Canadian Lock
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Canadian Lock is the lock on the Canadian side of the Soo Locks system that enables ships to transit between Lake Superior and the lower Great Lakes along the St. Marys River.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Canadian Lock canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7356093 — 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: Canadian Lock Context triple: [Soo Locks, hasPart, Canadian Lock]
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A.
Cuton Lock
Cuton Lock is a canal lock on the River Chelmer in Essex, England, used to raise and lower boats along the Chelmer and Blackwater Navigation.
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B.
The Lock
The Lock is a celebrated 1824 landscape painting by English Romantic artist John Constable, depicting rural life along the River Stour with dramatic naturalistic detail.
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C.
Kings Lock
Kings Lock is a navigation lock on the River Soar in England, used to manage water levels and enable boat passage along the waterway.
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D.
True North
"True North" is a 2013 studio album by the American punk rock band Bad Religion, known for its fast-paced melodic hardcore sound and socially conscious lyrics.
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E.
Teston Lock
Teston Lock is a navigation lock on the River Medway in Kent, England, used to manage river levels and enable boat passage.
- 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: Canadian Lock Target entity description: Canadian Lock is the lock on the Canadian side of the Soo Locks system that enables ships to transit between Lake Superior and the lower Great Lakes along the St. Marys River.
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A.
Cuton Lock
Cuton Lock is a canal lock on the River Chelmer in Essex, England, used to raise and lower boats along the Chelmer and Blackwater Navigation.
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B.
The Lock
The Lock is a celebrated 1824 landscape painting by English Romantic artist John Constable, depicting rural life along the River Stour with dramatic naturalistic detail.
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C.
Kings Lock
Kings Lock is a navigation lock on the River Soar in England, used to manage water levels and enable boat passage along the waterway.
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D.
True North
"True North" is a 2013 studio album by the American punk rock band Bad Religion, known for its fast-paced melodic hardcore sound and socially conscious lyrics.
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E.
Teston Lock
Teston Lock is a navigation lock on the River Medway in Kent, England, used to manage river levels and enable boat passage.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canal lock
ⓘ
navigation lock ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | U.S. Soo Locks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsWaterBody |
Lake Superior
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
lower Great Lakes ⓘ |
| connectsWaterBodyViaRiver | St. Marys River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| designedFor | navigation between Lake Superior and Lake Huron via St. Marys River ⓘ |
| function | enables ships to transit between Lake Superior and the lower Great Lakes ⓘ |
| hasAccessFrom | Lake Superior NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAccessTo | downstream Great Lakes ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance | important to Great Lakes shipping history ⓘ |
| hasEngineeringSignificance | example of late 19th-century lock engineering ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
control structures
ⓘ
gates ⓘ lock chamber ⓘ |
| hasNearbyAttraction | Sault Ste. Marie Canal National Historic Site NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTourismUse |
boat tours
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ |
| hasType | freshwater lock ⓘ |
| hasViewingFacility | observation areas ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic canal lock ⓘ |
| isComponentOf | Sault Ste. Marie Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInBasin | Great Lakes Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Algoma District, Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | International Bridge (Sault Ste. Marie) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnSideOfBorder | Canadian side of Soo Locks ⓘ |
| locatedOnWaterway | St. Marys River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Parks Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearBorderWith | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearCity | Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openedForNavigation | 1895 ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Government of Canada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Parks Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Government of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Soo Locks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfRoute | Great Lakes shipping route NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servesTrafficType |
commercial vessels
ⓘ
recreational vessels ⓘ |
| status | operational (for smaller vessels) ⓘ |
| usedFor | overcoming elevation difference between Lake Superior and lower Great Lakes ⓘ |
| waterLevelDifference | approximately 6 meters ⓘ |
| waterwaySystem | Great Lakes–St. Lawrence Seaway system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Canadian Lock Description of subject: Canadian Lock is the lock on the Canadian side of the Soo Locks system that enables ships to transit between Lake Superior and the lower Great Lakes along the St. Marys River.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.