Knapps Narrows
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Knapps Narrows is a tidal channel separating Tilghman Island from mainland Maryland and serving as a key waterway for local boating and fishing.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Knapps Narrows canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6077012 — 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: Knapps Narrows Context triple: [Tilghman Island, Maryland, hasGeographicFeature, Knapps Narrows]
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A.
Nichols Passage
Nichols Passage is a marine waterway in southeastern Alaska that forms part of the intricate coastal channel system used by ships navigating the Alexander Archipelago.
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B.
Rhu Narrows
Rhu Narrows is a constricted channel of water at the entrance to Gare Loch in western Scotland, known for its role in local navigation and coastal geography.
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C.
Garrison Channel
Garrison Channel is a waterway in downtown Tampa, Florida, that separates the city’s central business district from Harbour Island and serves as a key part of the Tampa waterfront.
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D.
Tongass Narrows
Tongass Narrows is a coastal waterway in southeastern Alaska known for its busy marine traffic, seaplane operations, and role as the main channel adjacent to the city of Ketchikan.
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E.
West Passage
West Passage is one of the main navigable channels of Narragansett Bay in Rhode Island, providing access between the open ocean and several coastal communities and harbors.
- 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: Knapps Narrows Target entity description: Knapps Narrows is a tidal channel separating Tilghman Island from mainland Maryland and serving as a key waterway for local boating and fishing.
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A.
Nichols Passage
Nichols Passage is a marine waterway in southeastern Alaska that forms part of the intricate coastal channel system used by ships navigating the Alexander Archipelago.
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B.
Rhu Narrows
Rhu Narrows is a constricted channel of water at the entrance to Gare Loch in western Scotland, known for its role in local navigation and coastal geography.
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C.
Garrison Channel
Garrison Channel is a waterway in downtown Tampa, Florida, that separates the city’s central business district from Harbour Island and serves as a key part of the Tampa waterfront.
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D.
Tongass Narrows
Tongass Narrows is a coastal waterway in southeastern Alaska known for its busy marine traffic, seaplane operations, and role as the main channel adjacent to the city of Ketchikan.
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E.
West Passage
West Passage is one of the main navigable channels of Narragansett Bay in Rhode Island, providing access between the open ocean and several coastal communities and harbors.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
tidal channel
ⓘ
waterway ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Tilghman Island harbor areas ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Chesapeake Bay
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eastern Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crossedBy |
Knapps Narrows Bridge
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maryland Route 33 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicRole |
supports local fishing industry
ⓘ
supports recreational boating tourism ⓘ |
| environmentType | coastal estuarine channel ⓘ |
| hasBridge | Knapps Narrows Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
narrow channel
ⓘ
tidal currents ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure |
boat ramps
ⓘ
docks ⓘ marinas ⓘ |
| hasRecreationalUse |
pleasure boating
ⓘ
sport fishing ⓘ |
| hasReputation | busy passage for small craft ⓘ |
| isPartOf | local intracoastal boating routes ⓘ |
| localNameLanguage | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Maryland
ⓘ
Talbot County, Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | west side of Tilghman Island ⓘ |
| maintainedFor | navigation ⓘ |
| navigationUse |
local commercial fishing vessels
ⓘ
recreational boats ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement |
Sherwood, Maryland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tilghman Island, Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Chesapeake Bay watershed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Eastern Shore of Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requires | periodic dredging for navigation ⓘ |
| role | key waterway for local boating and fishing ⓘ |
| separates |
Tilghman Island
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
mainland Maryland ⓘ |
| subjectTo |
sedimentation
ⓘ
tides ⓘ |
| usedBy |
charter fishing boats
ⓘ
crab boats ⓘ sailing vessels ⓘ |
| usedFor |
boating
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ |
| waterBodyType | tidal waterway ⓘ |
| waterwayFunction | provides shortcut between Chesapeake Bay and Eastern Bay ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Knapps Narrows Description of subject: Knapps Narrows is a tidal channel separating Tilghman Island from mainland Maryland and serving as a key waterway for local boating and fishing.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.