Panama Canal Atlantic entrance
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The Panama Canal Atlantic entrance is the gateway on the Caribbean Sea side where ships begin or end their transit through the Panama Canal near Colón, Panama.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Atlantic entrance of the Panama Canal | 1 |
| Panama Canal Atlantic entrance canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10085648 — 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: Panama Canal Atlantic entrance Context triple: [Gatun Dam, nearbyInfrastructure, Panama Canal Atlantic entrance]
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A.
Pacific entrance of the Panama Canal
The Pacific entrance of the Panama Canal is the western gateway where ships enter or exit the canal from the Pacific Ocean near Panama City.
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B.
Panama Canal
The Panama Canal is a man-made waterway in Panama that dramatically shortens maritime travel by allowing ships to pass between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans through Central America.
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C.
Panama Canal ancillary facilities
The Panama Canal ancillary facilities are the supporting infrastructure and services—such as ports, logistics centers, maintenance yards, and administrative complexes—that enable the efficient operation and management of the Panama Canal.
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D.
Panama Bay
Panama Bay is a marine exhibit at Osaka’s Aquarium Kaiyukan that recreates the coastal ecosystem of the Central American bay with its characteristic sea life.
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E.
Gatun Locks
Gatun Locks is a major lock complex on the Panama Canal that raises and lowers ships between sea level and Gatun Lake as they transit the waterway.
- 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: Panama Canal Atlantic entrance Target entity description: The Panama Canal Atlantic entrance is the gateway on the Caribbean Sea side where ships begin or end their transit through the Panama Canal near Colón, Panama.
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A.
Pacific entrance of the Panama Canal
The Pacific entrance of the Panama Canal is the western gateway where ships enter or exit the canal from the Pacific Ocean near Panama City.
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B.
Panama Canal
The Panama Canal is a man-made waterway in Panama that dramatically shortens maritime travel by allowing ships to pass between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans through Central America.
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C.
Panama Canal ancillary facilities
The Panama Canal ancillary facilities are the supporting infrastructure and services—such as ports, logistics centers, maintenance yards, and administrative complexes—that enable the efficient operation and management of the Panama Canal.
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D.
Panama Bay
Panama Bay is a marine exhibit at Osaka’s Aquarium Kaiyukan that recreates the coastal ecosystem of the Central American bay with its characteristic sea life.
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E.
Gatun Locks
Gatun Locks is a major lock complex on the Panama Canal that raises and lowers ships between sea level and Gatun Lake as they transit the waterway.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canal entrance
ⓘ
maritime infrastructure ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | breakwaters at Colón ⓘ |
| connectsOcean | Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Gatun Lake
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gatun Locks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsViaCanalToOcean | Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Panama ⓘ |
| governedBy | Panama Canal Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAccessTo | Atlantic anchorage areas ⓘ |
| hasBodyOfWater |
Atlantic Ocean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Caribbean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasClimate | tropical climate ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
entry point to Panama Canal from Atlantic side
ⓘ
exit point from Panama Canal to Atlantic side ⓘ |
| hasNavigationAid |
buoyed channel
ⓘ
lighthouses near Colón ⓘ |
| hasNavigationChannel | Panama Canal Atlantic access channel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isApproachChannelFor | Gatun Locks (original locks system) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isGatewayFor | ship transit through Panama Canal ⓘ |
| isLocatedOnSide | Atlantic side of Panama Canal ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Panama Canal shipping lane system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isStrategicallyImportantFor |
Panama’s economy
ⓘ
interoceanic maritime traffic ⓘ |
| isTerminusOf | Panama Canal (Atlantic side) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Colón Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Panama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | UTC−05:00 ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
City of Colón
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Manzanillo Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Caribbean Sea ⓘ |
| nearbyPort |
Colón Container Terminal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Colón port complex NERFINISHED ⓘ Cristóbal port NERFINISHED ⓘ Manzanillo International Terminal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openedForTraffic | 1914 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Panama Canal Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Panama Canal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
global shipping routes ⓘ |
| servesVesselType |
bulk carriers
ⓘ
container ships ⓘ cruise ships ⓘ naval vessels ⓘ tankers ⓘ |
| subjectTo |
Caribbean weather conditions
ⓘ
heavy rainfall ⓘ |
| usedFor |
commercial shipping
ⓘ
international maritime trade ⓘ naval transit ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Panama Canal Atlantic entrance Description of subject: The Panama Canal Atlantic entrance is the gateway on the Caribbean Sea side where ships begin or end their transit through the Panama Canal near Colón, Panama.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Atlantic entrance of the Panama Canal