Krusenstern Strait
E190785
Krusenstern Strait is a sea passage in the Kuril Islands chain that separates two of the islands and connects parts of the northwest Pacific waters.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Krusenstern Strait canonical | 2 |
| Ekarma Strait | 1 |
| Severgin Strait | 1 |
| Severo-Kurilsky Strait | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1234058 — 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: Krusenstern Strait Context triple: [Kuril Islands, hasStrait, Krusenstern 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.
Sannikov Strait
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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C.
Dmitry Laptev Strait
Dmitry Laptev Strait is a narrow Arctic waterway in northeastern Siberia that separates the New Siberian Islands from the Russian mainland and links the Laptev Sea with the East Siberian Sea.
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D.
Yugorsky Strait
Yugorsky Strait is a narrow Arctic waterway in northern Russia that separates Vaygach Island from the mainland and connects the Barents Sea with the Kara Sea.
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E.
Kara Strait
Kara Strait is a narrow Arctic waterway separating Novaya Zemlya from the Siberian mainland, connecting the Barents Sea with the Kara Sea.
- 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: Krusenstern Strait Target entity description: Krusenstern Strait is a sea passage in the Kuril Islands chain that separates two of the islands and connects parts of the northwest Pacific waters.
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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.
Sannikov Strait
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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C.
Dmitry Laptev Strait
Dmitry Laptev Strait is a narrow Arctic waterway in northeastern Siberia that separates the New Siberian Islands from the Russian mainland and links the Laptev Sea with the East Siberian Sea.
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D.
Yugorsky Strait
Yugorsky Strait is a narrow Arctic waterway in northern Russia that separates Vaygach Island from the mainland and connects the Barents Sea with the Kara Sea.
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E.
Kara Strait
Kara Strait is a narrow Arctic waterway separating Novaya Zemlya from the Siberian mainland, connecting the Barents Sea with the Kara Sea.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
sea passage
ⓘ
strait ⓘ |
| connects | waters of the northwestern Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| country | Russia ⓘ |
| hasClimate | cold temperate maritime ⓘ |
| hasEnvironment | marine ⓘ |
| hasEponymNationality | Russian ⓘ |
| hasEponymOccupation | naval officer ⓘ |
| hasEponymProfession | explorer ⓘ |
| hasGeologicalContext | Kuril–Kamchatka volcanic arc ⓘ |
| hasNameLanguage | Russian ⓘ |
| hasNavigationalUse | maritime navigation ⓘ |
| hasStrategicSignificance | regional maritime navigation ⓘ |
| hasTypicalConditions |
frequent fog
ⓘ
seasonal sea ice ⓘ strong currents ⓘ |
| hasWaterBody | Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| isMaritimeFeatureOf |
Russia
ⓘ
surface form:
Russian Federation
|
| locatedIn |
Kuril Islands
ⓘ
Pacific Ring of Fire ⓘ
surface form:
Ring of Fire region
Russia ⓘ Russia Far East ⓘ
surface form:
Russian Far East
Sakhalin Oblast ⓘ northwestern Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Adam Johann von Krusenstern ⓘ |
| partOf |
Kuril straits
ⓘ
surface form:
Kuril Island straits system
Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| separates | two islands of the Kuril Islands chain ⓘ |
| usedFor | regional shipping routes ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Krusenstern Strait Description of subject: Krusenstern Strait is a sea passage in the Kuril Islands chain that separates two of the islands and connects parts of the northwest Pacific waters.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Severgin Strait
this entity surface form:
Ekarma Strait
subject surface form:
Kuril Straits
this entity surface form:
Severo-Kurilsky Strait