Canal de Calais
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Canal de Calais is a French waterway in northern France that links the port city of Calais to the inland canal network, facilitating navigation and transport between the English Channel and interior regions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Canal de Calais canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10180179 — 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: Canal de Calais Context triple: [Nord–Pas-de-Calais canal network, hasPart, Canal de Calais]
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A.
Seine–Nord Europe Canal
The Seine–Nord Europe Canal is a major planned waterway in France designed to link the Seine basin with northern European canals, enabling large-scale inland freight transport between Paris and ports in Belgium and the Netherlands.
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B.
Canal de la Somme
Canal de la Somme is a French inland waterway in northern France that follows the Somme River valley, historically used for navigation, transport, and irrigation.
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C.
Canal des Deux Mers
The Canal des Deux Mers is a historic French waterway system linking the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea via interconnected canals and rivers.
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D.
Canal de Roubaix
Canal de Roubaix is a navigable waterway in northern France that connects the Deûle River to the Belgian canal network, historically serving the industrial city of Roubaix.
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E.
Canal de la Robine
The Canal de la Robine is a historic waterway in southern France that links Narbonne to the Aude River and the Canal du Midi, forming part of the region’s inland navigation network.
- 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: Canal de Calais Target entity description: Canal de Calais is a French waterway in northern France that links the port city of Calais to the inland canal network, facilitating navigation and transport between the English Channel and interior regions.
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A.
Seine–Nord Europe Canal
The Seine–Nord Europe Canal is a major planned waterway in France designed to link the Seine basin with northern European canals, enabling large-scale inland freight transport between Paris and ports in Belgium and the Netherlands.
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B.
Canal de la Somme
Canal de la Somme is a French inland waterway in northern France that follows the Somme River valley, historically used for navigation, transport, and irrigation.
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C.
Canal des Deux Mers
The Canal des Deux Mers is a historic French waterway system linking the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea via interconnected canals and rivers.
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D.
Canal de Roubaix
Canal de Roubaix is a navigable waterway in northern France that connects the Deûle River to the Belgian canal network, historically serving the industrial city of Roubaix.
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E.
Canal de la Robine
The Canal de la Robine is a historic waterway in southern France that links Narbonne to the Aude River and the Canal du Midi, forming part of the region’s inland navigation network.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canal
ⓘ
waterway ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
English Channel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
inland canal network of France ⓘ port of Calais NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| countrySubdivision |
Hauts-de-France region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pas-de-Calais department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function | link between English Channel and interior regions of France ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | French ⓘ |
| hasNameInLanguage | Canal de Calais NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPort | Calais NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Hauts-de-France
ⓘ
Pas-de-Calais department NERFINISHED ⓘ northern France ⓘ |
| locatedOnWaterbody | English Channel (via port of Calais) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | French inland waterway network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionServed | Calais area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| terminus | Calais NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transportMode | water transport ⓘ |
| use |
commercial shipping
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inland water transport ⓘ navigation ⓘ recreational boating ⓘ |
| waterwayType | artificial canal ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Canal de Calais Description of subject: Canal de Calais is a French waterway in northern France that links the port city of Calais to the inland canal network, facilitating navigation and transport between the English Channel and interior regions.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.