Canal de la Robine
E494531
The Canal de la Robine is a historic waterway in southern France that links Narbonne to the Aude River and the Canal du Midi, forming part of the region’s inland navigation network.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Canal de la Robine canonical | 1 |
| Canal de la Robine locks | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5108813 — 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: Canal de la Robine Context triple: [Narbonne, locatedOn, Canal de la Robine]
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A.
Canal de la Thielle
Canal de la Thielle is a Swiss waterway that channels the Thielle River between lakes in the Jura region, playing a key role in regional drainage and navigation.
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B.
Canal des Deux Mers
The Canal des Deux Mers is a historic French waterway system linking the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea via interconnected canals and rivers.
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C.
Canal de Savières
The Canal de Savières is a short waterway in eastern France that links Lake Bourget to the Rhône River, serving as its natural outlet and a popular route for boating.
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D.
Seine–Nord Europe Canal
The Seine–Nord Europe Canal is a major planned waterway in France designed to link the Seine basin with northern European canals, enabling large-scale inland freight transport between Paris and ports in Belgium and the Netherlands.
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E.
Canal de l’Est
Canal de l’Est is a French inland waterway that links the Meuse River with other major river basins, forming part of the country’s northeastern canal network.
- 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: Canal de la Robine Target entity description: The Canal de la Robine is a historic waterway in southern France that links Narbonne to the Aude River and the Canal du Midi, forming part of the region’s inland navigation network.
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A.
Canal de la Thielle
Canal de la Thielle is a Swiss waterway that channels the Thielle River between lakes in the Jura region, playing a key role in regional drainage and navigation.
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B.
Canal des Deux Mers
The Canal des Deux Mers is a historic French waterway system linking the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea via interconnected canals and rivers.
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C.
Canal de Savières
The Canal de Savières is a short waterway in eastern France that links Lake Bourget to the Rhône River, serving as its natural outlet and a popular route for boating.
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D.
Seine–Nord Europe Canal
The Seine–Nord Europe Canal is a major planned waterway in France designed to link the Seine basin with northern European canals, enabling large-scale inland freight transport between Paris and ports in Belgium and the Netherlands.
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E.
Canal de l’Est
Canal de l’Est is a French inland waterway that links the Meuse River with other major river basins, forming part of the country’s northeastern canal network.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canal
ⓘ
waterway ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Aude River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Canal du Midi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionPeriod | 17th–18th century ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| crosses | Narbonnaise en Méditerranée Natural Regional Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentUse |
inland navigation
ⓘ
recreational boating ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| followsFormerCourseOf | Aude River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
link between Narbonne and Aude River
ⓘ
link between Narbonne and Canal du Midi ⓘ |
| hasBridge | Pont des Marchands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLock |
Écluse de Mandirac
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Écluse de Raonel NERFINISHED ⓘ Écluse de Sainte-Lucie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTowpath | yes ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | part of “Canal du Midi” UNESCO listing ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| length |
32 km
ⓘ
approximately 20 miles ⓘ |
| linkedTo | Port-la-Nouvelle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Aude department
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Occitanie ⓘ southern France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | Voies navigables de France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbySea | Mediterranean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
historic engineering works
ⓘ
urban canal section in Narbonne ⓘ |
| originalUse | navigation ⓘ |
| partOf |
Canal du Midi system
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
French inland waterway network ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Narbonne
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Narbonne city centre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Languedoc NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| terminus |
Aude River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Narbonne NERFINISHED ⓘ junction with Canal du Midi ⓘ |
| UNESCOInscriptionYear | 1996 ⓘ |
| UNESCOSiteId | 770 ⓘ |
| usedFor |
cycling along towpath
ⓘ
walking along towpath ⓘ |
| waterwayNumber | part of French Freycinet gauge network ⓘ |
| waterwayType | canalized river ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Canal de la Robine Description of subject: The Canal de la Robine is a historic waterway in southern France that links Narbonne to the Aude River and the Canal du Midi, forming part of the region’s inland navigation network.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.