Strait of Bonifacio
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The Strait of Bonifacio is a narrow, often treacherous sea passage in the Mediterranean that separates the islands of Corsica and Sardinia and connects the Tyrrhenian Sea with the western Mediterranean.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Strait of Bonifacio canonical | 5 |
| Strait of Bonifacio area | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T729766 — 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: Strait of Bonifacio Context triple: [Sardinia, strait, Strait of Bonifacio]
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A.
Strait of Gibraltar
The Strait of Gibraltar is the narrow waterway between southern Spain and northern Morocco that links the Atlantic Ocean with the Mediterranean Sea and separates Europe from Africa.
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B.
Strait of Messina
The Strait of Messina is a narrow waterway between the island of Sicily and mainland Italy, known for its strong currents and strategic maritime importance in the Mediterranean.
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C.
Strait of Otranto
The Strait of Otranto is a narrow passage of water between Italy and Albania that links the Adriatic Sea with the Ionian Sea in the Mediterranean.
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D.
Strait of Kythira
The Strait of Kythira is a narrow maritime passage between the Peloponnese and the island of Kythira in southern Greece, serving as an important route between the Aegean and Ionian Seas.
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E.
Bab-el-Mandeb Strait
The Bab-el-Mandeb Strait is a narrow, strategically vital waterway between the Arabian Peninsula and the Horn of Africa that connects the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean.
- 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: Strait of Bonifacio Target entity description: The Strait of Bonifacio is a narrow, often treacherous sea passage in the Mediterranean that separates the islands of Corsica and Sardinia and connects the Tyrrhenian Sea with the western Mediterranean.
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A.
Strait of Gibraltar
The Strait of Gibraltar is the narrow waterway between southern Spain and northern Morocco that links the Atlantic Ocean with the Mediterranean Sea and separates Europe from Africa.
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B.
Strait of Messina
The Strait of Messina is a narrow waterway between the island of Sicily and mainland Italy, known for its strong currents and strategic maritime importance in the Mediterranean.
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C.
Strait of Otranto
The Strait of Otranto is a narrow passage of water between Italy and Albania that links the Adriatic Sea with the Ionian Sea in the Mediterranean.
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D.
Strait of Kythira
The Strait of Kythira is a narrow maritime passage between the Peloponnese and the island of Kythira in southern Greece, serving as an important route between the Aegean and Ionian Seas.
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E.
Bab-el-Mandeb Strait
The Bab-el-Mandeb Strait is a narrow, strategically vital waterway between the Arabian Peninsula and the Horn of Africa that connects the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
sea passage
ⓘ
strait ⓘ |
| between |
Corsica
ⓘ
Sardinia ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
French territorial waters
ⓘ
Italian territorial waters ⓘ |
| connects |
Tyrrhenian Sea
ⓘ
Western Mediterranean ⓘ
surface form:
western Mediterranean Sea
|
| country |
France
ⓘ
Italy ⓘ |
| hasClimate | Mediterranean climate ⓘ |
| hasConservationStatus | subject to environmental protection measures ⓘ |
| hasCurrent | strong tidal and wind-driven currents ⓘ |
| hasEcosystem | marine protected areas nearby ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
cliffs along Corsican coast
ⓘ
islets and reefs ⓘ |
| hasHazard |
narrow channels
ⓘ
submerged rocks ⓘ |
| hasLanguageRegion |
French
ⓘ
Italian ⓘ |
| hasMaximumDepth | about 100 meters ⓘ |
| hasMinimumWidth | about 11 kilometers ⓘ |
| hasNearbyIsland |
Lavezzi Islands
ⓘ
Maddalena Archipelago ⓘ |
| hasRisk | maritime accidents ⓘ |
| hasView | panoramic sea cliffs at Bonifacio ⓘ |
| knownFor |
rocky shoals
ⓘ
strong currents ⓘ treacherous navigation ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Mediterranean Sea ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Bonifacio ⓘ |
| navigationRegulation | restrictions on hazardous cargo ships ⓘ |
| near |
northern Sardinia
ⓘ
southern Corsica ⓘ town of Bonifacio ⓘ |
| partOf |
international maritime routes
ⓘ
sea route between Tyrrhenian Sea and western Mediterranean ⓘ shipping routes in the Mediterranean Sea ⓘ Western Mediterranean ⓘ
surface form:
western Mediterranean Sea
|
| region | between Corsica and Sardinia ⓘ |
| separates |
Corsica
ⓘ
Sardinia ⓘ |
| subjectTo |
Mistral
ⓘ
surface form:
Mistral winds
frequent storms ⓘ strong winds ⓘ |
| usedFor |
commercial shipping
ⓘ
ferry traffic ⓘ maritime navigation ⓘ recreational boating ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Strait of Bonifacio Description of subject: The Strait of Bonifacio is a narrow, often treacherous sea passage in the Mediterranean that separates the islands of Corsica and Sardinia and connects the Tyrrhenian Sea with the western Mediterranean.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Strait of Bonifacio area
subject surface form:
Bonifacio