Pas de Calais
E147024
Pas de Calais is the French name for the Strait of Dover, the narrowest part of the English Channel separating France and England.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pas de Calais canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1279190 — 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: Pas de Calais Context triple: [Strait of Dover, alsoKnownAs, Pas de Calais]
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A.
Calais
Calais is a major French port city on the northern coast, serving as one of the primary crossing points between France and England.
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B.
Magere Brug
Magere Brug is a historic and picturesque white wooden drawbridge in Amsterdam, renowned as one of the city's most iconic canal crossings.
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C.
Pont de Saint-Nazaire
Pont de Saint-Nazaire is a large cable-stayed road bridge in western France that spans the Loire estuary, linking the city of Saint-Nazaire with the south bank near Saint-Brevin-les-Pins.
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D.
Sob Rock
Sob Rock is a retro-inspired soft rock album by American musician John Mayer, characterized by its nostalgic 1980s sound and polished production.
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E.
Woolwich ferry
The Woolwich Ferry is a free vehicle and pedestrian ferry service across the River Thames in east London, linking Woolwich on the south bank with North Woolwich on the north bank.
- 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: Pas de Calais Target entity description: Pas de Calais is the French name for the Strait of Dover, the narrowest part of the English Channel separating France and England.
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A.
Calais
Calais is a major French port city on the northern coast, serving as one of the primary crossing points between France and England.
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B.
Magere Brug
Magere Brug is a historic and picturesque white wooden drawbridge in Amsterdam, renowned as one of the city's most iconic canal crossings.
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C.
Pont de Saint-Nazaire
Pont de Saint-Nazaire is a large cable-stayed road bridge in western France that spans the Loire estuary, linking the city of Saint-Nazaire with the south bank near Saint-Brevin-les-Pins.
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D.
Sob Rock
Sob Rock is a retro-inspired soft rock album by American musician John Mayer, characterized by its nostalgic 1980s sound and polished production.
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E.
Woolwich ferry
The Woolwich Ferry is a free vehicle and pedestrian ferry service across the River Thames in east London, linking Woolwich on the south bank with North Woolwich on the north bank.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical feature
ⓘ
sea strait ⓘ strait ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
France
ⓘ
Hauts-de-France ⓘ
surface form:
Hauts-de-France region
Kent ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| connects |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
North Sea ⓘ |
| hasAverageDepth |
approximately 148 feet
ⓘ
approximately 45 meters ⓘ |
| hasCountryOnShore |
France
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| hasEnglishName | Strait of Dover ⓘ |
| hasFrenchName | Pas de Calais self-link ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance |
World War II operations area
ⓘ
traditional cross-Channel crossing point ⓘ |
| hasMaximumWidth |
approximately 21 miles
ⓘ
approximately 34 kilometers ⓘ |
| hasMinimumDepth |
approximately 20 meters
ⓘ
approximately 66 feet ⓘ |
| hasMinimumWidth |
approximately 20.5 miles
ⓘ
approximately 33 kilometers ⓘ |
| hasNearbyPort |
Boulogne-sur-Mer
ⓘ
Calais ⓘ Dover ⓘ Folkestone ⓘ |
| hasNearbyTunnel | Channel Tunnel ⓘ |
| hasStrongCurrents | true ⓘ |
| isHeavilyTrafficked | true ⓘ |
| isImportantFor |
cross-Channel transportation
ⓘ
maritime trade between North Sea and Atlantic ⓘ naval strategy ⓘ |
| isNamedAfter |
Pas-de-Calais
ⓘ
surface form:
French department Pas-de-Calais
|
| isNarrowestPartOf | English Channel ⓘ |
| isPartOf | United Nations international straits ⓘ |
| languageOfName | French ⓘ |
| locatedBetween |
Cap Gris-Nez
ⓘ
Dover ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
English Channel
ⓘ
North Sea–Atlantic Ocean connection ⓘ |
| partOf | English Channel ⓘ |
| separates |
England
ⓘ
France ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Channel Tunnel route vicinity
ⓘ
ferry traffic ⓘ international shipping ⓘ submarine cable routes ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Pas de Calais Description of subject: Pas de Calais is the French name for the Strait of Dover, the narrowest part of the English Channel separating France and England.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.