St George’s Channel
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St George’s Channel is the sea passage between southeastern Ireland and southwestern Wales that links the Irish Sea with the broader Atlantic Ocean.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| St George's Channel | 5 |
| St George’s Channel canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T332897 — 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: St George’s Channel Context triple: [Irish Sea, connectedTo, St George’s Channel]
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A.
Irish Sea
The Irish Sea is the body of water that separates the islands of Great Britain and Ireland, connecting the Atlantic Ocean to the north and south via the North Channel and St George’s Channel.
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B.
Bristol Channel
The Bristol Channel is a major inlet of the Atlantic Ocean separating South Wales from southwest England and providing access to the Severn Estuary.
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C.
English Channel
The English Channel is the narrow arm of the Atlantic Ocean that separates southern England from northern France and has long been a crucial route and strategic barrier in European history.
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D.
Celtic Sea
The Celtic Sea is a region of the Atlantic Ocean off the southern coast of Ireland, bordered by the coasts of Great Britain and France.
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E.
Strait of Dover
The Strait of Dover is the narrowest part of the English Channel, separating southeastern England from northern France and serving as a major international shipping and transit route.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: St George’s Channel Target entity description: St George’s Channel is the sea passage between southeastern Ireland and southwestern Wales that links the Irish Sea with the broader Atlantic Ocean.
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A.
Irish Sea
The Irish Sea is the body of water that separates the islands of Great Britain and Ireland, connecting the Atlantic Ocean to the north and south via the North Channel and St George’s Channel.
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B.
Bristol Channel
The Bristol Channel is a major inlet of the Atlantic Ocean separating South Wales from southwest England and providing access to the Severn Estuary.
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C.
English Channel
The English Channel is the narrow arm of the Atlantic Ocean that separates southern England from northern France and has long been a crucial route and strategic barrier in European history.
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D.
Celtic Sea
The Celtic Sea is a region of the Atlantic Ocean off the southern coast of Ireland, bordered by the coasts of Great Britain and France.
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E.
Strait of Dover
The Strait of Dover is the narrowest part of the English Channel, separating southeastern England from northern France and serving as a major international shipping and transit route.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
sea channel
ⓘ
strait ⓘ |
| borderingSeaArea |
Celtic Sea
ⓘ
Irish Sea ⓘ |
| climateInfluence |
maritime climate of southeastern Ireland
ⓘ
maritime climate of southwestern Wales ⓘ |
| connectsBodyOfWater |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
Irish Sea ⓘ |
| countryOnShore |
Ireland
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| hasEcologicalFeature |
important fish stocks
ⓘ
marine biodiversity ⓘ |
| hasMajorPortNearby |
Fishguard
ⓘ
Pembroke Dock ⓘ Rosslare Europort ⓘ |
| hasShoreOn |
Ceredigion
ⓘ
County Waterford ⓘ County Wexford ⓘ Pembrokeshire ⓘ |
| historicallyConsideredPartOf | Irish Sea ⓘ |
| isPartOfShippingRoute | Ireland–Wales ferry route ⓘ |
| languageRegion |
English
ⓘ
Irish ⓘ Welsh ⓘ |
| locatedBetween |
southeastern Ireland
ⓘ
West Wales ⓘ
surface form:
southwestern Wales
|
| locatedIn |
Irish Sea
ⓘ
surface form:
Irish Sea region
|
| locatedOnContinent | Europe ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Saint George of Lydda
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surface form:
Saint George
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| navigationHazard |
rough seas in storms
ⓘ
strong tidal currents ⓘ |
| oceanCurrent | influenced by North Atlantic Drift ⓘ |
| partOf |
Celtic Sea
ⓘ
surface form:
Celtic Sea region
Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
surface form:
North Atlantic Ocean
|
| separates |
Ireland
ⓘ
Wales ⓘ |
| usedFor |
commercial shipping
ⓘ
ferry traffic ⓘ fishing ⓘ maritime navigation ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: St George’s Channel Description of subject: St George’s Channel is the sea passage between southeastern Ireland and southwestern Wales that links the Irish Sea with the broader Atlantic Ocean.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.