Port Jersey Channel
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Port Jersey Channel is a major shipping and navigation channel in New York Harbor that provides deep-water access to the Port Jersey Marine Terminal and surrounding port facilities.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Port Jersey Channel canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T799563 — 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: Port Jersey Channel Context triple: [Port Jersey Marine Terminal, hasPart, Port Jersey Channel]
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A.
Fort Point Channel
Fort Point Channel is a narrow waterway in Boston, Massachusetts, separating downtown from the Seaport District and historically serving as an important industrial and maritime corridor.
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B.
Falmouth Neck
Falmouth Neck was the historic peninsula settlement that later developed into the city of Portland, Maine.
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C.
Nantucket Harbor
Nantucket Harbor is a sheltered, historically significant harbor on the island of Nantucket, Massachusetts, known for its maritime heritage, boating, and scenic waterfront.
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D.
Saint Thomas Harbor
Saint Thomas Harbor is a prominent natural harbor on the Caribbean island of Saint Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands, known as a key port for cruise ships and maritime activity.
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E.
New York Bight
New York Bight is a broad, shallow indentation of the Atlantic coastline off New York and New Jersey, known for its busy shipping lanes, rich marine ecosystems, and proximity to the New York metropolitan area.
- 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: Port Jersey Channel Target entity description: Port Jersey Channel is a major shipping and navigation channel in New York Harbor that provides deep-water access to the Port Jersey Marine Terminal and surrounding port facilities.
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A.
Fort Point Channel
Fort Point Channel is a narrow waterway in Boston, Massachusetts, separating downtown from the Seaport District and historically serving as an important industrial and maritime corridor.
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B.
Falmouth Neck
Falmouth Neck was the historic peninsula settlement that later developed into the city of Portland, Maine.
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C.
Nantucket Harbor
Nantucket Harbor is a sheltered, historically significant harbor on the island of Nantucket, Massachusetts, known for its maritime heritage, boating, and scenic waterfront.
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D.
Saint Thomas Harbor
Saint Thomas Harbor is a prominent natural harbor on the Caribbean island of Saint Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands, known as a key port for cruise ships and maritime activity.
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E.
New York Bight
New York Bight is a broad, shallow indentation of the Atlantic coastline off New York and New Jersey, known for its busy shipping lanes, rich marine ecosystems, and proximity to the New York metropolitan area.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
navigation channel
ⓘ
shipping channel ⓘ waterway ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Bayonne, New Jersey
ⓘ
Jersey City ⓘ
surface form:
Jersey City, New Jersey
Liberty State Park waters ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Anchorage Channel
ⓘ
Kill Van Kull ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dredgedToDepth |
approximately 15.2 meters
ⓘ
approximately 50 feet ⓘ |
| dredgingCompleted | early 21st century ⓘ |
| economicRole | supports regional and international trade for the Port of New York and New Jersey ⓘ |
| governingJurisdiction |
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
ⓘ
New Jersey, United States ⓘ
surface form:
State of New Jersey
U.S. state of New York ⓘ
surface form:
State of New York
|
| hasFunction |
provides deep-water access to Port Jersey Marine Terminal
ⓘ
supports large vessel traffic in New York Harbor ⓘ |
| hasNavigationAids |
buoys
ⓘ
channel markers ⓘ range lights ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
New York Harbor estuarine system
ⓘ
surface form:
New York Harbor
Upper New York Bay ⓘ |
| maintainedBy |
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
ⓘ
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ⓘ |
| near |
Upper New York Bay
ⓘ
surface form:
Upper New York Bay shipping lanes
|
| partOf | Port of New York and New Jersey ⓘ |
| partOfProject | Harbor Deepening Project of the Port of New York and New Jersey ⓘ |
| regulator |
United States Coast Guard
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Coast Guard
|
| serves |
Port Jersey Marine Terminal
ⓘ
surface form:
Global Container Terminal Bayonne
Port Jersey Marine Terminal ⓘ port facilities in Bayonne, New Jersey ⓘ port facilities in Jersey City, New Jersey ⓘ |
| state |
New Jersey, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
New Jersey
New York ⓘ |
| trafficType | deep-draft vessels ⓘ |
| use |
commercial shipping
ⓘ
container ship navigation ⓘ tanker navigation ⓘ |
| usedBy |
bulk cargo vessels
ⓘ
oil tankers ⓘ post-Panamax container ships ⓘ |
| waterBodyType | tidal channel ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Port Jersey Channel Description of subject: Port Jersey Channel is a major shipping and navigation channel in New York Harbor that provides deep-water access to the Port Jersey Marine Terminal and surrounding port facilities.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.