Prince of Wales Strait
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Prince of Wales Strait is a narrow Arctic waterway in the Canadian Northwest Territories that forms part of the Northwest Passage between the Beaufort Sea and the Arctic Archipelago.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Prince of Wales Strait canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6194396 — 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: Prince of Wales Strait Context triple: [Amundsen Gulf, connectedTo, Prince of Wales Strait]
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McFarlane Strait
McFarlane Strait is a narrow marine passage in the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica, lying between Greenwich Island and neighboring islands and serving as part of an important local shipping and research route.
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B.
James Ross Strait
James Ross Strait is an Arctic waterway in the Canadian Northwest Passage, known for being part of the route successfully traversed by Roald Amundsen’s Gjøa expedition.
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C.
Dease Strait
Dease Strait is a waterway in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago that forms part of the Northwest Passage between Victoria Island and the mainland of Nunavut.
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D.
Blackett Strait
Blackett Strait is a narrow waterway in the Solomon Islands, situated between islands of the New Georgia group and noted for its strategic role in naval operations during World War II.
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E.
Johnstone Strait
Johnstone Strait is a narrow, scenic waterway off the northeastern coast of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada, renowned as a prime habitat and viewing area for orcas and other marine wildlife.
- 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: Prince of Wales Strait Target entity description: Prince of Wales Strait is a narrow Arctic waterway in the Canadian Northwest Territories that forms part of the Northwest Passage between the Beaufort Sea and the Arctic Archipelago.
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A.
McFarlane Strait
McFarlane Strait is a narrow marine passage in the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica, lying between Greenwich Island and neighboring islands and serving as part of an important local shipping and research route.
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B.
James Ross Strait
James Ross Strait is an Arctic waterway in the Canadian Northwest Passage, known for being part of the route successfully traversed by Roald Amundsen’s Gjøa expedition.
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C.
Dease Strait
Dease Strait is a waterway in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago that forms part of the Northwest Passage between Victoria Island and the mainland of Nunavut.
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D.
Blackett Strait
Blackett Strait is a narrow waterway in the Solomon Islands, situated between islands of the New Georgia group and noted for its strategic role in naval operations during World War II.
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E.
Johnstone Strait
Johnstone Strait is a narrow, scenic waterway off the northeastern coast of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada, renowned as a prime habitat and viewing area for orcas and other marine wildlife.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Arctic waterway
ⓘ
strait ⓘ |
| climate | polar ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Arctic Ocean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Beaufort Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| environment | remote and sparsely inhabited region ⓘ |
| hasEcosystem | Arctic marine ecosystem ⓘ |
| hasPoliticalStatus | internal waters of Canada ⓘ |
| hasStrategicImportance | potential component of Northwest Passage shipping corridor ⓘ |
| locatedBetween | Banks Island and Victoria Island ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Canadian Arctic Archipelago
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northwest Territories NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInHemisphere | Northern Hemisphere ⓘ |
| locatedInLatitudeZone | High Arctic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Western Canadian Arctic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNorthOf | mainland Northwest Territories ⓘ |
| locatedOnCoastOf |
Banks Island
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Victoria Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| navigability | seasonally navigable ⓘ |
| oceanBasin | Arctic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Arctic shipping routes
ⓘ
Canadian internal waters claim ⓘ Northwest Passage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| separates |
Banks Island
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Victoria Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| surfaceCondition | sea ice covered most of the year ⓘ |
| usedAs | shipping route ⓘ |
| waterwayType | narrow strait ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Prince of Wales Strait Description of subject: Prince of Wales Strait is a narrow Arctic waterway in the Canadian Northwest Territories that forms part of the Northwest Passage between the Beaufort Sea and the Arctic Archipelago.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.