Bay of Gibraltar
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The Bay of Gibraltar is a natural harbor on the southern coast of the Iberian Peninsula, strategically located at the entrance to the Mediterranean Sea near the Strait of Gibraltar.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bay of Gibraltar canonical | 10 |
| Bay of Algeciras | 5 |
| Algeciras Bay | 2 |
| Bahía de Algeciras | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2539433 — 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: Bay of Gibraltar Context triple: [Great Siege Tunnels, strategicViewOver, Bay of Gibraltar]
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A.
Strait of Gibraltar
The Strait of Gibraltar is the narrow waterway between southern Spain and northern Morocco that links the Atlantic Ocean with the Mediterranean Sea and separates Europe from Africa.
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B.
Bay of Cádiz
The Bay of Cádiz is a natural harbor and coastal inlet in southwestern Spain, known for its strategic naval importance and proximity to the historic city of Cádiz.
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C.
Gulf of Cádiz
The Gulf of Cádiz is a broad inlet of the Atlantic Ocean off the southwestern Iberian Peninsula, lying between southern Portugal and southwestern Spain near the Strait of Gibraltar.
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D.
Strait of Bonifacio
The Strait of Bonifacio is a narrow, often treacherous sea passage in the Mediterranean that separates the islands of Corsica and Sardinia and connects the Tyrrhenian Sea with the western Mediterranean.
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E.
Alboran Sea
The Alboran Sea is the westernmost portion of the Mediterranean, lying between southern Spain and northern Africa and serving as a key marine and shipping corridor between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean basin.
- 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: Bay of Gibraltar Target entity description: The Bay of Gibraltar is a natural harbor on the southern coast of the Iberian Peninsula, strategically located at the entrance to the Mediterranean Sea near the Strait of Gibraltar.
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A.
Strait of Gibraltar
The Strait of Gibraltar is the narrow waterway between southern Spain and northern Morocco that links the Atlantic Ocean with the Mediterranean Sea and separates Europe from Africa.
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B.
Bay of Cádiz
The Bay of Cádiz is a natural harbor and coastal inlet in southwestern Spain, known for its strategic naval importance and proximity to the historic city of Cádiz.
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C.
Gulf of Cádiz
The Gulf of Cádiz is a broad inlet of the Atlantic Ocean off the southwestern Iberian Peninsula, lying between southern Portugal and southwestern Spain near the Strait of Gibraltar.
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D.
Strait of Bonifacio
The Strait of Bonifacio is a narrow, often treacherous sea passage in the Mediterranean that separates the islands of Corsica and Sardinia and connects the Tyrrhenian Sea with the western Mediterranean.
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E.
Alboran Sea
The Alboran Sea is the westernmost portion of the Mediterranean, lying between southern Spain and northern Africa and serving as a key marine and shipping corridor between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean basin.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bay
ⓘ
coastal water body ⓘ natural harbour ⓘ |
| approximateArea | about 75 square kilometres ⓘ |
| approximateLength | about 8 kilometres ⓘ |
| approximateWidth | about 10 kilometres ⓘ |
| borders |
Algeciras
ⓘ
Port of Algeciras ⓘ
surface form:
Algeciras Port
Campo de Gibraltar ⓘ Gibraltar ⓘ La Línea de la Concepción ⓘ Los Barrios ⓘ San Roque, Cádiz ⓘ |
| climate | Mediterranean climate ⓘ |
| connectedTo | Atlantic Ocean via Strait of Gibraltar ⓘ |
| country |
Spain
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Spain
ⓘ
surface form:
Spain (surrounding Spanish coast)
United Kingdom ⓘ
surface form:
United Kingdom (Gibraltar waters, subject to dispute)
|
| hasAlternativeName |
Bay of Gibraltar
ⓘ
surface form:
Bay of Algeciras
|
| hasCurrent | strong tidal and exchange currents ⓘ |
| hasEnvironmentalIssue |
marine pollution risk from intense shipping traffic
ⓘ
oil spill risk ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
deep natural anchorage
ⓘ
sheltered waters ⓘ |
| hasMouthOn | Alboran Sea ⓘ |
| hasNearbyAirport |
Algeciras Heliport
ⓘ
surface form:
Algeciras heliport
Gibraltar Airport ⓘ
surface form:
Gibraltar International Airport
|
| hasPort |
Port of Algeciras
ⓘ
Gibraltar Harbour ⓘ
surface form:
Port of Gibraltar
|
| historicalSignificance |
site of naval activity since antiquity
ⓘ
strategic point in British–Spanish relations ⓘ |
| importantFor |
international maritime trade routes
ⓘ
regional economy of Campo de Gibraltar ⓘ |
| languageOfAlternativeName | Spanish ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Alboran Sea
ⓘ
Andalusia ⓘ Cádiz Province ⓘ
surface form:
Province of Cádiz
southern coast of the Iberian Peninsula ⓘ |
| near | Strait of Gibraltar ⓘ |
| partOf | Mediterranean Sea ⓘ |
| SpanishName |
Bay of Gibraltar
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Bahía de Algeciras
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| strategicImportance | control of access between Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea ⓘ |
| subjectOf | maritime jurisdiction disputes between Spain and the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| usedFor |
commercial shipping
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fishing ⓘ naval operations ⓘ recreational boating ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bay of Gibraltar Description of subject: The Bay of Gibraltar is a natural harbor on the southern coast of the Iberian Peninsula, strategically located at the entrance to the Mediterranean Sea near the Strait of Gibraltar.
Referenced by (19)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Bay of Algeciras
this entity surface form:
Bahía de Algeciras
this entity surface form:
Bay of Algeciras
this entity surface form:
Bahía de Algeciras
this entity surface form:
Algeciras Bay
this entity surface form:
Bay of Algeciras
this entity surface form:
Bay of Algeciras
this entity surface form:
Bay of Algeciras
this entity surface form:
Algeciras Bay