Soya Strait
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Soya Strait is a narrow sea passage between Japan’s Hokkaido and Russia’s Sakhalin Island that connects the Sea of Japan with the Sea of Okhotsk.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Soya Strait canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6294571 — 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: Soya Strait Context triple: [Soya Current, locatedIn, Soya Strait]
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A.
Makanrushi Strait
Makanrushi Strait is a sea passage in the Kuril Islands chain, separating the island of Makanrushi from its neighboring islands in the northwest Pacific Ocean.
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B.
Somosomo Strait
Somosomo Strait is a narrow channel in Fiji renowned for its world-class scuba diving and vibrant soft coral reefs.
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C.
Kula Strait
Kula Strait is a narrow waterway in the Solomon Islands that separates parts of the New Georgia Islands and was a significant naval battleground during World War II.
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D.
Kumbor Strait
Kumbor Strait is a narrow maritime passage in Montenegro that forms the seaward entrance to the Bay of Kotor, linking it with the Adriatic Sea.
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E.
Krusenstern Strait
Krusenstern Strait is a sea passage in the Kuril Islands chain that separates two of the islands and connects parts of the northwest Pacific waters.
- 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: Soya Strait Target entity description: Soya Strait is a narrow sea passage between Japan’s Hokkaido and Russia’s Sakhalin Island that connects the Sea of Japan with the Sea of Okhotsk.
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A.
Makanrushi Strait
Makanrushi Strait is a sea passage in the Kuril Islands chain, separating the island of Makanrushi from its neighboring islands in the northwest Pacific Ocean.
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B.
Somosomo Strait
Somosomo Strait is a narrow channel in Fiji renowned for its world-class scuba diving and vibrant soft coral reefs.
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C.
Kula Strait
Kula Strait is a narrow waterway in the Solomon Islands that separates parts of the New Georgia Islands and was a significant naval battleground during World War II.
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D.
Kumbor Strait
Kumbor Strait is a narrow maritime passage in Montenegro that forms the seaward entrance to the Bay of Kotor, linking it with the Adriatic Sea.
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E.
Krusenstern Strait
Krusenstern Strait is a sea passage in the Kuril Islands chain that separates two of the islands and connects parts of the northwest Pacific waters.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
sea passage
ⓘ
strait ⓘ |
| borderingCape |
Cape Crillon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cape Sōya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderingCity | Wakkanai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderingRegion |
Hokkaido Prefecture
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sakhalin Oblast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsBodyOfWater |
Sea of Japan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sea of Okhotsk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOnShore |
Japan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
La Pérouse Strait
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Strait of La Pérouse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalUse |
naval operations
ⓘ
trade route between Japanese and Russian territories ⓘ |
| hasIceCoverInWinter | true ⓘ |
| hasMaximumDepth | approximately 118 meters ⓘ |
| hasMinimumWidth | approximately 43 kilometers ⓘ |
| hasNavigationHazard |
sea ice
ⓘ
strong currents ⓘ |
| hasStrongCurrent | true ⓘ |
| hasSurfaceWaterTemperatureVariation | seasonal ⓘ |
| isNorthernmostMajorStraitOf | Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedBetween | Hokkaido and Sakhalin Island ⓘ |
| locatedIn | East Asia ⓘ |
| locatedNorthOf | Hokkaido NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedSouthOf | Sakhalin Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Jean-François de Galaup, comte de La Pérouse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyPort | Port of Wakkanai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Pacific Ocean basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
boundary between Japan and Russia ⓘ |
| separates |
Hokkaido
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sakhalin Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | maritime route between Sea of Japan and Sea of Okhotsk ⓘ |
| subjectTo |
fog
ⓘ
strong winds ⓘ |
| usedFor |
fishing
ⓘ
international shipping ⓘ maritime transport between Japan and Russia ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Soya Strait Description of subject: Soya Strait is a narrow sea passage between Japan’s Hokkaido and Russia’s Sakhalin Island that connects the Sea of Japan with the Sea of Okhotsk.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.