Southampton Water
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Southampton Water is a tidal estuary on the south coast of England that forms the approach to the port of Southampton, where several rivers meet the Solent.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Southampton Water canonical | 35 |
| Southampton Water area | 2 |
| Southampton shipping channel | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T684901 — 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.
Target entity: Southampton Water Context triple: [RNAS Calshot, locatedNear, Southampton Water]
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A.
Solent
The Solent is a strait on the south coast of England that separates the Isle of Wight from the mainland and serves as an important shipping lane and recreational sailing area.
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B.
Bristol Channel
The Bristol Channel is a major inlet of the Atlantic Ocean separating South Wales from southwest England and providing access to the Severn Estuary.
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C.
Gravesend Bay
Gravesend Bay is a shallow inlet of the Lower New York Bay along the southern Brooklyn shoreline, known historically for its maritime activity and proximity to key New York Harbor waterways.
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D.
Plymouth Sound
Plymouth Sound is a large natural harbor and bay on the south coast of Devon, England, known for its maritime history and strategic naval importance.
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E.
Mersey Estuary
The Mersey Estuary is the tidal mouth of the River Mersey in northwest England, forming a wide inlet between Liverpool and the Wirral Peninsula that is significant for shipping, industry, and wildlife habitats.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Southampton Water Target entity description: Southampton Water is a tidal estuary on the south coast of England that forms the approach to the port of Southampton, where several rivers meet the Solent.
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A.
Solent
The Solent is a strait on the south coast of England that separates the Isle of Wight from the mainland and serves as an important shipping lane and recreational sailing area.
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B.
Bristol Channel
The Bristol Channel is a major inlet of the Atlantic Ocean separating South Wales from southwest England and providing access to the Severn Estuary.
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C.
Gravesend Bay
Gravesend Bay is a shallow inlet of the Lower New York Bay along the southern Brooklyn shoreline, known historically for its maritime activity and proximity to key New York Harbor waterways.
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D.
Plymouth Sound
Plymouth Sound is a large natural harbor and bay on the south coast of Devon, England, known for its maritime history and strategic naval importance.
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E.
Mersey Estuary
The Mersey Estuary is the tidal mouth of the River Mersey in northwest England, forming a wide inlet between Liverpool and the Wirral Peninsula that is significant for shipping, industry, and wildlife habitats.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
body of water
ⓘ
tidal estuary ⓘ |
| adjacentCity | Southampton ⓘ |
| adjacentTown |
Fawley
ⓘ
Hythe ⓘ |
| adjacentVillage |
Hamble-le-Rice
ⓘ
Marchwood ⓘ Netley ⓘ |
| connectsTo | Solent ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| flowsInto | Solent ⓘ |
| formsApproachTo |
Southampton Harbour
ⓘ
surface form:
Port of Southampton
|
| governedBy |
United Kingdom law
ⓘ
surface form:
United Kingdom maritime law
|
| hasBank |
eastern shore
ⓘ
western shore ⓘ |
| hasConservationStatus |
partly designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest
ⓘ
partly designated as a Special Protection Area ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
mudflats
ⓘ
saltmarshes ⓘ |
| hasHarbour | Southampton Harbour ⓘ |
| hasIndustrialFacility | Fawley oil refinery ⓘ |
| hasNavigationChannel |
Southampton Water
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Southampton shipping channel
|
| hasPort |
Southampton Harbour
ⓘ
surface form:
Port of Southampton
|
| hasTransportLink | Hythe Ferry ⓘ |
| hasWaterType | brackish water ⓘ |
| importantFor | migratory birds ⓘ |
| isTidal | true ⓘ |
| length |
about 10 kilometres
ⓘ
about 6 miles ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
ⓘ
Hampshire ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | South East England ⓘ |
| locatedInSeaArea |
English Channel
ⓘ
surface form:
English Channel basin
|
| locatedOn | south coast of England ⓘ |
| mouthOfWatercourse |
River Hamble
ⓘ
River Itchen ⓘ River Test ⓘ |
| near |
Isle of Wight
ⓘ
New Forest National Park ⓘ
surface form:
New Forest
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| partOf |
Solent
ⓘ
surface form:
Solent and Southampton Water ecosystem
Solent ⓘ
surface form:
Solent waterway system
|
| supportsActivity |
bulk cargo shipping
ⓘ
container shipping ⓘ cruise shipping ⓘ |
| usedFor |
commercial shipping
ⓘ
passenger ferries ⓘ recreational boating ⓘ |
| waterwayRole | approach channel to Southampton docks ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Southampton Water Description of subject: Southampton Water is a tidal estuary on the south coast of England that forms the approach to the port of Southampton, where several rivers meet the Solent.
Referenced by (38)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.