Port of Cherbourg
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The Port of Cherbourg is a major deep-water harbor in northwestern France that serves as an important hub for cross-Channel ferry traffic, naval operations, and commercial shipping.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Port of Cherbourg canonical | 3 |
| Cherbourg Naval Dockyard | 1 |
| former Gare Maritime Transatlantique de Cherbourg | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9219057 — 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: Port of Cherbourg Context triple: [Paris–Cherbourg railway, servesPort, Port of Cherbourg]
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A.
Port of Le Havre
The Port of Le Havre is one of France’s largest and busiest seaports, serving as a major gateway for maritime trade on the English Channel and the North Sea.
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B.
Port of Boulogne-sur-Mer
The Port of Boulogne-sur-Mer is a major French fishing and commercial harbor on the English Channel, known as one of Europe’s leading seafood ports.
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C.
Port of Rouen
The Port of Rouen is a major French inland seaport and grain-export hub located on the River Seine between Paris and the English Channel.
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D.
Port of Lorient
The Port of Lorient is a major commercial and fishing harbor on France’s Atlantic coast, known for its maritime industry, naval facilities, and role in regional trade.
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E.
Port of Roscoff
The Port of Roscoff is a ferry and commercial harbor in Brittany, France, serving as a key maritime link between France, the United Kingdom, and Ireland.
- 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: Port of Cherbourg Target entity description: The Port of Cherbourg is a major deep-water harbor in northwestern France that serves as an important hub for cross-Channel ferry traffic, naval operations, and commercial shipping.
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A.
Port of Le Havre
The Port of Le Havre is one of France’s largest and busiest seaports, serving as a major gateway for maritime trade on the English Channel and the North Sea.
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B.
Port of Boulogne-sur-Mer
The Port of Boulogne-sur-Mer is a major French fishing and commercial harbor on the English Channel, known as one of Europe’s leading seafood ports.
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C.
Port of Rouen
The Port of Rouen is a major French inland seaport and grain-export hub located on the River Seine between Paris and the English Channel.
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D.
Port of Lorient
The Port of Lorient is a major commercial and fishing harbor on France’s Atlantic coast, known for its maritime industry, naval facilities, and role in regional trade.
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E.
Port of Roscoff
The Port of Roscoff is a ferry and commercial harbor in Brittany, France, serving as a key maritime link between France, the United Kingdom, and Ireland.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
harbor
ⓘ
seaport ⓘ transport infrastructure ⓘ |
| bodyOfWater |
English Channel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
La Manche NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Poole
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Portsmouth NERFINISHED ⓘ other British ports ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| handles |
bulk cargo
ⓘ
containerized cargo ⓘ passenger ferries ⓘ roll-on/roll-off traffic ⓘ |
| hasAccess |
rail connections
ⓘ
road connections ⓘ |
| hasBreakwater | yes ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic | deep-water harbor ⓘ |
| hasEconomicSector |
maritime transport
ⓘ
naval industry ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
commercial cargo terminal
ⓘ
cruise ship terminal ⓘ ferry terminal ⓘ marina ⓘ naval facilities ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
commercial shipping port
ⓘ
cross-Channel ferry hub ⓘ naval operations base ⓘ |
| hasNavigationChannel | deep-draft ⓘ |
| hasType | artificial harbor ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cherbourg-en-Cotentin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northwestern France ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Normandy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Cotentin Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Cherbourg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Port authority of Cherbourg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Port of Cherbourg-Cotentin complex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionRole | major regional economic hub ⓘ |
| servesRoute |
France–United Kingdom ferry routes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
cross-Channel traffic ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
important link between France and the British Isles
ⓘ
major Channel port ⓘ |
| usedBy |
French Navy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
commercial shipping companies ⓘ ferry operators ⓘ |
| usedFor |
freight transport
ⓘ
military purposes ⓘ passenger transport ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Port of Cherbourg Description of subject: The Port of Cherbourg is a major deep-water harbor in northwestern France that serves as an important hub for cross-Channel ferry traffic, naval operations, and commercial shipping.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
former Gare Maritime Transatlantique de Cherbourg
subject surface form:
Le Redoutable
this entity surface form:
Cherbourg Naval Dockyard