Sault Ste. Marie–Thunder Bay corridor
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The Sault Ste. Marie–Thunder Bay corridor is a key stretch of the Trans-Canada Highway in northwestern Ontario that links the cities of Sault Ste. Marie and Thunder Bay along the north shore of Lake Superior.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sault Ste. Marie–Thunder Bay corridor canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8805581 — 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: Sault Ste. Marie–Thunder Bay corridor Context triple: [Highway 17 (Ontario), partOfCorridor, Sault Ste. Marie–Thunder Bay corridor]
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Quebec City–Windsor Corridor
The Quebec City–Windsor Corridor is Canada’s most densely populated and heavily traveled urban and transportation corridor, stretching through major cities in Quebec and Ontario including Quebec City, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, and Windsor.
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Toronto–Niagara Falls corridor
The Toronto–Niagara Falls corridor is a major transportation and travel route in Southern Ontario linking the Greater Toronto Area with the Niagara Falls region and the U.S. border.
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C.
Calgary–Edmonton Corridor
The Calgary–Edmonton Corridor is a major urban and economic region in Alberta, Canada, stretching between the cities of Calgary and Edmonton and encompassing several growing communities along its route.
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Exo Vaudreuil–Hudson line
The Exo Vaudreuil–Hudson line is a commuter rail service in the Greater Montreal area that connects downtown Montreal with western suburbs including Vaudreuil-Dorion and Hudson.
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E.
Lakeshore rail corridor
The Lakeshore rail corridor is a major railway line in Ontario that runs along the north shore of Lake Ontario, forming a key backbone for regional and intercity passenger and freight transportation.
- 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: Sault Ste. Marie–Thunder Bay corridor Target entity description: The Sault Ste. Marie–Thunder Bay corridor is a key stretch of the Trans-Canada Highway in northwestern Ontario that links the cities of Sault Ste. Marie and Thunder Bay along the north shore of Lake Superior.
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A.
Quebec City–Windsor Corridor
The Quebec City–Windsor Corridor is Canada’s most densely populated and heavily traveled urban and transportation corridor, stretching through major cities in Quebec and Ontario including Quebec City, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, and Windsor.
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B.
Toronto–Niagara Falls corridor
The Toronto–Niagara Falls corridor is a major transportation and travel route in Southern Ontario linking the Greater Toronto Area with the Niagara Falls region and the U.S. border.
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C.
Calgary–Edmonton Corridor
The Calgary–Edmonton Corridor is a major urban and economic region in Alberta, Canada, stretching between the cities of Calgary and Edmonton and encompassing several growing communities along its route.
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D.
Exo Vaudreuil–Hudson line
The Exo Vaudreuil–Hudson line is a commuter rail service in the Greater Montreal area that connects downtown Montreal with western suburbs including Vaudreuil-Dorion and Hudson.
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E.
Lakeshore rail corridor
The Lakeshore rail corridor is a major railway line in Ontario that runs along the north shore of Lake Ontario, forming a key backbone for regional and intercity passenger and freight transportation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
road corridor
ⓘ
transportation corridor ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Highway 61 at Thunder Bay
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sault Ste. Marie International Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ other segments of Highway 17 east of Sault Ste. Marie ⓘ other segments of Highway 17 west of Thunder Bay ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| followsShoreOf | Lake Superior NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formsPartOf | national east–west highway link between eastern and western Canada ⓘ |
| hasDirection | east–west ⓘ |
| hasScenicDesignation | scenic route along Lake Superior ⓘ |
| isImportantFor |
interprovincial road transport in Canada
ⓘ
regional connectivity in northwestern Ontario ⓘ |
| isOnlyContinuousRoadLinkBetween |
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thunder Bay, Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPartOf | primary east–west route across northern Ontario ⓘ |
| locatedIn | northwestern Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Ontario Ministry of Transportation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Lake Superior Circle Tour
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Trans-Canada Highway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesNear |
Agawa Bay, Ontario
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Batchawana Bay, Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ Lake Superior Provincial Park NERFINISHED ⓘ Marathon, Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ Montreal River Harbour, Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ Neys Provincial Park NERFINISHED ⓘ Nipigon, Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ Pukaskwa National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ Red Rock, Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ Schreiber, Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ Sleeping Giant Provincial Park NERFINISHED ⓘ Terrace Bay, Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ Wawa, Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ White River, Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesOver | Nipigon River Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Algoma District
NERFINISHED
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Thunder Bay District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Lake Superior North Shore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roadType | two-lane rural highway (in most sections) ⓘ |
| terminusA | Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| terminusB | Thunder Bay, Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesHighway | Ontario Highway 17 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sault Ste. Marie–Thunder Bay corridor Description of subject: The Sault Ste. Marie–Thunder Bay corridor is a key stretch of the Trans-Canada Highway in northwestern Ontario that links the cities of Sault Ste. Marie and Thunder Bay along the north shore of Lake Superior.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Highway 17 (Ontario)