DeTour Passage
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DeTour Passage is a narrow strait at the eastern tip of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula that connects Lake Huron to the St. Marys River and serves as a key shipping route for Great Lakes freighters.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| DeTour Passage canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9648387 — 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: DeTour Passage Context triple: [Drummond Township, Michigan, contains, DeTour Passage]
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A.
Manitou Passage
Manitou Passage is a key Lake Michigan shipping channel located between the Sleeping Bear Dunes mainland and the Manitou Islands, known for its navigational hazards and historic maritime significance.
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B.
Nichols Passage
Nichols Passage is a marine waterway in southeastern Alaska that forms part of the intricate coastal channel system used by ships navigating the Alexander Archipelago.
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C.
Pont Saint-Louis
Pont Saint-Louis is a pedestrian bridge in central Paris that links the Île de la Cité to the Île Saint-Louis over the Seine.
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D.
O'Neill Tunnel
The O'Neill Tunnel is a major highway tunnel in downtown Boston that carries Interstate 93 beneath the city as part of the Big Dig project.
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E.
West Passage
West Passage is one of the main navigable channels of Narragansett Bay in Rhode Island, providing access between the open ocean and several coastal communities and harbors.
- 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: DeTour Passage Target entity description: DeTour Passage is a narrow strait at the eastern tip of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula that connects Lake Huron to the St. Marys River and serves as a key shipping route for Great Lakes freighters.
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A.
Manitou Passage
Manitou Passage is a key Lake Michigan shipping channel located between the Sleeping Bear Dunes mainland and the Manitou Islands, known for its navigational hazards and historic maritime significance.
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B.
Nichols Passage
Nichols Passage is a marine waterway in southeastern Alaska that forms part of the intricate coastal channel system used by ships navigating the Alexander Archipelago.
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C.
Pont Saint-Louis
Pont Saint-Louis is a pedestrian bridge in central Paris that links the Île de la Cité to the Île Saint-Louis over the Seine.
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D.
O'Neill Tunnel
The O'Neill Tunnel is a major highway tunnel in downtown Boston that carries Interstate 93 beneath the city as part of the Big Dig project.
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E.
West Passage
West Passage is one of the main navigable channels of Narragansett Bay in Rhode Island, providing access between the open ocean and several coastal communities and harbors.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
shipping channel
ⓘ
strait ⓘ |
| connects |
Lake Huron
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
St. Marys River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| hasNavigationAid | aids to navigation maintained by the U.S. Coast Guard ⓘ |
| hasTraffic |
bulk cargo freighters
ⓘ
commercial vessel traffic ⓘ |
| isPartOfRoute | Lake Huron–St. Marys River shipping corridor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Michigan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
Upper Peninsula of Michigan ⓘ |
| locatedInBodyOfWater |
Lake Huron
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
St. Marys River system ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
De Tour Village, Michigan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
eastern tip of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula ⓘ |
| navigationalSignificance | key shipping route for Great Lakes freighters ⓘ |
| partOf |
Great Lakes waterway system
ⓘ
route between lower Great Lakes and Lake Superior ⓘ |
| region | Great Lakes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state |
Michigan (most of state)
ⓘ
surface form:
Michigan
|
| usedBy | Great Lakes freighters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor | commercial shipping ⓘ |
| waterwayRole | link between Lake Huron and the St. Marys River ⓘ |
| waterwayType | narrow strait ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: DeTour Passage Description of subject: DeTour Passage is a narrow strait at the eastern tip of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula that connects Lake Huron to the St. Marys River and serves as a key shipping route for Great Lakes freighters.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.