Cabot Strait
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Cabot Strait is a major North Atlantic shipping passage between Newfoundland and Cape Breton Island that forms one of the primary entrances to the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cabot Strait canonical | 3 |
| Atlantic maritime approaches to Canada | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2274657 — 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: Cabot Strait Context triple: [Gulf of St. Lawrence, connectedTo, Cabot Strait]
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A.
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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B.
Johnstone Strait
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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C.
Davis Strait
Davis Strait is a broad, icy strait between Greenland and Canada that serves as a key marine passage linking the Arctic and North Atlantic Oceans.
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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.
Muskeget Channel
Muskeget Channel is a tidal waterway off the coast of Massachusetts that separates Nantucket from Martha’s Vineyard and connects the surrounding coastal waters of the Atlantic.
- 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: Cabot Strait Target entity description: Cabot Strait is a major North Atlantic shipping passage between Newfoundland and Cape Breton Island that forms one of the primary entrances to the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
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A.
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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B.
Johnstone Strait
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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C.
Davis Strait
Davis Strait is a broad, icy strait between Greenland and Canada that serves as a key marine passage linking the Arctic and North Atlantic Oceans.
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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.
Muskeget Channel
Muskeget Channel is a tidal waterway off the coast of Massachusetts that separates Nantucket from Martha’s Vineyard and connects the surrounding coastal waters of the Atlantic.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
sea strait
ⓘ
shipping route ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Canadian maritime waters ⓘ |
| climate | cold temperate marine ⓘ |
| connectsBodyOfWater |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
Gulf of St. Lawrence ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| experiences |
heavy seas
ⓘ
high winds ⓘ strong storms ⓘ |
| formsEntranceTo | Gulf of St. Lawrence ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance | maritime navigation ⓘ |
| hasLighthouseOnApproach | true ⓘ |
| hasMarineTrafficSeparationScheme | true ⓘ |
| hasRoughSeas | true ⓘ |
| hasStrongCurrents | true ⓘ |
| hasSubmarineTopography | shelf break and deep basin ⓘ |
| isIceAffectedInWinter | true ⓘ |
| isImportantFor |
Canadian maritime trade
ⓘ
access to Atlantic from Gulf of St. Lawrence ⓘ |
| isMajorShippingPassage | true ⓘ |
| isMonitoredBy | Canadian Coast Guard ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Great Circle shipping routes between Europe and North America
ⓘ
Atlantic Ocean shipping lanes ⓘ
surface form:
North Atlantic shipping lanes
|
| isPrimaryEntranceTo | Gulf of St. Lawrence ⓘ |
| isStrategicFor | access to St. Lawrence River ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
surface form:
North Atlantic Ocean
|
| locatedOffCoastOf |
Newfoundland and Labrador
ⓘ
Nova Scotia ⓘ |
| maximumDepth | over 500 meters ⓘ |
| namedAfter | John Cabot ⓘ |
| navigationHazard |
fog
ⓘ
strong tides ⓘ winter ice ⓘ |
| nearbyIsland |
Cape Breton Island
ⓘ
island of Newfoundland ⓘ
surface form:
Newfoundland
|
| oceanographicFeature | deep channel ⓘ |
| partOf |
St. Lawrence River drainage basin
ⓘ
surface form:
Gulf of St. Lawrence watershed
|
| region |
Eastern Canada
ⓘ
surface form:
eastern Canada
|
| separates |
Cape Breton Island
ⓘ
island of Newfoundland ⓘ
surface form:
Newfoundland
|
| usedBy |
ferry services
ⓘ
fishing vessels ⓘ trans-Atlantic shipping ⓘ |
| width |
approximately 110 kilometers
ⓘ
approximately 70 miles ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cabot Strait Description of subject: Cabot Strait is a major North Atlantic shipping passage between Newfoundland and Cape Breton Island that forms one of the primary entrances to the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Atlantic maritime approaches to Canada