Mona Passage
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The Mona Passage is a strait in the Caribbean Sea that separates the islands of Hispaniola and Puerto Rico, serving as a key shipping route and a challenging stretch of water for navigation.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mona Passage canonical | 16 |
| Mona Passage shipping lane | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T436307 — 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: Mona Passage Context triple: [Mona Island, locatedIn, Mona Passage]
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A.
Drake Passage
Drake Passage is the turbulent body of water between South America's Cape Horn and Antarctica, known for linking the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans and some of the roughest seas in the world.
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B.
La Pérouse Strait
La Pérouse Strait is a narrow international waterway between Japan’s Hokkaido and Russia’s Sakhalin Island that links the Sea of Japan with the Sea of Okhotsk.
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C.
Lunan Bay
Lunan Bay is a scenic sandy beach and coastal area on the east coast of Scotland, known for its dunes, historic ruins, and popular walking and surfing opportunities.
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D.
Northeast Passage
The Northeast Passage is a sea route along the northern coast of Eurasia, connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans via Arctic waters and historically sought as a shorter path between Europe and Asia.
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E.
San Pedro Bay
San Pedro Bay is a natural harbor on the Southern California coast that serves as a major hub for international maritime trade and shipping.
- 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: Mona Passage Target entity description: The Mona Passage is a strait in the Caribbean Sea that separates the islands of Hispaniola and Puerto Rico, serving as a key shipping route and a challenging stretch of water for navigation.
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A.
Drake Passage
Drake Passage is the turbulent body of water between South America's Cape Horn and Antarctica, known for linking the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans and some of the roughest seas in the world.
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B.
La Pérouse Strait
La Pérouse Strait is a narrow international waterway between Japan’s Hokkaido and Russia’s Sakhalin Island that links the Sea of Japan with the Sea of Okhotsk.
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C.
Lunan Bay
Lunan Bay is a scenic sandy beach and coastal area on the east coast of Scotland, known for its dunes, historic ruins, and popular walking and surfing opportunities.
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D.
Northeast Passage
The Northeast Passage is a sea route along the northern coast of Eurasia, connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans via Arctic waters and historically sought as a shorter path between Europe and Asia.
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E.
San Pedro Bay
San Pedro Bay is a natural harbor on the Southern California coast that serves as a major hub for international maritime trade and shipping.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
sea passage
ⓘ
strait ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Dominican Republic
ⓘ
Puerto Rico ⓘ |
| climate | tropical marine ⓘ |
| connects |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
Caribbean Sea ⓘ |
| countryOnShore |
Dominican Republic
ⓘ
Haiti ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| hasHazard |
heavy seas
ⓘ
strong winds ⓘ variable currents ⓘ |
| hasMigrationRoute | sea migration from Hispaniola to Puerto Rico ⓘ |
| hasNearbyIsland |
Desecheo Island
ⓘ
Mona Island ⓘ Monito Island ⓘ |
| hasRole | maritime gateway to the Caribbean ⓘ |
| hasWeatherPattern | trade winds ⓘ |
| isImportantFor |
shipping between Atlantic and Caribbean ports
ⓘ
shipping between North America and South America ⓘ |
| isMajorShippingRoute | true ⓘ |
| isMonitoredBy |
Dominican Republic naval forces
ⓘ
United States Coast Guard ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Greater Antilles
ⓘ
surface form:
Greater Antilles region
|
| knownFor |
challenging navigation conditions
ⓘ
deep waters ⓘ rough seas ⓘ strong currents ⓘ |
| languageRegion | Spanish ⓘ |
| locatedBetween |
Dominican Republic
ⓘ
Puerto Rico ⓘ |
| locatedEastOf | Hispaniola ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Caribbean Sea ⓘ |
| locatedWestOf | Puerto Rico ⓘ |
| navigationDifficulty | high ⓘ |
| oceanBasin |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
surface form:
North Atlantic Ocean
|
| partOf |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
sea route between Atlantic and Panama Canal ⓘ |
| region | northern Caribbean ⓘ |
| separates |
Hispaniola
ⓘ
Puerto Rico ⓘ |
| strategicFor |
maritime trade
ⓘ
naval operations ⓘ |
| subjectTo | Atlantic hurricanes ⓘ |
| usedFor |
commercial navigation
ⓘ
international shipping ⓘ military navigation ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mona Passage Description of subject: The Mona Passage is a strait in the Caribbean Sea that separates the islands of Hispaniola and Puerto Rico, serving as a key shipping route and a challenging stretch of water for navigation.
Referenced by (17)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Mona Passage shipping lane