Van Starkenborghkanaal
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The Van Starkenborghkanaal is a key Dutch shipping canal in the province of Groningen that forms part of an important east–west inland waterway connection in the northern Netherlands.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Van Starkenborghkanaal canonical | 10 |
| Damsterdiep canal | 2 |
| Eemskanaal navigation system | 1 |
| Van Starkenborghkanaal (on part of its route) | 1 |
| Winschoterdiep canal | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T392286 — 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: Van Starkenborghkanaal Context triple: [Groningen, majorCanal, Van Starkenborghkanaal]
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A.
Eemskanaal
Eemskanaal is a significant navigable waterway in the Dutch province of Groningen that connects the city of Groningen with the Ems estuary and the North Sea.
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B.
North Sea Canal
The North Sea Canal is a major Dutch waterway that links Amsterdam to the North Sea, enabling seagoing vessels to access the city’s port.
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C.
Nieuwe Waterweg
Nieuwe Waterweg is a major artificial ship canal in the Netherlands that provides a direct deep-water connection between the North Sea and the port of Rotterdam.
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D.
Haringvlietdam
Haringvlietdam is a major Dutch storm surge barrier and dam complex that regulates water flow and protects the southwestern Netherlands from flooding as part of the Delta Works.
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E.
Sambre–Oise Canal
The Sambre–Oise Canal is a navigable waterway in northern France that connects the Sambre and Oise rivers and is historically noted as the site where World War I poet Wilfred Owen was killed in action.
- 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: Van Starkenborghkanaal Target entity description: The Van Starkenborghkanaal is a key Dutch shipping canal in the province of Groningen that forms part of an important east–west inland waterway connection in the northern Netherlands.
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A.
Eemskanaal
Eemskanaal is a significant navigable waterway in the Dutch province of Groningen that connects the city of Groningen with the Ems estuary and the North Sea.
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B.
North Sea Canal
The North Sea Canal is a major Dutch waterway that links Amsterdam to the North Sea, enabling seagoing vessels to access the city’s port.
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C.
Nieuwe Waterweg
Nieuwe Waterweg is a major artificial ship canal in the Netherlands that provides a direct deep-water connection between the North Sea and the port of Rotterdam.
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D.
Haringvlietdam
Haringvlietdam is a major Dutch storm surge barrier and dam complex that regulates water flow and protects the southwestern Netherlands from flooding as part of the Delta Works.
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E.
Sambre–Oise Canal
The Sambre–Oise Canal is a navigable waterway in northern France that connects the Sambre and Oise rivers and is historically noted as the site where World War I poet Wilfred Owen was killed in action.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canal
ⓘ
shipping canal ⓘ |
| connectsRegion |
province of Friesland
ⓘ
province of Groningen ⓘ |
| connectsWith |
Eemskanaal
ⓘ
Hoendiep ⓘ Prinses Margrietkanaal ⓘ Reitdiep ⓘ |
| constructionStart | early 20th century ⓘ |
| country | Netherlands ⓘ |
| crosses |
Groningen
ⓘ
surface form:
city of Groningen
municipality of Midden-Groningen ⓘ municipality of Westerkwartier ⓘ |
| hasBridge |
Paddepoelsterbrug
ⓘ
surface form:
Dorkwerderbrug
Euvelgunne bridge ⓘ Paddepoelsterbrug ⓘ
surface form:
Friesestraatweg bridge
Noordzeeweg bridge ⓘ
surface form:
Hoendiep bridge
Noordzeeweg bridge ⓘ Paddepoelsterbrug ⓘ Rijksweg A7 bridge near Zuidbroek ⓘ Noordzeeweg bridge ⓘ
surface form:
Zuidhorn railway bridge
Noordzeeweg bridge ⓘ
surface form:
Zuidhorn road bridge
|
| hasEconomicRole |
forms part of main shipping route between Germany and northern Netherlands
ⓘ
supports industrial areas around Groningen ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
straightened course compared to older canals
ⓘ
widened and deepened for large inland vessels ⓘ |
| hasFunction | bypass of older, smaller waterways in Groningen region ⓘ |
| hasLock |
Gaarkeuken lock
ⓘ
Oostersluis ⓘ |
| hasMaximumVesselClass | CEMT class Va ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Northern Netherlands
ⓘ
surface form:
northern Netherlands
Province of Groningen ⓘ
surface form:
province of Groningen
|
| namedAfter | Tjarda van Starkenborgh Stachouwer ⓘ |
| opened | 1930s ⓘ |
| operator | Rijkswaterstaat ⓘ |
| partOf |
east–west inland waterway connection in the northern Netherlands
ⓘ
waterway connection between Lemmer and Delfzijl ⓘ |
| passesNear |
Aduard
ⓘ
Hoogkerk ⓘ Sappemeer ⓘ Zuidbroek ⓘ Zuidhorn ⓘ |
| purpose | improving east–west shipping route in northern Netherlands ⓘ |
| usedFor |
commercial shipping
ⓘ
inland navigation ⓘ |
| waterwayNetworkRole | link between Ems region and IJsselmeer region ⓘ |
| waterwayType | inland waterway ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Input
Subject: Van Starkenborghkanaal Description of subject: The Van Starkenborghkanaal is a key Dutch shipping canal in the province of Groningen that forms part of an important east–west inland waterway connection in the northern Netherlands.
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Damsterdiep canal
this entity surface form:
Damsterdiep canal
this entity surface form:
Winschoterdiep canal
this entity surface form:
Van Starkenborghkanaal (on part of its route)
this entity surface form:
Eemskanaal navigation system