Sumner Strait
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Sumner Strait is a major waterway in the Alexander Archipelago of southeastern Alaska, separating several large islands and serving as an important route for marine navigation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sumner Strait canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7269687 — 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: Sumner Strait Context triple: [Prince of Wales Island, borderedBy, Sumner Strait]
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A.
Haro Strait
Haro Strait is a major marine waterway in the Salish Sea between Vancouver Island and the San Juan Islands, forming part of the Canada–United States border and serving as an important shipping route.
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B.
Great Sandy Strait
Great Sandy Strait is a shallow, biodiverse waterway and protected marine area separating K'gari (Fraser Island) from mainland Queensland, Australia.
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C.
Gastineau Channel
Gastineau Channel is a narrow tidal waterway in southeastern Alaska that separates Douglas Island from the mainland and provides the waterfront setting for the city of Juneau.
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D.
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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E.
Clarence Strait
Clarence Strait is a body of water in Australia’s Northern Territory that forms a key marine passage between the mainland and nearby islands, linking coastal gulfs and the Timor Sea.
- 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: Sumner Strait Target entity description: Sumner Strait is a major waterway in the Alexander Archipelago of southeastern Alaska, separating several large islands and serving as an important route for marine navigation.
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A.
Haro Strait
Haro Strait is a major marine waterway in the Salish Sea between Vancouver Island and the San Juan Islands, forming part of the Canada–United States border and serving as an important shipping route.
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B.
Great Sandy Strait
Great Sandy Strait is a shallow, biodiverse waterway and protected marine area separating K'gari (Fraser Island) from mainland Queensland, Australia.
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C.
Gastineau Channel
Gastineau Channel is a narrow tidal waterway in southeastern Alaska that separates Douglas Island from the mainland and provides the waterfront setting for the city of Juneau.
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D.
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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E.
Clarence Strait
Clarence Strait is a body of water in Australia’s Northern Territory that forms a key marine passage between the mainland and nearby islands, linking coastal gulfs and the Timor Sea.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
strait
ⓘ
waterway ⓘ |
| bodyOfWater | Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Chatham Strait
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Clarence Strait NERFINISHED ⓘ Frederick Sound NERFINISHED ⓘ Stikine Strait NERFINISHED ⓘ Wrangell Narrows NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| governedBy | State of Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasClimate | maritime climate ⓘ |
| hasEcologicalFeature |
marine wildlife habitat
ⓘ
salmon migration route ⓘ whale habitat ⓘ |
| hasNavigationHazard |
numerous reefs
ⓘ
rocky shoals ⓘ strong tidal currents ⓘ |
| hasNearbyIsland |
Kupreanof Island
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mitkof Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Prince of Wales Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Zarembo Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbySettlement |
Petersburg, Alaska
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wrangell, Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTypicalWeather |
frequent fog
ⓘ
heavy precipitation ⓘ strong winds ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Alaska Panhandle coastal waterways NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Alaska
ⓘ
Alexander Archipelago NERFINISHED ⓘ Southeast Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Alaska Time Zone ⓘ |
| partOf | Inside Passage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Alexander Archipelago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| separates |
Kupreanof Island
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mitkof Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Prince of Wales Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Zarembo Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traversedBy | Alaska Marine Highway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
commercial shipping
ⓘ
ferry transportation ⓘ fishing ⓘ marine navigation ⓘ |
| waterwayType | tidal 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: Sumner Strait Description of subject: Sumner Strait is a major waterway in the Alexander Archipelago of southeastern Alaska, separating several large islands and serving as an important route for marine navigation.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.