Gulf of Panama
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The Gulf of Panama is a large inlet of the Pacific Ocean off the southern coast of Panama, serving as a major maritime area near the Pacific entrance of the Panama Canal.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gulf of Panama canonical | 11 |
| Panama Bay | 9 |
| Bay of Panama | 7 |
| Gulf of Chiriquí | 1 |
| Gulf of Panama region | 1 |
| パナマ湾 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T318566 — 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.
Target entity: Gulf of Panama Context triple: [Panama Canal, connects, Gulf of Panama]
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A.
Panama Bay
Panama Bay is a marine exhibit at Osaka’s Aquarium Kaiyukan that recreates the coastal ecosystem of the Central American bay with its characteristic sea life.
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B.
Straits of Florida
The Straits of Florida is the narrow body of water between the Florida Keys and Cuba that connects the Gulf of Mexico with the Atlantic Ocean and forms a major shipping and ocean current passage.
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C.
San Pablo Bay
San Pablo Bay is a shallow tidal estuary in northern California that forms the northern extension of the greater San Francisco Bay system.
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D.
Gulf of California
The Gulf of California, also known as the Sea of Cortez, is a narrow body of water between Mexico’s Baja California Peninsula and mainland that is renowned for its rich marine biodiversity and unique ecosystems.
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E.
Isthmus of Panama
The Isthmus of Panama is the narrow strip of land in Central America that links North and South America and separates the Caribbean Sea from the Pacific Ocean.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Gulf of Panama Target entity description: The Gulf of Panama is a large inlet of the Pacific Ocean off the southern coast of Panama, serving as a major maritime area near the Pacific entrance of the Panama Canal.
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A.
Panama Bay
Panama Bay is a marine exhibit at Osaka’s Aquarium Kaiyukan that recreates the coastal ecosystem of the Central American bay with its characteristic sea life.
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B.
Straits of Florida
The Straits of Florida is the narrow body of water between the Florida Keys and Cuba that connects the Gulf of Mexico with the Atlantic Ocean and forms a major shipping and ocean current passage.
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C.
San Pablo Bay
San Pablo Bay is a shallow tidal estuary in northern California that forms the northern extension of the greater San Francisco Bay system.
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D.
Gulf of California
The Gulf of California, also known as the Sea of Cortez, is a narrow body of water between Mexico’s Baja California Peninsula and mainland that is renowned for its rich marine biodiversity and unique ecosystems.
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E.
Isthmus of Panama
The Isthmus of Panama is the narrow strip of land in Central America that links North and South America and separates the Caribbean Sea from the Pacific Ocean.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
body of water
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gulf ⓘ inlet ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Gulf of Panama
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Bay of Panama
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| approximateArea |
over 23,000 square miles
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over 60,000 square kilometers ⓘ |
| approximateWidth |
about 155 miles
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about 250 kilometers ⓘ |
| borders |
Azuero Peninsula
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Darién Province ⓘ Panamá Province ⓘ
surface form:
Panama Province
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| climate | tropical ⓘ |
| connectedTo | Panama Canal ⓘ |
| country | Panama ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
container shipping
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oil shipping ⓘ port operations ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
broad continental shelf
ⓘ
mangrove-lined coasts ⓘ tidal mudflats ⓘ |
| hasMajorIsland |
Contadora Island
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Isla del Rey ⓘ Pearl Islands ⓘ Taboga Island ⓘ |
| hasMajorPort |
Balboa
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La Palma ⓘ Panama City ⓘ |
| hasSeason |
dry season
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rainy season ⓘ |
| knownFor |
fishing grounds
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maritime shipping routes ⓘ |
| languageRegion | Spanish-speaking region ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| locatedInHemisphere |
Northern Hemisphere
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Western Hemisphere ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Central America ⓘ |
| locatedOnCoastOf | Panama ⓘ |
| near |
Panama Canal
ⓘ
surface form:
Pacific entrance of the Panama Canal
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| opensTo | Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| partOf |
Pacific coast of South America
ⓘ
surface form:
Pacific coast of Panama
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| receivesRiver |
Bayano River
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Chepo River ⓘ Tuira River ⓘ |
| sovereignState |
Panama
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surface form:
Republic of Panama
|
| usedFor |
commercial fishing
ⓘ
international shipping ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Gulf of Panama Description of subject: The Gulf of Panama is a large inlet of the Pacific Ocean off the southern coast of Panama, serving as a major maritime area near the Pacific entrance of the Panama Canal.
Referenced by (30)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.