Canso Canal
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The Canso Canal is a navigation channel in Nova Scotia that allows ships to pass between the Atlantic Ocean and the Northumberland Strait through the Canso Causeway.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Canso Canal canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6108748 — 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: Canso Canal Context triple: [Canso Causeway, hasLock, Canso Canal]
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A.
Küsten Canal
The Küsten Canal is a major shipping canal in northwestern Germany that links the Ems and Weser river systems and supports regional inland water transport.
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B.
Madera Canal
Madera Canal is an irrigation and water-conveyance canal in California’s Central Valley that delivers San Joaquin River water to agricultural lands and communities in Madera County.
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C.
Tamiami Canal
Tamiami Canal is a major man-made waterway in South Florida that runs parallel to the Tamiami Trail, helping drain the Everglades and manage water flow around the Miami metropolitan area.
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D.
San Luis Canal
San Luis Canal is a major irrigation and water conveyance canal in California that transports water from the San Luis Reservoir to agricultural and urban users in the San Joaquin Valley.
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E.
Casiquiare canal
The Casiquiare canal is a rare natural river channel in Venezuela that uniquely links the Orinoco and Amazon river basins, allowing water to flow between two of South America’s largest river systems.
- 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: Canso Canal Target entity description: The Canso Canal is a navigation channel in Nova Scotia that allows ships to pass between the Atlantic Ocean and the Northumberland Strait through the Canso Causeway.
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A.
Küsten Canal
The Küsten Canal is a major shipping canal in northwestern Germany that links the Ems and Weser river systems and supports regional inland water transport.
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B.
Madera Canal
Madera Canal is an irrigation and water-conveyance canal in California’s Central Valley that delivers San Joaquin River water to agricultural lands and communities in Madera County.
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C.
Tamiami Canal
Tamiami Canal is a major man-made waterway in South Florida that runs parallel to the Tamiami Trail, helping drain the Everglades and manage water flow around the Miami metropolitan area.
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D.
San Luis Canal
San Luis Canal is a major irrigation and water conveyance canal in California that transports water from the San Luis Reservoir to agricultural and urban users in the San Joaquin Valley.
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E.
Casiquiare canal
The Casiquiare canal is a rare natural river channel in Venezuela that uniquely links the Orinoco and Amazon river basins, allowing water to flow between two of South America’s largest river systems.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
navigation canal
ⓘ
ship canal ⓘ |
| alsoUsedFor |
fishing vessels
ⓘ
recreational vessels ⓘ |
| bridgeCarries |
Highway 104
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Trans-Canada Highway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsBodyOfWater |
Atlantic Ocean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northumberland Strait NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsRegion |
Atlantic seaboard
ⓘ
Gulf of St. Lawrence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionBegan | 1952 ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| crosses | Strait of Canso NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFunction | bypasses Canso Causeway for marine traffic ⓘ |
| hasLock | Canso Canal lock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbyCommunity |
Mulgrave, Nova Scotia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStructure | swing bridge ⓘ |
| isPartOfTransportCorridor | Trans-Canada Highway corridor at Canso Causeway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| length | approximately 570 metres ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Guysborough County, Nova Scotia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nova Scotia ⓘ Strait of Canso NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Atlantic Time Zone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Aulds Cove, Nova Scotia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Port Hastings, Nova Scotia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Canso Causeway alignment ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Canadian Coast Guard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maximumVesselBeam | about 22.9 metres ⓘ |
| maximumVesselDraft | about 9.8 metres ⓘ |
| maximumVesselLength | about 225.6 metres ⓘ |
| navigationAuthority | Canadian Coast Guard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfLocks | 1 ⓘ |
| opened | 1955 ⓘ |
| openingDate | August 13, 1955 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Canadian Coast Guard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Government of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Canso Causeway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryUse | commercial shipping ⓘ |
| region | Atlantic Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| separates |
Cape Breton Island
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
mainland Nova Scotia ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| waterwayType | tidal canal ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Canso Canal Description of subject: The Canso Canal is a navigation channel in Nova Scotia that allows ships to pass between the Atlantic Ocean and the Northumberland Strait through the Canso Causeway.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.