Port of Boulogne-sur-Mer
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The Port of Boulogne-sur-Mer is a major French fishing and commercial harbor on the English Channel, known as one of Europe’s leading seafood ports.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Port of Boulogne-sur-Mer canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2865520 — 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: Port of Boulogne-sur-Mer Context triple: [Pas-de-Calais, hasPort, Port of Boulogne-sur-Mer]
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A.
Port of Rouen
The Port of Rouen is a major French inland seaport and grain-export hub located on the River Seine between Paris and the English Channel.
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B.
Port of Le Havre
The Port of Le Havre is one of France’s largest and busiest seaports, serving as a major gateway for maritime trade on the English Channel and the North Sea.
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C.
Port of Paris
The Port of Paris is a major inland port complex in the Île-de-France region that handles river traffic, logistics, and tourism along the Seine and its connected waterways.
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D.
Port of Bordeaux
The Port of Bordeaux is a major French maritime and river port complex serving the city of Bordeaux and the surrounding southwest region as a hub for trade, logistics, and industry.
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E.
Honfleur
Honfleur is a historic port town in Normandy, northern France, renowned for its picturesque old harbor, timber-framed houses, and association with Impressionist painters.
- 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: Port of Boulogne-sur-Mer Target entity description: The Port of Boulogne-sur-Mer is a major French fishing and commercial harbor on the English Channel, known as one of Europe’s leading seafood ports.
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A.
Port of Rouen
The Port of Rouen is a major French inland seaport and grain-export hub located on the River Seine between Paris and the English Channel.
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B.
Port of Le Havre
The Port of Le Havre is one of France’s largest and busiest seaports, serving as a major gateway for maritime trade on the English Channel and the North Sea.
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C.
Port of Paris
The Port of Paris is a major inland port complex in the Île-de-France region that handles river traffic, logistics, and tourism along the Seine and its connected waterways.
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D.
Port of Bordeaux
The Port of Bordeaux is a major French maritime and river port complex serving the city of Bordeaux and the surrounding southwest region as a hub for trade, logistics, and industry.
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E.
Honfleur
Honfleur is a historic port town in Normandy, northern France, renowned for its picturesque old harbor, timber-framed houses, and association with Impressionist painters.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
commercial port
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fishing port ⓘ seaport ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
border inspection post
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customs office ⓘ dry dock ⓘ fish auction hall ⓘ fuel bunkering station ⓘ quays ⓘ refrigerated warehouses ⓘ slipways ⓘ warehouses ⓘ |
| hasIndustry |
maritime services
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seafood logistics ⓘ ship repair ⓘ |
| hasPart |
cargo terminals
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cold storage facilities ⓘ commercial harbor ⓘ ferry terminal ⓘ fish auction market ⓘ fish processing plants ⓘ fishing harbor ⓘ marina ⓘ |
| hasTraffic |
cargo ships
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ferries ⓘ fishing vessels ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | French Republic ⓘ |
| knownFor |
fish processing
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fishing industry ⓘ seafood landings ⓘ seafood trade ⓘ |
| languageUsed | French ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Boulogne-sur-Mer
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Hauts-de-France ⓘ Pas-de-Calais ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Calais
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Channel shipping lanes ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
English Channel
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Strait of Dover ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Chambre de commerce et d’industrie de la Côte d’Opale ⓘ |
| partOf | French port system ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
commercial shipping
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fishing ⓘ passenger transport ⓘ seafood processing ⓘ |
| rankedAs | one of Europe’s leading seafood ports ⓘ |
| waterway | English Channel ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Port of Boulogne-sur-Mer Description of subject: The Port of Boulogne-sur-Mer is a major French fishing and commercial harbor on the English Channel, known as one of Europe’s leading seafood ports.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.