Strait of Tartary
E498380
The Strait of Tartary is a narrow body of water in the northwest Pacific that separates Russia’s Sakhalin Island from the Asian mainland and connects the Sea of Okhotsk with the Sea of Japan.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Strait of Tartary canonical | 3 |
| Tartary Strait | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5121295 — 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: Strait of Tartary Context triple: [Heilong Jiang, mouth, Strait of Tartary]
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A.
Bashi Channel
The Bashi Channel is a strategically important waterway between Taiwan and the northern Philippines that connects the South China Sea with the Philippine Sea and the broader Pacific Ocean.
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B.
Tablas Strait
Tablas Strait is a narrow body of water in the central Philippines that separates the islands of Mindoro and Tablas and forms part of the busy maritime routes in the Mimaropa region.
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C.
Korea Strait
The Korea Strait is a narrow body of water between the Korean Peninsula and Japan that forms a key maritime passage linking the East China Sea with the Sea of Japan.
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D.
Tanon Strait
Tanon Strait is a narrow body of water in the central Philippines that separates the islands of Negros and Cebu and is known for its rich marine biodiversity.
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E.
Kumbor Strait
Kumbor Strait is a narrow maritime passage in Montenegro that forms the seaward entrance to the Bay of Kotor, linking it with the Adriatic Sea.
- 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: Strait of Tartary Target entity description: The Strait of Tartary is a narrow body of water in the northwest Pacific that separates Russia’s Sakhalin Island from the Asian mainland and connects the Sea of Okhotsk with the Sea of Japan.
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A.
Bashi Channel
The Bashi Channel is a strategically important waterway between Taiwan and the northern Philippines that connects the South China Sea with the Philippine Sea and the broader Pacific Ocean.
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B.
Tablas Strait
Tablas Strait is a narrow body of water in the central Philippines that separates the islands of Mindoro and Tablas and forms part of the busy maritime routes in the Mimaropa region.
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C.
Korea Strait
The Korea Strait is a narrow body of water between the Korean Peninsula and Japan that forms a key maritime passage linking the East China Sea with the Sea of Japan.
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D.
Tanon Strait
Tanon Strait is a narrow body of water in the central Philippines that separates the islands of Negros and Cebu and is known for its rich marine biodiversity.
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E.
Kumbor Strait
Kumbor Strait is a narrow maritime passage in Montenegro that forms the seaward entrance to the Bay of Kotor, linking it with the Adriatic Sea.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
body of water
ⓘ
strait ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Tartary Strait
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tatar Strait NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basinCountry | Russia ⓘ |
| bodyOfWaterType | marine strait ⓘ |
| connects |
Sea of Japan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sea of Okhotsk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Russia ⓘ |
| geopoliticalSignificance | separates Sakhalin Island from continental Asia ⓘ |
| locatedBetween | Sakhalin Island and the Asian mainland ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Northwest Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Amur River estuary
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gulf of Sakhalin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnCoastOf |
Russian mainland
ⓘ
Sakhalin Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| navigationType | maritime passage ⓘ |
| northernConnection | Sea of Okhotsk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ocean | Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| partOf |
Russian Far East
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sea of Japan basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Sea of Okhotsk basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Khabarovsk Krai
NERFINISHED
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Sakhalin Oblast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| separates |
Asian mainland
ⓘ
Russia’s Sakhalin Island from the Asian mainland ⓘ Sakhalin Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| southernConnection | Sea of Japan 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
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Input
Subject: Strait of Tartary Description of subject: The Strait of Tartary is a narrow body of water in the northwest Pacific that separates Russia’s Sakhalin Island from the Asian mainland and connects the Sea of Okhotsk with the Sea of Japan.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Tartary Strait