Merrymeeting Bay
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Merrymeeting Bay is a large freshwater tidal estuary in Maine where several rivers, including the Androscoggin and Kennebec, converge before flowing into the Atlantic Ocean.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Merrymeeting Bay canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3268357 — 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: Merrymeeting Bay Context triple: [Androscoggin River, mouthLocation, Merrymeeting Bay]
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A.
Passamaquoddy Bay
Passamaquoddy Bay is a coastal inlet on the border between the U.S. state of Maine and the Canadian province of New Brunswick, known for its strong tides and rich marine ecosystem.
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B.
Casco Bay
Casco Bay is a scenic inlet of the Gulf of Maine on the southern coast of Maine, known for its many islands, maritime history, and recreational boating and fishing.
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C.
Waquoit Bay
Waquoit Bay is a coastal estuary on Cape Cod in Massachusetts known for its salt marshes, barrier beaches, and protected waters within the Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve.
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D.
Cotuit Bay
Cotuit Bay is a small, sheltered coastal bay on Cape Cod in Massachusetts known for its scenic shoreline, boating, and shellfishing.
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E.
Buzzards Bay
Buzzards Bay is a shallow, biologically rich inlet of the Atlantic Ocean located along the southern coast of Massachusetts, known for its boating, fishing, and coastal communities.
- 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: Merrymeeting Bay Target entity description: Merrymeeting Bay is a large freshwater tidal estuary in Maine where several rivers, including the Androscoggin and Kennebec, converge before flowing into the Atlantic Ocean.
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A.
Passamaquoddy Bay
Passamaquoddy Bay is a coastal inlet on the border between the U.S. state of Maine and the Canadian province of New Brunswick, known for its strong tides and rich marine ecosystem.
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B.
Casco Bay
Casco Bay is a scenic inlet of the Gulf of Maine on the southern coast of Maine, known for its many islands, maritime history, and recreational boating and fishing.
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C.
Waquoit Bay
Waquoit Bay is a coastal estuary on Cape Cod in Massachusetts known for its salt marshes, barrier beaches, and protected waters within the Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve.
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D.
Cotuit Bay
Cotuit Bay is a small, sheltered coastal bay on Cape Cod in Massachusetts known for its scenic shoreline, boating, and shellfishing.
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E.
Buzzards Bay
Buzzards Bay is a shallow, biologically rich inlet of the Atlantic Ocean located along the southern coast of Massachusetts, known for its boating, fishing, and coastal communities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
estuary
ⓘ
freshwater tidal estuary ⓘ geographic feature ⓘ |
| connectedTo | Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| ecoregion | Gulf of Maine watershed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasConservationStatus | important wildlife habitat ⓘ |
| hasHydrologyType | confluence of multiple rivers ⓘ |
| hasSalinity | low ⓘ |
| hasTidalInfluence | yes ⓘ |
| isPartOfWatershed |
Androscoggin River watershed
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kennebec River watershed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
anadromous fish habitat
ⓘ
migratory bird stopover ⓘ waterfowl habitat ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Lincoln County, Maine
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ New England ⓘ Sagadahoc County, Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Bath, Maine
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bowdoinham, Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ Brunswick, Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ Dresden, Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ Richmond, Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ Topsham, Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ Woolwich, Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| outflowsTo |
Atlantic Ocean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kennebec River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Androscoggin River estuary
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kennebec River estuary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| receivesInflowsFrom |
Abagadasset River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Androscoggin River NERFINISHED ⓘ Cathance River NERFINISHED ⓘ Eastern River NERFINISHED ⓘ Kennebec River NERFINISHED ⓘ Muddy River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportsSpecies |
Atlantic sturgeon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
alewife ⓘ bald eagle ⓘ osprey ⓘ shad ⓘ striped bass ⓘ waterfowl ⓘ |
| usedFor |
birdwatching
ⓘ
boating ⓘ fishing ⓘ recreation ⓘ |
| waterType | freshwater ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Merrymeeting Bay Description of subject: Merrymeeting Bay is a large freshwater tidal estuary in Maine where several rivers, including the Androscoggin and Kennebec, converge before flowing into the Atlantic Ocean.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Edwards Dam