Mentawai Strait
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The Mentawai Strait is a body of water off the western coast of Sumatra, Indonesia, separating the Mentawai Islands from the Sumatran mainland and known for its strong surf and seismic activity.
All labels observed (1)
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| Mentawai Strait canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17138594 — 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: Mentawai Strait Context triple: [Pesisir Selatan Regency, hasCoastlineOn, Mentawai Strait]
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A.
Sape Strait
Sape Strait is a narrow body of water in eastern Indonesia that separates the islands of Sumbawa and Komodo and serves as an important passage between the Flores Sea and the Indian Ocean.
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B.
Tarakan Strait
Tarakan Strait is a narrow body of water in North Kalimantan, Indonesia, separating Tarakan Island from the mainland and serving as an important local maritime passage.
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C.
Biliran Strait
Biliran Strait is a narrow body of water in the central Philippines that separates Biliran Island from neighboring landmasses in the Visayan Sea region.
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D.
Lombok Strait
Lombok Strait is a deep, narrow waterway between the Indonesian islands of Bali and Lombok that serves as a major international shipping route and alternative passage to the nearby Strait of Malacca.
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E.
Makassar Strait
The Makassar Strait is a major sea passage in Indonesia that separates the islands of Borneo and Sulawesi and forms part of an important shipping route between the Pacific and Indian Oceans.
- 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: Mentawai Strait Target entity description: The Mentawai Strait is a body of water off the western coast of Sumatra, Indonesia, separating the Mentawai Islands from the Sumatran mainland and known for its strong surf and seismic activity.
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A.
Sape Strait
Sape Strait is a narrow body of water in eastern Indonesia that separates the islands of Sumbawa and Komodo and serves as an important passage between the Flores Sea and the Indian Ocean.
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B.
Tarakan Strait
Tarakan Strait is a narrow body of water in North Kalimantan, Indonesia, separating Tarakan Island from the mainland and serving as an important local maritime passage.
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C.
Biliran Strait
Biliran Strait is a narrow body of water in the central Philippines that separates Biliran Island from neighboring landmasses in the Visayan Sea region.
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D.
Lombok Strait
Lombok Strait is a deep, narrow waterway between the Indonesian islands of Bali and Lombok that serves as a major international shipping route and alternative passage to the nearby Strait of Malacca.
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E.
Makassar Strait
The Makassar Strait is a major sea passage in Indonesia that separates the islands of Borneo and Sulawesi and forms part of an important shipping route between the Pacific and Indian Oceans.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.