Colombo Harbour
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Colombo Harbour is the main port of Colombo, Sri Lanka, serving as a major commercial and maritime hub in the Indian Ocean.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Colombo Harbour canonical | 11 |
| Colombo Port | 7 |
| Port of Colombo | 7 |
| Colombo Port (via network) | 1 |
| Port of Colombo (via Colombo Fort) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15935803 — 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: Colombo Harbour Context triple: [Queen's House, Colombo, locatedNear, Colombo Harbour]
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A.
Port of Galle
The Port of Galle is a historic natural harbor and regional maritime hub on Sri Lanka’s southern coast, long significant for trade and navigation in the Indian Ocean.
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B.
Trincomalee
Trincomalee is a strategically important natural deep-water harbor and coastal city on the northeastern coast of Sri Lanka.
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C.
Bandaranaike
Bandaranaike is a prominent Sri Lankan political family best known for producing multiple prime ministers, including the world's first female prime minister, Sirimavo Bandaranaike.
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D.
Ratmalana
Ratmalana is a suburban area of Colombo in Sri Lanka, known for its residential neighborhoods and the historic Ratmalana Airport.
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E.
Hikkaduwa
Hikkaduwa is a coastal town in southern Sri Lanka known for its beaches, coral reefs, and surf culture.
- 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: Colombo Harbour Target entity description: Colombo Harbour is the main port of Colombo, Sri Lanka, serving as a major commercial and maritime hub in the Indian Ocean.
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A.
Port of Galle
The Port of Galle is a historic natural harbor and regional maritime hub on Sri Lanka’s southern coast, long significant for trade and navigation in the Indian Ocean.
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B.
Trincomalee
Trincomalee is a strategically important natural deep-water harbor and coastal city on the northeastern coast of Sri Lanka.
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C.
Bandaranaike
Bandaranaike is a prominent Sri Lankan political family best known for producing multiple prime ministers, including the world's first female prime minister, Sirimavo Bandaranaike.
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D.
Ratmalana
Ratmalana is a suburban area of Colombo in Sri Lanka, known for its residential neighborhoods and the historic Ratmalana Airport.
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E.
Hikkaduwa
Hikkaduwa is a coastal town in southern Sri Lanka known for its beaches, coral reefs, and surf culture.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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