Ten Degree Channel
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The Ten Degree Channel is a narrow strait in the Bay of Bengal that separates the Andaman Islands from the Nicobar Islands and forms an important maritime passage in the eastern Indian Ocean.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ten Degree Channel canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3698393 — 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: Ten Degree Channel Context triple: [Andaman Islands, separatedFromBy, Ten Degree Channel]
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A.
James Ross Strait
James Ross Strait is an Arctic waterway in the Canadian Northwest Passage, known for being part of the route successfully traversed by Roald Amundsen’s Gjøa expedition.
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B.
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.
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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D.
Ambrose Channel
Ambrose Channel is the main deep-water shipping channel that provides large vessels with access between the Atlantic Ocean and the Port of New York and New Jersey.
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E.
Blackett Strait
Blackett Strait is a narrow waterway in the Solomon Islands, situated between islands of the New Georgia group and noted for its strategic role in naval operations during World War II.
- 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: Ten Degree Channel Target entity description: The Ten Degree Channel is a narrow strait in the Bay of Bengal that separates the Andaman Islands from the Nicobar Islands and forms an important maritime passage in the eastern Indian Ocean.
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A.
James Ross Strait
James Ross Strait is an Arctic waterway in the Canadian Northwest Passage, known for being part of the route successfully traversed by Roald Amundsen’s Gjøa expedition.
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B.
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.
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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D.
Ambrose Channel
Ambrose Channel is the main deep-water shipping channel that provides large vessels with access between the Atlantic Ocean and the Port of New York and New Jersey.
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E.
Blackett Strait
Blackett Strait is a narrow waterway in the Solomon Islands, situated between islands of the New Georgia group and noted for its strategic role in naval operations during World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
marine waterbody
ⓘ
strait ⓘ |
| borderingPoliticalEntityNorth | Andaman district ⓘ |
| borderingPoliticalEntitySouth | Nicobar district ⓘ |
| climateZone | tropical ⓘ |
| connects |
Andaman Sea
ⓘ
open Bay of Bengal ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| crossedBy | 10th parallel north ⓘ |
| ecologicalSignificance | part of Andaman and Nicobar marine ecosystem ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
ⓘ
surface form:
Andaman and Nicobar Islands Union Territory administration
|
| hasJurisdiction |
Indian Coast Guard
ⓘ
Indian Navy ⓘ |
| isPartOf | major shipping route between Indian mainland and Malacca Strait ⓘ |
| languageOfToponym | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bay of Bengal
ⓘ
Indian territorial waters ⓘ eastern Indian Ocean ⓘ |
| minimumWidth |
approximately 150 kilometers
ⓘ
approximately 80 nautical miles ⓘ |
| namedAfter | 10th parallel north ⓘ |
| navigation | supports deep-draft vessels ⓘ |
| nearbyIslandGroupNorth | Little Andaman Island ⓘ |
| nearbyIslandGroupSouth | Car Nicobar ⓘ |
| oceanBasin | Indian Ocean ⓘ |
| orientation | north–south ⓘ |
| partOf |
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
ⓘ
surface form:
Andaman and Nicobar Islands region
|
| region |
South Asia
ⓘ
Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| relevantTo |
Indian Exclusive Economic Zone management
ⓘ
Indian maritime security ⓘ |
| separates |
Andaman Islands
ⓘ
Nicobar Islands ⓘ |
| shippingHazard | subject to strong currents during monsoon ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | important maritime passage in eastern Indian Ocean ⓘ |
| subjectTo | monsoonal weather patterns ⓘ |
| usedFor |
international shipping
ⓘ
regional maritime trade ⓘ |
| waterType | saltwater ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ten Degree Channel Description of subject: The Ten Degree Channel is a narrow strait in the Bay of Bengal that separates the Andaman Islands from the Nicobar Islands and forms an important maritime passage in the eastern Indian Ocean.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.