Nieuwe Waterweg
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Nieuwe Waterweg is a major artificial ship canal in the Netherlands that provides a direct deep-water connection between the North Sea and the port of Rotterdam.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nieuwe Waterweg canonical | 17 |
| Rotterdam sea access channel system | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T118656 — 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: Nieuwe Waterweg Context triple: [Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta, containsPart, Nieuwe Waterweg]
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A.
Amstel River
The Amstel River is a historic waterway in the Netherlands that flows through and gives its name to the city of Amsterdam.
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B.
Biesbosch
Biesbosch is a large freshwater tidal wetland and national park in the Netherlands, known for its intricate network of rivers, creeks, and rich birdlife.
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C.
Haarlemmermeer
Haarlemmermeer is a municipality in the province of North Holland in the Netherlands, best known for encompassing Amsterdam Airport Schiphol.
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D.
Scheldt
The Scheldt is a major river in Western Europe that flows through France, Belgium, and the Netherlands, playing a key role in regional trade and navigation.
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E.
Brouwersgracht
Brouwersgracht is a picturesque historic canal in Amsterdam, renowned for its traditional canal houses, bridges, and central location in the city’s canal belt.
- 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: Nieuwe Waterweg Target entity description: Nieuwe Waterweg is a major artificial ship canal in the Netherlands that provides a direct deep-water connection between the North Sea and the port of Rotterdam.
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A.
Amstel River
The Amstel River is a historic waterway in the Netherlands that flows through and gives its name to the city of Amsterdam.
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B.
Biesbosch
Biesbosch is a large freshwater tidal wetland and national park in the Netherlands, known for its intricate network of rivers, creeks, and rich birdlife.
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C.
Haarlemmermeer
Haarlemmermeer is a municipality in the province of North Holland in the Netherlands, best known for encompassing Amsterdam Airport Schiphol.
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D.
Scheldt
The Scheldt is a major river in Western Europe that flows through France, Belgium, and the Netherlands, playing a key role in regional trade and navigation.
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E.
Brouwersgracht
Brouwersgracht is a picturesque historic canal in Amsterdam, renowned for its traditional canal houses, bridges, and central location in the city’s canal belt.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artificial waterway
ⓘ
ship canal ⓘ |
| belongsTo |
Port of Rotterdam
ⓘ
surface form:
Port of Rotterdam approach channel
|
| connectsTo |
Nieuwe Maas
ⓘ
North Sea ⓘ Port of Rotterdam ⓘ |
| constructionMethod | canal excavation through dunes and wetlands ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1863 ⓘ |
| country | Netherlands ⓘ |
| designedBy | Pieter Caland ⓘ |
| endPoint | Rotterdam ⓘ |
| engineer | Pieter Caland ⓘ |
| floodProtection |
Delta Works
ⓘ
surface form:
Maeslantkering storm surge barrier
|
| hasFunction | main access route to Port of Rotterdam from sea ⓘ |
| hasNavigationAid |
buoyed fairway
ⓘ
leading lights ⓘ lighthouses ⓘ |
| hasRole |
key route for European container traffic
ⓘ
strategic energy and bulk cargo corridor ⓘ |
| hasStructure | Maeslantkering ⓘ |
| hasTrafficControl | Vessel Traffic Service Rotterdam ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Dutch ⓘ |
| length | approximately 20 kilometres ⓘ |
| literalMeaning | New Waterway ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta
ⓘ
surface form:
Rhine–Meuse estuary
South Holland ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Europoort
ⓘ
Hoek van Holland ⓘ Maassluis ⓘ Maasvlakte ⓘ Schiedam ⓘ Vlaardingen ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Rijkswaterstaat ⓘ |
| maximumDraft | deep-draft ocean-going vessels ⓘ |
| mouthOf | Rhine–Meuse river system ⓘ |
| navigableFor |
inland vessels
ⓘ
sea-going ships ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1872 ⓘ |
| partOf |
Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta
ⓘ
Nieuwe Waterweg self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Rotterdam sea access channel system
|
| primaryUse | maritime shipping ⓘ |
| region |
Randstad metropolitan region
ⓘ
surface form:
Randstad
|
| replaced | older, shallower natural channels to Rotterdam ⓘ |
| servesPort | Rotterdam ⓘ |
| startPoint | Hoek van Holland ⓘ |
| waterwayClass | major international shipping route ⓘ |
| waterwayType | deep-water shipping channel ⓘ |
| width | approximately 400 metres ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Nieuwe Waterweg Description of subject: Nieuwe Waterweg is a major artificial ship canal in the Netherlands that provides a direct deep-water connection between the North Sea and the port of Rotterdam.
Referenced by (18)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Rotterdam sea access channel system
subject surface form:
Maeslantkering