the Gulf of Georgia
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The Gulf of Georgia, more commonly known today as the Strait of Georgia, is a major inland sea separating Vancouver Island from mainland British Columbia and forming part of the Salish Sea on the Pacific Northwest coast of North America.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| the Gulf of Georgia canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1747384 — 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: the Gulf of Georgia Context triple: [Georgia Strait, alsoKnownAs, the Gulf of Georgia]
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A.
Gulf of St. Lawrence
The Gulf of St. Lawrence is a large semi-enclosed sea on the Atlantic coast of Canada that serves as the outlet for the Great Lakes–St. Lawrence waterway and is bordered by several eastern Canadian provinces.
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B.
Placentia Bay
Placentia Bay is a large bay on the southeast coast of Newfoundland, Canada, historically notable as the site where Churchill and Roosevelt met in 1941 to agree on the Atlantic Charter.
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C.
Northumberland Strait
Northumberland Strait is a shallow arm of the Gulf of St. Lawrence in eastern Canada, known for separating Prince Edward Island from the mainland provinces of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia.
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D.
Hudson Strait
Hudson Strait is a large Arctic waterway in northeastern Canada that connects the Atlantic Ocean to Hudson Bay and serves as an important historical and modern shipping route.
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E.
Conception Bay
Conception Bay is a large bay on the eastern coast of Newfoundland, Canada, known historically for its fishing communities and maritime heritage.
- 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: the Gulf of Georgia Target entity description: The Gulf of Georgia, more commonly known today as the Strait of Georgia, is a major inland sea separating Vancouver Island from mainland British Columbia and forming part of the Salish Sea on the Pacific Northwest coast of North America.
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A.
Gulf of St. Lawrence
The Gulf of St. Lawrence is a large semi-enclosed sea on the Atlantic coast of Canada that serves as the outlet for the Great Lakes–St. Lawrence waterway and is bordered by several eastern Canadian provinces.
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B.
Placentia Bay
Placentia Bay is a large bay on the southeast coast of Newfoundland, Canada, historically notable as the site where Churchill and Roosevelt met in 1941 to agree on the Atlantic Charter.
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C.
Northumberland Strait
Northumberland Strait is a shallow arm of the Gulf of St. Lawrence in eastern Canada, known for separating Prince Edward Island from the mainland provinces of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia.
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D.
Hudson Strait
Hudson Strait is a large Arctic waterway in northeastern Canada that connects the Atlantic Ocean to Hudson Bay and serves as an important historical and modern shipping route.
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E.
Conception Bay
Conception Bay is a large bay on the eastern coast of Newfoundland, Canada, known historically for its fishing communities and maritime heritage.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
body of water
ⓘ
inland sea ⓘ strait ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Georgia Strait
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surface form:
Strait of Georgia
|
| averageDepth | 155 metres ⓘ |
| basinCountry | Canada ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Vancouver Island
ⓘ
mainland Coast Mountains ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Johnstone Strait
ⓘ
Puget Sound ⓘ Juan de Fuca Strait ⓘ
surface form:
Strait of Juan de Fuca
|
| contains |
Gulf Islands
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numerous islands ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| drainageBasin | Fraser River ⓘ |
| ecoregion | temperate coastal marine ecosystem ⓘ |
| hasWildlife |
Pacific salmon
ⓘ
bald eagle ⓘ harbour seal ⓘ orca ⓘ sea lion ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
British Columbia
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surface form:
Province of British Columbia
|
| length | approximately 240 kilometres ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
British Columbia
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Canada ⓘ Pacific Northwest ⓘ |
| majorCityOnShore |
Nanaimo
ⓘ
Vancouver ⓘ Victoria metropolitan area ⓘ |
| maximumDepth | 420 metres ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
George III of the United Kingdom
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surface form:
King George III
|
| namedBy | George Vancouver ⓘ |
| oceanographicFeature |
seasonal stratification
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significant freshwater input from Fraser River ⓘ strong tidal currents ⓘ |
| partOf |
Pacific Ocean
ⓘ
Salish Sea ⓘ |
| receivesInflowFrom |
Campbell River
ⓘ
Fraser River ⓘ Nanaimo River ⓘ |
| region | Southwestern British Columbia ⓘ |
| salinity | brackish to marine ⓘ |
| separates |
Vancouver Island
ⓘ
mainland British Columbia ⓘ |
| usedFor |
commercial shipping
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fishing ⓘ recreational boating ⓘ |
| width | up to 58 kilometres ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: the Gulf of Georgia Description of subject: The Gulf of Georgia, more commonly known today as the Strait of Georgia, is a major inland sea separating Vancouver Island from mainland British Columbia and forming part of the Salish Sea on the Pacific Northwest coast of North America.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.