Johnstone Strait
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Johnstone Strait is a narrow, scenic waterway off the northeastern coast of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada, renowned as a prime habitat and viewing area for orcas and other marine wildlife.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Johnstone Strait canonical | 10 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1747396 — 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.
Target entity: Johnstone Strait Context triple: [Georgia Strait, connectedTo, Johnstone Strait]
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Hecate Strait
Hecate Strait is a wide, shallow, and often stormy body of water separating Haida Gwaii from the mainland coast of British Columbia on Canada’s Pacific coast.
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McFarlane Strait
McFarlane Strait is a narrow marine passage in the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica, lying between Greenwich Island and neighboring islands and serving as part of an important local shipping and research route.
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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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Gastineau Channel
Gastineau Channel is a narrow tidal waterway in southeastern Alaska that separates Douglas Island from the mainland and provides the waterfront setting for the city of Juneau.
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Georgia Strait
Georgia Strait is a major coastal waterway in British Columbia that separates Vancouver Island from the mainland and forms part of the Salish Sea.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Johnstone Strait Target entity description: Johnstone Strait is a narrow, scenic waterway off the northeastern coast of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada, renowned as a prime habitat and viewing area for orcas and other marine wildlife.
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Hecate Strait
Hecate Strait is a wide, shallow, and often stormy body of water separating Haida Gwaii from the mainland coast of British Columbia on Canada’s Pacific coast.
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McFarlane Strait
McFarlane Strait is a narrow marine passage in the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica, lying between Greenwich Island and neighboring islands and serving as part of an important local shipping and research route.
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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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Gastineau Channel
Gastineau Channel is a narrow tidal waterway in southeastern Alaska that separates Douglas Island from the mainland and provides the waterfront setting for the city of Juneau.
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Georgia Strait
Georgia Strait is a major coastal waterway in British Columbia that separates Vancouver Island from the mainland and forms part of the Salish Sea.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
strait
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waterway ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
British Columbia coast
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surface form:
Mainland coast of British Columbia
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| approximateLength |
110 kilometres
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about 68 miles ⓘ |
| approximateWidthRange |
1.6 to 3.1 miles
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2.5 to 5 kilometres ⓘ |
| bodyOfWater | Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Discovery Passage
ⓘ
Queen Charlotte Strait ⓘ |
| contains | Robson Bight (Michael Bigg) Ecological Reserve ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| ecologicalSignificance | critical habitat for northern resident killer whales ⓘ |
| governedBy |
British Columbia
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surface form:
Province of British Columbia
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| hasConservationConcern | protection of orca habitat from vessel traffic and noise ⓘ |
| hasStrongFeature |
narrow channels
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tidal currents ⓘ |
| knownFor |
marine wildlife viewing
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orca habitat ⓘ scenic coastal landscapes ⓘ whale watching ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
British Columbia
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Pacific Northwest ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Pacific Time Zone ⓘ |
| locatedOffCoastOf | Vancouver Island ⓘ |
| locatedOnCoastOf | northeastern Vancouver Island ⓘ |
| marineMammalSpeciesObserved |
Dall's porpoise
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Pacific white-sided dolphin ⓘ Steller sea lion ⓘ harbour porpoise ⓘ harbour seal ⓘ humpback whale ⓘ minke whale ⓘ orca ⓘ |
| near |
Alert Bay
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Port McNeill ⓘ Robson Bight ⓘ Telegraph Cove ⓘ |
| notableFor | summer congregations of resident orcas ⓘ |
| partOf | Inside Passage ⓘ |
| popularActivity |
camping at nearby marine parks
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guided whale-watching tours ⓘ wildlife photography ⓘ |
| region | Central Coast of British Columbia ⓘ |
| usedFor |
eco-tourism
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marine transportation ⓘ recreational boating ⓘ sea kayaking ⓘ |
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Subject: Johnstone Strait Description of subject: Johnstone Strait is a narrow, scenic waterway off the northeastern coast of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada, renowned as a prime habitat and viewing area for orcas and other marine wildlife.
Referenced by (10)
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