Philippines–United States border
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The Philippines–United States border is a largely maritime international boundary separating the territorial waters and airspace of the Philippines in Southeast Asia from those of the United States, primarily around its Pacific island territories.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Philippines–United States border canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9505753 — 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: Philippines–United States border Context triple: [Manila–New York, borderCrossing, Philippines–United States border]
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A.
Philippine contiguous zone
The Philippine contiguous zone is a band of sea adjacent to the country’s territorial waters where the Philippines may exercise limited control to prevent and punish infringements of its customs, fiscal, immigration, and sanitary laws.
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B.
Philippine territorial waters
Philippine territorial waters are the maritime areas surrounding the Philippine archipelago over which the Philippines exercises sovereignty and jurisdiction under international and domestic law.
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C.
Philippine exclusive economic zone
The Philippine exclusive economic zone is a maritime area extending from the Philippines’ coast where the country holds special rights over the exploration and use of marine resources under international law.
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D.
Pomorye
Pomorye is a historical coastal region of northern Russia along the White Sea, traditionally inhabited by the Pomors and known for maritime trade and exploration.
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E.
Thai–Malaysian border
The Thai–Malaysian border is a land boundary in Southeast Asia separating Thailand and Malaysia, known for its mix of dense jungle, cross-border trade routes, and periodic security tensions.
- 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: Philippines–United States border Target entity description: The Philippines–United States border is a largely maritime international boundary separating the territorial waters and airspace of the Philippines in Southeast Asia from those of the United States, primarily around its Pacific island territories.
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A.
Philippine contiguous zone
The Philippine contiguous zone is a band of sea adjacent to the country’s territorial waters where the Philippines may exercise limited control to prevent and punish infringements of its customs, fiscal, immigration, and sanitary laws.
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B.
Philippine territorial waters
Philippine territorial waters are the maritime areas surrounding the Philippine archipelago over which the Philippines exercises sovereignty and jurisdiction under international and domestic law.
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C.
Philippine exclusive economic zone
The Philippine exclusive economic zone is a maritime area extending from the Philippines’ coast where the country holds special rights over the exploration and use of marine resources under international law.
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D.
Pomorye
Pomorye is a historical coastal region of northern Russia along the White Sea, traditionally inhabited by the Pomors and known for maritime trade and exploration.
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E.
Thai–Malaysian border
The Thai–Malaysian border is a land boundary in Southeast Asia separating Thailand and Malaysia, known for its mix of dense jungle, cross-border trade routes, and periodic security tensions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
international border
ⓘ
maritime boundary ⓘ |
| borderOf |
Philippine Basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Philippine Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ western Pacific island territories of the United States ⓘ |
| country1 | Philippines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country2 | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingCountry1Capital | Manila NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingCountry2Capital | Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBorderType | maritime-only border ⓘ |
| hasDisputeStatus | largely undisputed ⓘ |
| hasLegalBasis | United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion |
Pacific Ocean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southeast Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Philippines–United States relations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primarilyAdjacentToTerritoriesOf |
Guam
GENERATED
ⓘ
Northern Mariana Islands GENERATED ⓘ |
| relatedToConcept |
contiguous zone
ⓘ
exclusive economic zone ⓘ territorial sea ⓘ |
| seeAlso |
Philippines–Guam maritime boundary
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Philippines–Northern Mariana Islands maritime boundary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| separates |
Philippines
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| separatesAirspaceOf |
Philippines
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| separatesTerritorialWatersOf |
Philippines
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Philippines–United States border Description of subject: The Philippines–United States border is a largely maritime international boundary separating the territorial waters and airspace of the Philippines in Southeast Asia from those of the United States, primarily around its Pacific island territories.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.