Discovery Passage
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Discovery Passage is a narrow, fast-flowing marine channel on the British Columbia coast that forms part of the Inside Passage between Vancouver Island and the mainland.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Discovery Passage canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1747398 — 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: Discovery Passage Context triple: [Georgia Strait, connectedTo, Discovery Passage]
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A.
Drake Passage
Drake Passage is the turbulent body of water between South America's Cape Horn and Antarctica, known for linking the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans and some of the roughest seas in the world.
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B.
Northeast Passage
The Northeast Passage is a sea route along the northern coast of Eurasia, connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans via Arctic waters and historically sought as a shorter path between Europe and Asia.
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C.
Mona Passage
The Mona Passage is a strait in the Caribbean Sea that separates the islands of Hispaniola and Puerto Rico, serving as a key shipping route and a challenging stretch of water for navigation.
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D.
Outremer
Outremer was the collective name for the Crusader states established by Western European Christians in the Levant during the Middle Ages.
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E.
Cape Horn sea route
The Cape Horn sea route was the long, perilous maritime passage around the southern tip of South America that ships commonly used to reach California during the Gold Rush era.
- 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: Discovery Passage Target entity description: Discovery Passage is a narrow, fast-flowing marine channel on the British Columbia coast that forms part of the Inside Passage between Vancouver Island and the mainland.
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A.
Drake Passage
Drake Passage is the turbulent body of water between South America's Cape Horn and Antarctica, known for linking the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans and some of the roughest seas in the world.
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B.
Northeast Passage
The Northeast Passage is a sea route along the northern coast of Eurasia, connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans via Arctic waters and historically sought as a shorter path between Europe and Asia.
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C.
Mona Passage
The Mona Passage is a strait in the Caribbean Sea that separates the islands of Hispaniola and Puerto Rico, serving as a key shipping route and a challenging stretch of water for navigation.
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D.
Outremer
Outremer was the collective name for the Crusader states established by Western European Christians in the Levant during the Middle Ages.
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E.
Cape Horn sea route
The Cape Horn sea route was the long, perilous maritime passage around the southern tip of South America that ships commonly used to reach California during the Gold Rush era.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
marine channel
ⓘ
strait ⓘ |
| associatedWith | George Vancouver ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Johnstone Strait
ⓘ
Georgia Strait ⓘ
surface form:
Strait of Georgia
|
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
sport fishing
ⓘ
whale watching ⓘ |
| hasCurrentType | tidal rapids ⓘ |
| hasEcosystemType | coastal marine ecosystem ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
fast-flowing water
ⓘ
narrow channel ⓘ |
| hasHazard |
navigational hazards
ⓘ
strong tidal currents ⓘ |
| hasSection | Seymour Narrows ⓘ |
| hasWildlife |
harbour seals
ⓘ
orcas ⓘ salmon ⓘ sea lions ⓘ |
| locatedIn | British Columbia ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Central Coast of British Columbia ⓘ |
| namedAfter | HMS Discovery ⓘ |
| nearCity |
Campbell River, British Columbia, Canada
ⓘ
surface form:
Campbell River, British Columbia
|
| nearCommunity | Quadra Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Inside Passage
ⓘ
Salish Sea ⓘ
surface form:
Salish Sea system
|
| separates |
British Columbia coast
ⓘ
surface form:
British Columbia mainland
Vancouver Island ⓘ |
| usedFor |
commercial shipping
ⓘ
marine transportation ⓘ recreational boating ⓘ |
| waterBody | Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Discovery Passage Description of subject: Discovery Passage is a narrow, fast-flowing marine channel on the British Columbia coast that forms part of the Inside Passage between Vancouver Island and the mainland.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.