India–Sri Lanka international boundary
E446352
The India–Sri Lanka international boundary is the maritime and territorial demarcation line separating India and Sri Lanka across the Palk Strait and the Gulf of Mannar.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| India–Sri Lanka international boundary canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4496836 — 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: India–Sri Lanka international boundary Context triple: [Palk Strait, partOf, India–Sri Lanka international boundary]
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A.
Indo–Bangladesh International Border
The Indo–Bangladesh International Border is the long, heavily patrolled boundary separating India and Bangladesh, known for its complex geography, security challenges, and significant cross-border movement of people and goods.
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B.
India–Myanmar border
The India–Myanmar border is an international boundary in Southeast Asia separating India’s northeastern states from Myanmar, marked by diverse ethnic communities, cross-border trade, and strategic security concerns.
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C.
India–Pakistan border
The India–Pakistan border is a long, heavily guarded international boundary separating India and Pakistan, marked by fortified fencing, military presence, and notable crossing points such as Wagah.
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D.
Indo-Bhutan border
The Indo-Bhutan border is the international boundary between India and Bhutan, spanning diverse Himalayan terrain and serving as a key zone for cross-border trade, security, and cultural exchange.
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E.
Indo-Nepal border
The Indo-Nepal border is the international boundary between India and Nepal, characterized by largely open and porous crossings that facilitate extensive cross-border movement, trade, and cultural exchange.
- 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: India–Sri Lanka international boundary Target entity description: The India–Sri Lanka international boundary is the maritime and territorial demarcation line separating India and Sri Lanka across the Palk Strait and the Gulf of Mannar.
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A.
Indo–Bangladesh International Border
The Indo–Bangladesh International Border is the long, heavily patrolled boundary separating India and Bangladesh, known for its complex geography, security challenges, and significant cross-border movement of people and goods.
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B.
India–Myanmar border
The India–Myanmar border is an international boundary in Southeast Asia separating India’s northeastern states from Myanmar, marked by diverse ethnic communities, cross-border trade, and strategic security concerns.
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C.
India–Pakistan border
The India–Pakistan border is a long, heavily guarded international boundary separating India and Pakistan, marked by fortified fencing, military presence, and notable crossing points such as Wagah.
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D.
Indo-Bhutan border
The Indo-Bhutan border is the international boundary between India and Bhutan, spanning diverse Himalayan terrain and serving as a key zone for cross-border trade, security, and cultural exchange.
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E.
Indo-Nepal border
The Indo-Nepal border is the international boundary between India and Nepal, characterized by largely open and porous crossings that facilitate extensive cross-border movement, trade, and cultural exchange.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
international boundary
ⓘ
maritime boundary ⓘ territorial boundary ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
North Western Province, Sri Lanka
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northern Province, Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ Tamil Nadu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderOf |
Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Republic of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderType |
maritime boundary
ⓘ
territorial sea boundary ⓘ |
| country1 | India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country2 | Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crossesBodyOfWater |
Gulf of Mannar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Palk Strait NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| definedBy |
1974 Indo–Sri Lankan Maritime Boundary Agreement
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
1976 Indo–Sri Lankan Maritime Boundary Agreement NERFINISHED ⓘ Indo–Sri Lankan Maritime Boundary Agreements NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy | United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDisputedArea | Katchatheevu region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
delimits exclusive economic zones
ⓘ
delimits territorial waters ⓘ |
| hasSegment |
Gulf of Mannar maritime boundary
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Palk Strait maritime boundary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Gulf of Mannar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Palk Strait NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Adam’s Bridge
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Katchatheevu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ocean | Indian Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | India–Sri Lanka relations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | South Asia ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
fishing rights in Palk Strait
ⓘ
maritime security in the Indian Ocean ⓘ |
| separates |
India
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: India–Sri Lanka international boundary Description of subject: The India–Sri Lanka international boundary is the maritime and territorial demarcation line separating India and Sri Lanka across the Palk Strait and the Gulf of Mannar.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.