Eysturoy Tunnel
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The Eysturoy Tunnel is a subsea road tunnel in the Faroe Islands notable for its undersea roundabout and for significantly shortening travel times between the capital Tórshavn and the island of Eysturoy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Eysturoy Tunnel canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5534700 — 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: Eysturoy Tunnel Context triple: [Eysturoy, hasTunnelConnection, Eysturoy Tunnel]
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A.
Tromsøysund Tunnel
Tromsøysund Tunnel is an undersea road tunnel in northern Norway that connects the island city of Tromsø to the mainland.
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B.
Bømlafjord Tunnel
Bømlafjord Tunnel is a subsea road tunnel in Vestland county, Norway, forming part of the fixed link connection between the island municipality of Bømlo and the mainland.
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C.
Finnøy Tunnel
The Finnøy Tunnel is an undersea road tunnel in Norway that connects the island of Finnøy to the mainland road network.
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D.
Jøssingfjord road tunnel
The Jøssingfjord road tunnel is a Norwegian roadway tunnel carved into the steep cliffs along Jøssingfjord, providing a dramatic coastal driving route in Rogaland county.
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E.
Lærdal Tunnel
The Lærdal Tunnel is a 24.5-kilometer road tunnel in Norway, renowned as one of the world's longest road tunnels and a key link between Oslo and Bergen.
- 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: Eysturoy Tunnel Target entity description: The Eysturoy Tunnel is a subsea road tunnel in the Faroe Islands notable for its undersea roundabout and for significantly shortening travel times between the capital Tórshavn and the island of Eysturoy.
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A.
Tromsøysund Tunnel
Tromsøysund Tunnel is an undersea road tunnel in northern Norway that connects the island city of Tromsø to the mainland.
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B.
Bømlafjord Tunnel
Bømlafjord Tunnel is a subsea road tunnel in Vestland county, Norway, forming part of the fixed link connection between the island municipality of Bømlo and the mainland.
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C.
Finnøy Tunnel
The Finnøy Tunnel is an undersea road tunnel in Norway that connects the island of Finnøy to the mainland road network.
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D.
Jøssingfjord road tunnel
The Jøssingfjord road tunnel is a Norwegian roadway tunnel carved into the steep cliffs along Jøssingfjord, providing a dramatic coastal driving route in Rogaland county.
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E.
Lærdal Tunnel
The Lærdal Tunnel is a 24.5-kilometer road tunnel in Norway, renowned as one of the world's longest road tunnels and a key link between Oslo and Bergen.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
road infrastructure project
ⓘ
subsea road tunnel ⓘ |
| builtBy | NCC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connects |
Eysturoy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Runavík area ⓘ Strendur area NERFINISHED ⓘ Streymoy NERFINISHED ⓘ Tórshavn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionMethod | drill and blast ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 2016 ⓘ |
| country | Faroe Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endPoint |
Runavík
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Skálafjørður region NERFINISHED ⓘ Strendur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| FaroeseName | Eysturoyartunnilin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArtwork | light installation at roundabout ⓘ |
| hasDesignerOfArtwork | Tróndur Patursson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanes | 2 ⓘ |
| hasPart | undersea roundabout ⓘ |
| hasRoundabout | yes ⓘ |
| hasSpeedLimit | 80 km/h ⓘ |
| hasTollSystem | electronic toll collection ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Eysturoy and Sandoy tunnel project NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfOfficialName | Faroese ⓘ |
| length | approximately 11.2 km ⓘ |
| locatedIn | North Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maximumDepthBelowSeaLevel | approximately 187 m ⓘ |
| newTravelTimeByRoadBetweenTórshavnAndRunavík | about 15 minutes ⓘ |
| notableFor |
shortening travel times between Tórshavn and Eysturoy
ⓘ
undersea roundabout ⓘ |
| openingDate | 2020-12-19 ⓘ |
| operator | P/F Eystur- og Sandoyartunlar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | Landsverk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Faroe Islands road network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousTravelTimeByRoadBetweenTórshavnAndRunavík | about 1 hour ⓘ |
| purpose |
improve internal connectivity in the Faroe Islands
ⓘ
reduce travel time between Tórshavn and Eysturoy ⓘ |
| region |
Eysturoy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Streymoy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roundaboutLocation | under the Skálafjørður fjord ⓘ |
| safetyFeatures |
emergency lay-bys
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emergency phones ⓘ video surveillance ⓘ |
| significantlyShortensTravelTimeBetween |
Tórshavn and Runavík
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Tórshavn and Strendur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startPoint |
Hvítanes
NERFINISHED
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Tórshavn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tollRoad | yes ⓘ |
| yearOpened | 2020 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Eysturoy Tunnel Description of subject: The Eysturoy Tunnel is a subsea road tunnel in the Faroe Islands notable for its undersea roundabout and for significantly shortening travel times between the capital Tórshavn and the island of Eysturoy.
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