New York Harbor main channel
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New York Harbor main channel is the primary deep-water shipping route through New York Harbor, accommodating major commercial and maritime traffic between the Atlantic Ocean and the port facilities of New York and New Jersey.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| New York Harbor main channel canonical | 1 |
| New York Harbor shipping channels | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4733257 — 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: New York Harbor main channel Context triple: [Buttermilk Channel, separatesFrom, New York Harbor main channel]
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A.
Buttermilk Channel, New York Harbor
Buttermilk Channel, New York Harbor, is a tidal strait in New York City separating Brooklyn from Governors Island and serving as a key navigational channel within the Upper New York Bay.
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B.
Hudson River shipping channel
The Hudson River shipping channel is the navigable waterway within the Hudson River used by commercial and recreational vessels for transportation and trade.
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C.
Flushing Bay
Flushing Bay is a tidal embayment in northern Queens, New York City, forming part of the East River and lying adjacent to major landmarks such as LaGuardia Airport and Citi Field.
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D.
Newtown Creek
Newtown Creek is a heavily industrialized tidal estuary in New York City that forms part of the boundary between Brooklyn and Queens and is known as one of the most polluted waterways in the United States.
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E.
Verrazzano Sea-Way
The Verrazzano Sea-Way is a maritime route or waterway named in honor of the Italian explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano, commemorating his historic voyages of discovery.
- 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: New York Harbor main channel Target entity description: New York Harbor main channel is the primary deep-water shipping route through New York Harbor, accommodating major commercial and maritime traffic between the Atlantic Ocean and the port facilities of New York and New Jersey.
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A.
Buttermilk Channel, New York Harbor
Buttermilk Channel, New York Harbor, is a tidal strait in New York City separating Brooklyn from Governors Island and serving as a key navigational channel within the Upper New York Bay.
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B.
Hudson River shipping channel
The Hudson River shipping channel is the navigable waterway within the Hudson River used by commercial and recreational vessels for transportation and trade.
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C.
Flushing Bay
Flushing Bay is a tidal embayment in northern Queens, New York City, forming part of the East River and lying adjacent to major landmarks such as LaGuardia Airport and Citi Field.
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D.
Newtown Creek
Newtown Creek is a heavily industrialized tidal estuary in New York City that forms part of the boundary between Brooklyn and Queens and is known as one of the most polluted waterways in the United States.
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E.
Verrazzano Sea-Way
The Verrazzano Sea-Way is a maritime route or waterway named in honor of the Italian explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano, commemorating his historic voyages of discovery.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
maritime waterway
ⓘ
shipping channel ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Atlantic Ocean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Upper New York Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| hasFunction | primary deep-water access to Port of New York and New Jersey ⓘ |
| hasTraffic |
international shipping traffic
ⓘ
major commercial maritime traffic ⓘ |
| importance | critical infrastructure for regional economy ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
New York City
ⓘ
New York Harbor NERFINISHED ⓘ Port of New York and New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | United States Army Corps of Engineers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| navigationalStatus | deep-draft route ⓘ |
| partOf |
New York–New Jersey Harbor Estuary
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
approach route to Port Newark–Elizabeth Marine Terminal ⓘ approach route to Red Hook container terminal ⓘ approach route to Staten Island port facilities ⓘ |
| regulates | vessel traffic separation schemes in New York Harbor ⓘ |
| serves | Port of New York and New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectTo |
United States Coast Guard navigation regulations
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federal dredging projects ⓘ |
| supports |
access to major container terminals in New York and New Jersey
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access to petroleum and chemical terminals in New York and New Jersey ⓘ |
| usedFor |
bulk cargo shipping
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commercial shipping ⓘ container ship traffic ⓘ naval vessel transit ⓘ tanker traffic ⓘ |
| waterwayType | tidal estuarine channel ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: New York Harbor main channel Description of subject: New York Harbor main channel is the primary deep-water shipping route through New York Harbor, accommodating major commercial and maritime traffic between the Atlantic Ocean and the port facilities of New York and New Jersey.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.