Anacortes–San Juan Islands ferry routes

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ferry route network transportation route

The Anacortes–San Juan Islands ferry routes are a network of Washington State Ferries sailings that connect the mainland town of Anacortes with several communities in the San Juan Islands in northwest Washington.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Anacortes–San Juan Islands route	2
Anacortes–San Juan Islands ferry routes canonical	1
Anacortes–San Juan Islands routes	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8480743 — 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: Anacortes–San Juan Islands ferry routes
Context triple: [Washington State Ferries, route, Anacortes–San Juan Islands ferry routes]

A. Port Townsend–Coupeville ferry
The Port Townsend–Coupeville ferry is a Washington State Ferries route that carries vehicles and passengers across Admiralty Inlet between the Olympic Peninsula and Whidbey Island.
B. Seattle–Bremerton ferry
The Seattle–Bremerton ferry is a major Washington State Ferries route linking downtown Seattle with the city of Bremerton across Puget Sound.
C. Mukilteo–Clinton ferry
The Mukilteo–Clinton ferry is a Washington State Ferries route that carries vehicles and passengers across Possession Sound between Mukilteo on the mainland and Clinton on Whidbey Island.
D. Washington State Ferries
Washington State Ferries is the largest ferry system in the United States, operating a network of passenger and vehicle routes across the waterways of Washington State.
E. Seattle–Bainbridge Island ferry
The Seattle–Bainbridge Island ferry is a major Washington State Ferries route across Puget Sound that connects downtown Seattle with Bainbridge Island and serves commuters, residents, and tourists.
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: Anacortes–San Juan Islands ferry routes
Target entity description: The Anacortes–San Juan Islands ferry routes are a network of Washington State Ferries sailings that connect the mainland town of Anacortes with several communities in the San Juan Islands in northwest Washington.

A. Port Townsend–Coupeville ferry
The Port Townsend–Coupeville ferry is a Washington State Ferries route that carries vehicles and passengers across Admiralty Inlet between the Olympic Peninsula and Whidbey Island.
B. Seattle–Bremerton ferry
The Seattle–Bremerton ferry is a major Washington State Ferries route linking downtown Seattle with the city of Bremerton across Puget Sound.
C. Mukilteo–Clinton ferry
The Mukilteo–Clinton ferry is a Washington State Ferries route that carries vehicles and passengers across Possession Sound between Mukilteo on the mainland and Clinton on Whidbey Island.
D. Washington State Ferries
Washington State Ferries is the largest ferry system in the United States, operating a network of passenger and vehicle routes across the waterways of Washington State.
E. Seattle–Bainbridge Island ferry
The Seattle–Bainbridge Island ferry is a major Washington State Ferries route across Puget Sound that connects downtown Seattle with Bainbridge Island and serves commuters, residents, and tourists.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ferry route network ⓘ transportation route ⓘ
accessMode	bicycles ⓘ motor vehicles ⓘ walk-on passengers ⓘ
bodyOfWater	Rosario Strait NERFINISHED ⓘ Salish Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ San Juan Channel NERFINISHED ⓘ Strait of Juan de Fuca NERFINISHED ⓘ
connectsMainlandTo	San Juan Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ
connectsToIslandCommunity	Friday Harbor, San Juan Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Lopez Island, Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ Orcas Island, Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ Shaw Island, Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ
connectsToIslandCounty	San Juan County, Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
hasRoutePattern	Anacortes–Lopez–Friday Harbor NERFINISHED ⓘ Anacortes–Lopez–Shaw–Orcas–Friday Harbor NERFINISHED ⓘ inter-island shuttle among San Juan Islands ⓘ
hubPort	Anacortes Ferry Terminal NERFINISHED ⓘ Friday Harbor Ferry Terminal NERFINISHED ⓘ
jurisdiction	State of Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageOfSignage	English ⓘ
managedBy	Washington State Department of Transportation NERFINISHED ⓘ
modeOfTransport	maritime transport ⓘ
operator	Washington State Ferries NERFINISHED ⓘ
operatorType	state-owned ferry system ⓘ
partOf	Washington State Ferries system NERFINISHED ⓘ
primaryFunction	inter-island and mainland–island transportation ⓘ
publicTransportSystem	yes ⓘ
region	Pacific Northwest ⓘ
safetyAuthority	United States Coast Guard NERFINISHED ⓘ
seasonalVariation	higher summer traffic volumes ⓘ
servesCommunity	Anacortes, Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ Eastsound, Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ Friday Harbor, Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ Lopez Village, Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ Shaw Island community NERFINISHED ⓘ
serviceType	passenger ferry ⓘ vehicle ferry ⓘ
state	Washington ⓘ
terminusOnMainland	Anacortes, Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ
ticketingSystem	Washington State Ferries fare system ⓘ
timeZone	Pacific Time Zone ⓘ
usedFor	commuter travel ⓘ freight transport ⓘ tourism ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

WSF → route → Anacortes–San Juan Islands ferry routes ⓘ

subject surface form: Washington State Ferries

MV Hyak (retired) → operatedOn → Anacortes–San Juan Islands ferry routes ⓘ

subject surface form: MV Hyak

this entity surface form: Anacortes–San Juan Islands routes

MV Elwha (retired) → routeServed → Anacortes–San Juan Islands ferry routes ⓘ

subject surface form: MV Elwha

this entity surface form: Anacortes–San Juan Islands route

MV Samish → routeOperator → Anacortes–San Juan Islands ferry routes ⓘ