Windward Passage
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Windward Passage is a strategically important strait in the Caribbean Sea that separates Cuba and Haiti and serves as a major shipping route between the Atlantic Ocean and the Panama Canal.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Windward Passage canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8112687 — 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: Windward Passage Context triple: [Cuban archipelago, borderedBySea, Windward Passage]
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A.
Bahama Passage
Bahama Passage is a mid-20th-century work by Sterling Relyea Walter (better known as author and screenwriter John W. Campbell Jr.), reflecting his early career in popular fiction.
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B.
Mona Passage
The Mona Passage is a strait in the Caribbean Sea that separates the islands of Hispaniola and Puerto Rico, serving as a key shipping route and a challenging stretch of water for navigation.
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C.
Peril Strait
Peril Strait is a narrow, island-dotted waterway in the Alexander Archipelago of southeastern Alaska, known for its strong currents and challenging navigation.
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D.
Verde Island Passage
Verde Island Passage is a biodiverse strait in the Philippines renowned as a global center of marine shorefish diversity and a prime site for diving and marine conservation.
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E.
Discovery Passage
Discovery Passage is a narrow, fast-flowing marine channel on the British Columbia coast that forms part of the Inside Passage between Vancouver Island and the mainland.
- 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: Windward Passage Target entity description: Windward Passage is a strategically important strait in the Caribbean Sea that separates Cuba and Haiti and serves as a major shipping route between the Atlantic Ocean and the Panama Canal.
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A.
Bahama Passage
Bahama Passage is a mid-20th-century work by Sterling Relyea Walter (better known as author and screenwriter John W. Campbell Jr.), reflecting his early career in popular fiction.
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B.
Mona Passage
The Mona Passage is a strait in the Caribbean Sea that separates the islands of Hispaniola and Puerto Rico, serving as a key shipping route and a challenging stretch of water for navigation.
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C.
Peril Strait
Peril Strait is a narrow, island-dotted waterway in the Alexander Archipelago of southeastern Alaska, known for its strong currents and challenging navigation.
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D.
Verde Island Passage
Verde Island Passage is a biodiverse strait in the Philippines renowned as a global center of marine shorefish diversity and a prime site for diving and marine conservation.
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E.
Discovery Passage
Discovery Passage is a narrow, fast-flowing marine channel on the British Columbia coast that forms part of the Inside Passage between Vancouver Island and the mainland.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
sea passage
ⓘ
shipping route ⓘ strait ⓘ |
| borders |
Cuba
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Guantánamo Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Haiti NERFINISHED ⓘ Nord-Ouest Department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connects |
Atlantic Ocean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Caribbean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOnShore |
Cuba
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Haiti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasApproximateWidth |
50 miles
ⓘ
80 kilometers ⓘ |
| hasClimate | tropical ⓘ |
| hasStrategicImportanceFor |
Caribbean shipping
ⓘ
United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWaters |
deep
ⓘ
warm ⓘ |
| isConsidered |
major shipping lane
ⓘ
strategic choke point ⓘ |
| isNear |
Guantánamo Bay
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Navassa Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isOnRouteBetween |
Atlantic Ocean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Caribbean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ Central America NERFINISHED ⓘ Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ Gulf of Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ Mediterranean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ North Atlantic NERFINISHED ⓘ Panama Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ South America NERFINISHED ⓘ eastern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isOnRouteTo | Panama Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPartOfSeaLane | Atlantic–Caribbean shipping lane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isSubjectOf |
international navigation rights
ⓘ
maritime law ⓘ |
| languageRegion |
French
ⓘ
Haitian Creole ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| locatedBetween |
Cuba
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hispaniola NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Caribbean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
Caribbean region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| separates |
Cuba
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Haiti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
international shipping
ⓘ
maritime trade ⓘ naval transit ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Windward Passage Description of subject: Windward Passage is a strategically important strait in the Caribbean Sea that separates Cuba and Haiti and serves as a major shipping route between the Atlantic Ocean and the Panama Canal.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.