Port of Wakkanai
E560858
The Port of Wakkanai is Japan’s northernmost seaport, serving as a key maritime gateway between Hokkaido and nearby Russian territories such as Sakhalin.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Port of Wakkanai canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6021344 — 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: Port of Wakkanai Context triple: [Wakkanai, hasPort, Port of Wakkanai]
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A.
Port of Niigata
The Port of Niigata is a major seaport on the Sea of Japan in north-central Honshu, serving as an important hub for international trade, ferry services, and regional industry in Japan.
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B.
Port of Otaru
The Port of Otaru is a major commercial and passenger seaport on Hokkaido’s Sea of Japan coast, historically serving as a key maritime gateway for trade and transport in northern Japan.
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C.
Izumiotsu Port
Izumiotsu Port is a commercial seaport in Izumiotsu, Osaka Prefecture, Japan, serving as a regional hub for maritime trade and logistics along Osaka Bay.
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D.
Nakatsu Port
Nakatsu Port is a regional seaport in Nakatsu, Ōita Prefecture, Japan, serving as a hub for local maritime transport and commerce along the Seto Inland Sea.
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E.
Port of Magadan
The Port of Magadan is a key seaport in Russia’s Far East that serves as the main maritime gateway for Magadan Oblast, handling cargo, fishing fleets, and regional supply shipments along the Sea of Okhotsk.
- 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: Port of Wakkanai Target entity description: The Port of Wakkanai is Japan’s northernmost seaport, serving as a key maritime gateway between Hokkaido and nearby Russian territories such as Sakhalin.
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A.
Port of Niigata
The Port of Niigata is a major seaport on the Sea of Japan in north-central Honshu, serving as an important hub for international trade, ferry services, and regional industry in Japan.
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B.
Port of Otaru
The Port of Otaru is a major commercial and passenger seaport on Hokkaido’s Sea of Japan coast, historically serving as a key maritime gateway for trade and transport in northern Japan.
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C.
Izumiotsu Port
Izumiotsu Port is a commercial seaport in Izumiotsu, Osaka Prefecture, Japan, serving as a regional hub for maritime trade and logistics along Osaka Bay.
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D.
Nakatsu Port
Nakatsu Port is a regional seaport in Nakatsu, Ōita Prefecture, Japan, serving as a hub for local maritime transport and commerce along the Seto Inland Sea.
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E.
Port of Magadan
The Port of Magadan is a key seaport in Russia’s Far East that serves as the main maritime gateway for Magadan Oblast, handling cargo, fishing fleets, and regional supply shipments along the Sea of Okhotsk.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | seaport ⓘ |
| climate | cold temperate maritime climate ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Port of Korsakov
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rebun Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Rishiri Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Sakhalin Island NERFINISHED ⓘ domestic coastal routes in Hokkaido ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | 45.415°N 141.673°E ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| customsStatus | international port of entry ⓘ |
| distinction | northernmost seaport in Japan ⓘ |
| function |
cargo handling
ⓘ
ferry terminal for passenger services ⓘ fishing activities support ⓘ gateway between Hokkaido and Russian Far East ⓘ tourism gateway to Rishiri and Rebun ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Wakkanai Ferry Terminal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
berths ⓘ breakwaters ⓘ commercial cargo facilities ⓘ customs facilities ⓘ fishing port facilities ⓘ immigration facilities ⓘ parking areas ⓘ passenger terminal ⓘ warehouse facilities ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Japanese ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Wakkanai, Hokkaido, Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory |
Hokkaido Prefecture
NERFINISHED
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Wakkanai City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnBodyOfWater |
Sea of Japan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Soya Strait NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Wakkanai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyLandmark |
Cape Soya
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wakkanai Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | Wakkanai City (port management authority) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regulatoryAuthority | Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
gateway to Russian territories such as Sakhalin
ⓘ
key node for Japan–Russia regional exchange ⓘ |
| subjectTo | sea ice and severe winter weather conditions ⓘ |
| transportConnection |
Wakkanai Station
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
road network of northern Hokkaido ⓘ |
| usedFor |
domestic maritime transport
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ferry services to remote islands ⓘ international maritime transport ⓘ logistics and distribution in northern Hokkaido ⓘ supporting regional fishing industry ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Port of Wakkanai Description of subject: The Port of Wakkanai is Japan’s northernmost seaport, serving as a key maritime gateway between Hokkaido and nearby Russian territories such as Sakhalin.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.