Sea ports and the European hinterland.
- 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: Scheldt–Rhine Canal Target entity description: The Scheldt–Rhine Canal is a major shipping canal in the Netherlands that provides a direct navigable link between the Scheldt and Rhine river systems, facilitating international maritime and inland transport.
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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.
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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C.
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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D.
Wilhelmina Canal
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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E.
Rhine–Scheldt connection
The Rhine–Scheldt connection is a major Dutch inland waterway system linking the Rhine and Scheldt river basins to facilitate international shipping between the North Sea ports and the European hinterland.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canal
ⓘ
shipping canal ⓘ waterway ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Scheldt–Rhine Canal
ⓘ
surface form:
Schelde-Rijnkanaal
Scheldt–Rhine Canal ⓘ
surface form:
Schelde–Rijnkanaal
|
| basinCountry |
Belgium
ⓘ
Netherlands ⓘ |
| connectsPort |
Port of Antwerp
ⓘ
ports on the Meuse ⓘ ports on the Rhine ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Eendracht
ⓘ
Rhine ⓘ Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta ⓘ Scheldt ⓘ Scheldt estuary navigation channel ⓘ
surface form:
Scheldt estuary
Volkerak ⓘ Zoommeer ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1963 ⓘ |
| country | Netherlands ⓘ |
| endPoint |
Scheldt
ⓘ
surface form:
Scheldt estuary
|
| function |
bypass of Western Scheldt for inland shipping
ⓘ
inland shipping route ⓘ international maritime transport route ⓘ |
| hasBridge |
Oesterdam bridge
ⓘ
Philipsdam bridge ⓘ |
| hasDam |
Oesterdam
ⓘ
Philipsdam ⓘ |
| hasLock | Bergen op Zoom lock complex ⓘ |
| length | approximately 34 kilometres ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta
ⓘ
surface form:
Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta region
North Brabant ⓘ
surface form:
province of North Brabant
province of Zeeland ⓘ |
| managedBy | Rijkswaterstaat ⓘ |
| maxDraught | 4.5 metres ⓘ |
| maxVesselBeam | 23.5 metres ⓘ |
| maxVesselLength | 190 metres ⓘ |
| navigationType |
commercial shipping
ⓘ
inland barges ⓘ |
| nearbyCity |
Bergen op Zoom
ⓘ
Reimerswaal ⓘ Tholen ⓘ Woensdrecht ⓘ |
| opened | 1975 ⓘ |
| partOf |
European inland shipping network
ⓘ
surface form:
Trans-European inland waterway network
|
| region |
Southwestern Netherlands
ⓘ
surface form:
southwestern Netherlands
|
| startPoint | Volkerak ⓘ |
| status | navigable ⓘ |
| waterwayClass | Class Vb European inland waterway ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Scheldt–Rhine Canal Description of subject: The Scheldt–Rhine Canal is a major shipping canal in the Netherlands that provides a direct navigable link between the Scheldt and Rhine river systems, facilitating international maritime and inland transport.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Schelde–Rijnkanaal
this entity surface form:
Schelde-Rijnkanaal