Metlakatla–Ketchikan route
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The Metlakatla–Ketchikan route is a short Alaska Marine Highway ferry corridor connecting the indigenous community of Metlakatla on Annette Island with the regional hub city of Ketchikan.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Inside Passage route | 1 |
| Metlakatla–Ketchikan route canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2974349 — 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: Metlakatla–Ketchikan route Context triple: [M/V Lituya, route, Metlakatla–Ketchikan route]
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A.
Copper River Highway
The Copper River Highway is a remote road in Alaska that provides access from Cordova into the scenic Copper River Delta region, known for its wildlife and rugged landscapes.
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B.
Klondike Highway
Klondike Highway is a major road in northwestern Canada that connects the historic Klondike goldfields around Dawson City with the Alaskan port of Skagway, following part of the route of the Klondike Gold Rush.
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C.
Haines Highway
Haines Highway is a scenic cross-border road connecting coastal Alaska to the interior of British Columbia and the Yukon, renowned for its dramatic mountain and river valley landscapes.
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D.
Dalton Highway
The Dalton Highway is a remote, mostly gravel road in northern Alaska that runs from near Fairbanks to the oil fields of Prudhoe Bay, traversing Arctic wilderness and serving as a vital supply route.
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E.
Alaska Highway
The Alaska Highway is a historic overland route stretching from British Columbia through the Yukon to Alaska, built during World War II and now serving as a major transportation corridor for the region.
- 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: Metlakatla–Ketchikan route Target entity description: The Metlakatla–Ketchikan route is a short Alaska Marine Highway ferry corridor connecting the indigenous community of Metlakatla on Annette Island with the regional hub city of Ketchikan.
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A.
Copper River Highway
The Copper River Highway is a remote road in Alaska that provides access from Cordova into the scenic Copper River Delta region, known for its wildlife and rugged landscapes.
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B.
Klondike Highway
Klondike Highway is a major road in northwestern Canada that connects the historic Klondike goldfields around Dawson City with the Alaskan port of Skagway, following part of the route of the Klondike Gold Rush.
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C.
Haines Highway
Haines Highway is a scenic cross-border road connecting coastal Alaska to the interior of British Columbia and the Yukon, renowned for its dramatic mountain and river valley landscapes.
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D.
Dalton Highway
The Dalton Highway is a remote, mostly gravel road in northern Alaska that runs from near Fairbanks to the oil fields of Prudhoe Bay, traversing Arctic wilderness and serving as a vital supply route.
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E.
Alaska Highway
The Alaska Highway is a historic overland route stretching from British Columbia through the Yukon to Alaska, built during World War II and now serving as a major transportation corridor for the region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Alaska Marine Highway route
ⓘ
ferry route ⓘ transportation corridor ⓘ |
| bodyOfWater | Inside Passage ⓘ |
| connects |
Ketchikan
ⓘ
Metlakatla ⓘ |
| connectsCityType | regional hub city ⓘ |
| connectsCommunityType | indigenous community ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| hasEndpointOn |
Annette Island
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Revillagigedo Island ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Alaska
ⓘ
surface form:
State of Alaska
|
| locatedIn |
Alaska
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| operatedBy | Alaska Marine Highway System ⓘ |
| partOf | Alaska Marine Highway System ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | connect indigenous community with regional hub city ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Southeastern Alaska
ⓘ
surface form:
Southeast Alaska
|
| serves |
Annette Island
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Metlakatla Indian Community ⓘ |
| terminusA | Metlakatla ⓘ |
| terminusB | Ketchikan ⓘ |
| transportationMode |
maritime
ⓘ
passenger ferry ⓘ |
| uses | ferry ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Metlakatla–Ketchikan route Description of subject: The Metlakatla–Ketchikan route is a short Alaska Marine Highway ferry corridor connecting the indigenous community of Metlakatla on Annette Island with the regional hub city of Ketchikan.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.