Departure Bay ferry terminal
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Departure Bay ferry terminal is a major BC Ferries hub in Nanaimo, British Columbia, providing vehicle and passenger ferry service between Vancouver Island and the British Columbia mainland.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Departure Bay ferry terminal canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8664453 — 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: Departure Bay ferry terminal Context triple: [Central Vancouver Island, hasTransportInfrastructure, Departure Bay ferry terminal]
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A.
Horseshoe Bay ferry terminal
Horseshoe Bay ferry terminal is a major BC Ferries hub in West Vancouver, British Columbia, providing passenger and vehicle ferry service to Vancouver Island, the Sunshine Coast, and nearby islands.
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B.
Port Imperial ferry terminal
Port Imperial ferry terminal is a major Hudson River waterfront transit hub providing ferry service between New Jersey and Manhattan.
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C.
Nelly Bay Ferry Terminal
Nelly Bay Ferry Terminal is the main passenger and vehicle gateway connecting Magnetic Island with the mainland by sea.
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D.
Tsawwassen ferry terminal
Tsawwassen ferry terminal is a major BC Ferries hub in Delta, British Columbia, serving as the primary mainland departure point for routes to Vancouver Island and the Southern Gulf Islands.
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E.
Armadale ferry terminal
Armadale ferry terminal is a coastal transport hub on the Isle of Skye in Scotland, providing ferry connections between Skye 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: Departure Bay ferry terminal Target entity description: Departure Bay ferry terminal is a major BC Ferries hub in Nanaimo, British Columbia, providing vehicle and passenger ferry service between Vancouver Island and the British Columbia mainland.
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A.
Horseshoe Bay ferry terminal
Horseshoe Bay ferry terminal is a major BC Ferries hub in West Vancouver, British Columbia, providing passenger and vehicle ferry service to Vancouver Island, the Sunshine Coast, and nearby islands.
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B.
Port Imperial ferry terminal
Port Imperial ferry terminal is a major Hudson River waterfront transit hub providing ferry service between New Jersey and Manhattan.
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C.
Nelly Bay Ferry Terminal
Nelly Bay Ferry Terminal is the main passenger and vehicle gateway connecting Magnetic Island with the mainland by sea.
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D.
Tsawwassen ferry terminal
Tsawwassen ferry terminal is a major BC Ferries hub in Delta, British Columbia, serving as the primary mainland departure point for routes to Vancouver Island and the Southern Gulf Islands.
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E.
Armadale ferry terminal
Armadale ferry terminal is a coastal transport hub on the Isle of Skye in Scotland, providing ferry connections between Skye and the mainland.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ferry terminal
ⓘ
transportation hub ⓘ |
| bodyOfWater | Departure Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
BC Ferries terminals
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ferry terminals in British Columbia ⓘ Transport in Nanaimo ⓘ |
| connectsIsland | Vancouver Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsMainlandRegion | Metro Vancouver NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
British Columbia mainland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Horseshoe Bay ferry terminal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| hasAccessibilityFeatures | yes ⓘ |
| hasBerthsFor | BC Ferries vessels ⓘ |
| hasCheckInFor |
foot passengers
ⓘ
vehicles ⓘ |
| hasCity | Nanaimo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFoodServices | yes ⓘ |
| hasParking | yes ⓘ |
| hasPassengerFacilities | yes ⓘ |
| hasProvince | British Columbia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRestrooms | yes ⓘ |
| hasTicketOffice | yes ⓘ |
| hasVehicleLanes | yes ⓘ |
| hasWaitingRoom | yes ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
British Columbia
ⓘ
Nanaimo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Pacific Time Zone ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Vancouver Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maritimeInfrastructureType | roll-on/roll-off ferry terminal ⓘ |
| near | downtown Nanaimo ⓘ |
| operator | BC Ferries NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Province of British Columbia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | BC Ferries route network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Vancouver Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serves |
passenger traffic
ⓘ
vehicle traffic ⓘ |
| servesCity | Nanaimo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servesRegion | Central Vancouver Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transportMode | ferry ⓘ |
| usedFor |
commuter travel
ⓘ
intercity travel ⓘ tourism travel ⓘ |
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: Departure Bay ferry terminal Description of subject: Departure Bay ferry terminal is a major BC Ferries hub in Nanaimo, British Columbia, providing vehicle and passenger ferry service between Vancouver Island and the British Columbia mainland.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.