Macassar Road (nautical term for nearby waters)
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Macassar Road is a historical nautical term referring to the anchorage and surrounding waters off the port of Makassar (formerly Macassar) in Indonesia, used by sailing ships engaged in regional and long-distance trade.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Macassar Road (nautical term for nearby waters) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6217378 — 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: Macassar Road (nautical term for nearby waters) Context triple: [Macassar, historicalNameVariant, Macassar Road (nautical term for nearby waters)]
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A.
Harbour Passage
Harbour Passage is a scenic waterfront walking and cycling trail in Saint John, New Brunswick, featuring views of the harbor and access to key historic and cultural sites.
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B.
Benoa Harbour
Benoa Harbour is a major commercial and cruise port located in southern Bali, Indonesia, serving as a key gateway for maritime trade and tourism in the region.
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C.
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.
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D.
Barataria Bay
Barataria Bay is a coastal estuary in southeastern Louisiana known for its rich wetlands, fisheries, and vulnerability to hurricanes and oil spills.
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E.
Port of Dili
The Port of Dili is the main seaport and maritime gateway of Timor-Leste’s capital, handling most of the country’s international cargo and passenger traffic.
- 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: Macassar Road (nautical term for nearby waters) Target entity description: Macassar Road is a historical nautical term referring to the anchorage and surrounding waters off the port of Makassar (formerly Macassar) in Indonesia, used by sailing ships engaged in regional and long-distance trade.
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A.
Harbour Passage
Harbour Passage is a scenic waterfront walking and cycling trail in Saint John, New Brunswick, featuring views of the harbor and access to key historic and cultural sites.
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B.
Benoa Harbour
Benoa Harbour is a major commercial and cruise port located in southern Bali, Indonesia, serving as a key gateway for maritime trade and tourism in the region.
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C.
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.
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D.
Barataria Bay
Barataria Bay is a coastal estuary in southeastern Louisiana known for its rich wetlands, fisheries, and vulnerability to hurricanes and oil spills.
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E.
Port of Dili
The Port of Dili is the main seaport and maritime gateway of Timor-Leste’s capital, handling most of the country’s international cargo and passenger traffic.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical anchorage
ⓘ
nautical term ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
maritime trade in the Indonesian archipelago
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port of Makassar ⓘ sailing ship routes in eastern Indonesia ⓘ |
| category |
anchorages of Indonesia
ⓘ
historical nautical terminology ⓘ |
| functionedAs | roadstead ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfOrigin | English ⓘ |
| hasSpellingVariant | Makassar Road NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalNameVariantOf | Makassar Road NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Indonesia
ⓘ
Makassar NERFINISHED ⓘ South Sulawesi NERFINISHED ⓘ Sulawesi NERFINISHED ⓘ waters off Makassar ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Macassar (historical spelling of Makassar) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nauticalContext | anchorage and nearby waters ⓘ |
| refersTo | anchorage off the port of Makassar ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
European sailing ship routes to the East Indies
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trade between Indonesia and other regions of Asia ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Age of Sail
NERFINISHED
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early modern period ⓘ |
| usedFor |
anchoring sailing ships
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long-distance trade ⓘ regional trade ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Macassar Road (nautical term for nearby waters) Description of subject: Macassar Road is a historical nautical term referring to the anchorage and surrounding waters off the port of Makassar (formerly Macassar) in Indonesia, used by sailing ships engaged in regional and long-distance trade.
Referenced by (1)
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