Cape May Canal
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Cape May Canal is a man-made waterway in southern New Jersey that forms part of the Intracoastal Waterway, providing a sheltered navigation route between the Delaware Bay and the Atlantic Ocean.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cape May Canal canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5262008 — 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: Cape May Canal Context triple: [Cape May Ferry Terminal, adjacentTo, Cape May Canal]
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A.
Lewes and Rehoboth Canal
The Lewes and Rehoboth Canal is a man-made waterway in Sussex County, Delaware, that connects the Delaware Bay to Rehoboth Bay and forms part of the Intracoastal Waterway.
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B.
Delaware and Raritan Canal
The Delaware and Raritan Canal is a historic 19th-century waterway in central New Jersey that once served as a major transportation route and now forms the backbone of a popular linear state park and recreation corridor.
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C.
Cape Cod Canal
The Cape Cod Canal is a man-made waterway in Massachusetts that cuts across the base of the Cape Cod peninsula, providing a shortcut between Cape Cod Bay and Buzzards Bay for maritime traffic.
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D.
Dismal Swamp Canal
The Dismal Swamp Canal is one of the oldest continually operating man-made canals in the United States, historically used for transportation through the Great Dismal Swamp between Virginia and North Carolina.
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E.
Catherine Canal
Catherine Canal was the former name of the Griboyedov Canal, a historic waterway running through central Saint Petersburg, Russia.
- 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: Cape May Canal Target entity description: Cape May Canal is a man-made waterway in southern New Jersey that forms part of the Intracoastal Waterway, providing a sheltered navigation route between the Delaware Bay and the Atlantic Ocean.
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A.
Lewes and Rehoboth Canal
The Lewes and Rehoboth Canal is a man-made waterway in Sussex County, Delaware, that connects the Delaware Bay to Rehoboth Bay and forms part of the Intracoastal Waterway.
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B.
Delaware and Raritan Canal
The Delaware and Raritan Canal is a historic 19th-century waterway in central New Jersey that once served as a major transportation route and now forms the backbone of a popular linear state park and recreation corridor.
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C.
Cape Cod Canal
The Cape Cod Canal is a man-made waterway in Massachusetts that cuts across the base of the Cape Cod peninsula, providing a shortcut between Cape Cod Bay and Buzzards Bay for maritime traffic.
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D.
Dismal Swamp Canal
The Dismal Swamp Canal is one of the oldest continually operating man-made canals in the United States, historically used for transportation through the Great Dismal Swamp between Virginia and North Carolina.
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E.
Catherine Canal
Catherine Canal was the former name of the Griboyedov Canal, a historic waterway running through central Saint Petersburg, Russia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canal
ⓘ
man-made waterway ⓘ |
| connects |
Atlantic Ocean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Delaware Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructedDuring | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionPurpose |
to improve military and commercial navigation safety
ⓘ
to provide a protected inland route for coastal shipping ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| endPoint | near Cape May Harbor and Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| formsPartOf | inland route between Delaware Bay and Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| hasBankType |
bulkheaded sections
ⓘ
natural shoreline sections ⓘ |
| hasCrossing |
Cape May Canal Bridge (Garden State Parkway)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ocean Drive bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ Route 109 bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
fixed highway bridges
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tidal current ⓘ |
| hasHazard | strong tidal currents at inlets ⓘ |
| hasLock | no ⓘ |
| hasNavigationRestriction | bridge clearance limits vessel height ⓘ |
| hasNearbyFacility |
Cape May Harbor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
U.S. Coast Guard Training Center Cape May NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | federal navigation project ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cape May County, New Jersey
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
southern New Jersey ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | United States Army Corps of Engineers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mouthLocation | near Cape May Harbor ⓘ |
| navigable | yes ⓘ |
| near |
City of Cape May
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lower Township, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openedForNavigation | 1942 ⓘ |
| partOf |
Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Intracoastal Waterway NERFINISHED ⓘ New Jersey Intracoastal Waterway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Mid-Atlantic states
ⓘ
surface form:
Mid-Atlantic United States
|
| separates | Cape May from mainland Cape May County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startPoint | near Delaware Bay ⓘ |
| state |
New Jersey, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
New Jersey
|
| usedBy |
pleasure craft
ⓘ
small commercial vessels ⓘ |
| usedFor |
commercial navigation
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ recreational boating ⓘ |
| waterwayRole | sheltered navigation route ⓘ |
| waterwaySystem | U.S. Intracoastal Waterway system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| waterwayType | tidal canal ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cape May Canal Description of subject: Cape May Canal is a man-made waterway in southern New Jersey that forms part of the Intracoastal Waterway, providing a sheltered navigation route between the Delaware Bay and the Atlantic Ocean.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.