Strait of Magellan
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The Strait of Magellan is a historically significant natural sea passage at the southern tip of South America, separating mainland Chile from Tierra del Fuego and providing a navigable route between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Strait of Magellan canonical | 65 |
| Magellan Strait | 2 |
| Strait of Magellan area | 2 |
| Strait of Magellan region | 2 |
| Magellan Strait area | 1 |
| Magellan Strait region | 1 |
| Magellan Strait route | 1 |
| Straits of Magellan | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T27380 — 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 Magellan Context triple: [Pacific Ocean, connectedVia, Strait of Magellan]
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A.
Isthmus of Panama
The Isthmus of Panama is the narrow strip of land in Central America that links North and South America and separates the Caribbean Sea from the Pacific Ocean.
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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.
Port of Coquimbo
The Port of Coquimbo is a key Chilean Pacific seaport that serves as a commercial, fishing, and cruise gateway for the Coquimbo Region.
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D.
Straits of Mackinac
The Straits of Mackinac are a narrow waterway in the U.S. state of Michigan that connect Lake Michigan and Lake Huron and separate Michigan’s Upper and Lower Peninsulas.
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E.
Straits of Florida
The Straits of Florida is the narrow body of water between the Florida Keys and Cuba that connects the Gulf of Mexico with the Atlantic Ocean and forms a major shipping and ocean current passage.
- 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 Magellan Target entity description: The Strait of Magellan is a historically significant natural sea passage at the southern tip of South America, separating mainland Chile from Tierra del Fuego and providing a navigable route between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
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A.
Isthmus of Panama
The Isthmus of Panama is the narrow strip of land in Central America that links North and South America and separates the Caribbean Sea from the Pacific Ocean.
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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.
Port of Coquimbo
The Port of Coquimbo is a key Chilean Pacific seaport that serves as a commercial, fishing, and cruise gateway for the Coquimbo Region.
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D.
Straits of Mackinac
The Straits of Mackinac are a narrow waterway in the U.S. state of Michigan that connect Lake Michigan and Lake Huron and separate Michigan’s Upper and Lower Peninsulas.
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E.
Straits of Florida
The Straits of Florida is the narrow body of water between the Florida Keys and Cuba that connects the Gulf of Mexico with the Atlantic Ocean and forms a major shipping and ocean current passage.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
sea passage
ⓘ
strait ⓘ waterway ⓘ |
| climate | cold oceanic climate ⓘ |
| connects |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| country | Chile ⓘ |
| discoveredByEuropeans | Ferdinand Magellan ⓘ |
| firstEuropeanTransitYear | 1520 ⓘ |
| governingRegion |
Magallanes Region (historically)
ⓘ
surface form:
Magallanes Region
|
| hasChannel |
Primera Angostura
ⓘ
Segunda Angostura ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
bays
ⓘ
channels ⓘ fjords ⓘ |
| hasIsland |
Isla Carlos III
ⓘ
Isla Dawson ⓘ |
| hasPort |
Porvenir
ⓘ
Puerto Williams ⓘ Punta Arenas, Chile ⓘ
surface form:
Punta Arenas
|
| historicalRole | first European sea route between Atlantic and Pacific ⓘ |
| isAlternativeTo |
Cape Horn route
ⓘ
Drake Passage ⓘ |
| length |
approximately 350 miles
ⓘ
approximately 570 kilometers ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
South America
ⓘ
southern Chile ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Ferdinand Magellan ⓘ |
| navigability | navigable ⓘ |
| navigationalHazards |
currents
ⓘ
narrow channels ⓘ strong winds ⓘ |
| northernShore |
Chile
ⓘ
surface form:
mainland Chile
|
| oceanRegion |
South Atlantic subtropical gyre
ⓘ
surface form:
South Atlantic
South Pacific ⓘ |
| partOf |
Southern Ocean
ⓘ
surface form:
Southern Ocean maritime routes
|
| region | Patagonia ⓘ |
| separates |
South American mainland
ⓘ
Tierra del Fuego region ⓘ
surface form:
Tierra del Fuego
|
| southernShore |
Tierra del Fuego region
ⓘ
surface form:
Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego
|
| strategicImportance |
key route before Panama Canal
ⓘ
major historical trade route ⓘ |
| usedBy |
fishing vessels
ⓘ
international shipping ⓘ tourist cruises ⓘ |
| waterType | saltwater ⓘ |
| widthRange |
about 1.2 to 20 miles
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about 2 to 32 kilometers ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Strait of Magellan Description of subject: The Strait of Magellan is a historically significant natural sea passage at the southern tip of South America, separating mainland Chile from Tierra del Fuego and providing a navigable route between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
Referenced by (75)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Strait of Magellan region
this entity surface form:
Magellan Strait
this entity surface form:
Strait of Magellan area
this entity surface form:
Strait of Magellan area
this entity surface form:
Magellan Strait area
this entity surface form:
Magellan Strait route
this entity surface form:
Straits of Magellan