East River shipping channel
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The East River shipping channel is a heavily trafficked maritime route in New York City’s East River used by commercial and recreational vessels navigating between Upper New York Bay and Long Island Sound.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| East Channel of the East River | 1 |
| East River channel system | 1 |
| East River main channel | 1 |
| East River shipping channel canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17081894 — 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: East River shipping channel Context triple: [Blackwell Island Light, waterwayServed, East River shipping channel]
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A.
Hudson River shipping channel
The Hudson River shipping channel is the navigable waterway within the Hudson River used by commercial and recreational vessels for transportation and trade.
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B.
New York Harbor main channel
New York Harbor main channel is the primary deep-water shipping route through New York Harbor, accommodating major commercial and maritime traffic between the Atlantic Ocean and the port facilities of New York and New Jersey.
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C.
Harlem River Ship Canal
The Harlem River Ship Canal is a man-made waterway in New York City that connects the Hudson and Harlem Rivers, effectively separating Marble Hill from the rest of Manhattan.
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D.
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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E.
Buttermilk Channel, New York Harbor
Buttermilk Channel, New York Harbor, is a tidal strait in New York City separating Brooklyn from Governors Island and serving as a key navigational channel within the Upper New York Bay.
- 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: East River shipping channel Target entity description: The East River shipping channel is a heavily trafficked maritime route in New York City’s East River used by commercial and recreational vessels navigating between Upper New York Bay and Long Island Sound.
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A.
Hudson River shipping channel
The Hudson River shipping channel is the navigable waterway within the Hudson River used by commercial and recreational vessels for transportation and trade.
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B.
New York Harbor main channel
New York Harbor main channel is the primary deep-water shipping route through New York Harbor, accommodating major commercial and maritime traffic between the Atlantic Ocean and the port facilities of New York and New Jersey.
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C.
Harlem River Ship Canal
The Harlem River Ship Canal is a man-made waterway in New York City that connects the Hudson and Harlem Rivers, effectively separating Marble Hill from the rest of Manhattan.
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D.
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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E.
Buttermilk Channel, New York Harbor
Buttermilk Channel, New York Harbor, is a tidal strait in New York City separating Brooklyn from Governors Island and serving as a key navigational channel within the Upper New York Bay.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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