North Korean territorial sea
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The North Korean territorial sea is the belt of coastal waters extending from North Korea’s shoreline over which the state exercises full sovereignty, subject to certain navigational rights for foreign vessels under international law.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| North Korean territorial sea canonical | 1 |
| North Korean territorial waters | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14382638 — 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: North Korean territorial sea Context triple: [North Korea Exclusive Economic Zone, adjacentTo, North Korean territorial sea]
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A.
North Korea Exclusive Economic Zone
The North Korea Exclusive Economic Zone is a maritime area over which North Korea claims special rights to explore and use marine resources, located in the seas surrounding the Korean Peninsula and bordering the exclusive economic zones of neighboring states including Russia.
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B.
North Korea (across Han River estuary)
North Korea is an isolated, authoritarian state on the northern part of the Korean Peninsula, known for its centralized dictatorship, nuclear weapons program, and tense relations with much of the international community.
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C.
Wonsan-Kalma coastal area
The Wonsan-Kalma coastal area is a seaside tourism and resort development zone on North Korea’s east coast, centered around the port city of Wonsan.
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D.
Korean Peninsula waters
Korean Peninsula waters are the surrounding seas and maritime zones off the coasts of North and South Korea, including parts of the Yellow Sea, East China Sea, and Sea of Japan, that have long been significant for regional security and naval operations.
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E.
Northwest Islands of South Korea
The Northwest Islands of South Korea are a strategically sensitive group of islands near the maritime border with North Korea, known for their military significance and frequent security tensions.
- 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: North Korean territorial sea Target entity description: The North Korean territorial sea is the belt of coastal waters extending from North Korea’s shoreline over which the state exercises full sovereignty, subject to certain navigational rights for foreign vessels under international law.
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A.
North Korea Exclusive Economic Zone
The North Korea Exclusive Economic Zone is a maritime area over which North Korea claims special rights to explore and use marine resources, located in the seas surrounding the Korean Peninsula and bordering the exclusive economic zones of neighboring states including Russia.
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B.
North Korea (across Han River estuary)
North Korea is an isolated, authoritarian state on the northern part of the Korean Peninsula, known for its centralized dictatorship, nuclear weapons program, and tense relations with much of the international community.
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C.
Wonsan-Kalma coastal area
The Wonsan-Kalma coastal area is a seaside tourism and resort development zone on North Korea’s east coast, centered around the port city of Wonsan.
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D.
Korean Peninsula waters
Korean Peninsula waters are the surrounding seas and maritime zones off the coasts of North and South Korea, including parts of the Yellow Sea, East China Sea, and Sea of Japan, that have long been significant for regional security and naval operations.
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E.
Northwest Islands of South Korea
The Northwest Islands of South Korea are a strategically sensitive group of islands near the maritime border with North Korea, known for their military significance and frequent security tensions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
North Korean territorial waters