Osumi Strait
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Osumi Strait is a body of water in southern Japan that separates Kyushu from the Ōsumi Islands and connects the Pacific Ocean with nearby inland seas.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Osumi Strait canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17331128 — 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: Osumi Strait Context triple: [Kagoshima Bay, opensTo, Osumi Strait]
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A.
Bungo Strait
Bungo Strait is a narrow sea passage in Japan that separates the islands of Kyushu and Shikoku, connecting the Seto Inland Sea with the Pacific Ocean.
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B.
Tsugaru Strait
The Tsugaru Strait is a narrow body of water separating Japan’s Honshu and Hokkaido islands, serving as a key maritime passage between the Sea of Japan and the Pacific Ocean.
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C.
Tokara Strait
Tokara Strait is a body of water in southern Japan that separates the Tokara Islands from the Amami Islands, forming part of the boundary between the East China Sea and the Pacific Ocean.
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D.
Kurushima Strait
Kurushima Strait is a narrow, fast‑flowing sea channel in Japan’s Seto Inland Sea, known for its strong tidal currents and role as a key maritime route.
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E.
Naruto Strait
Naruto Strait is a narrow channel of water in Japan famous for its powerful tidal whirlpools between Awaji Island and Shikoku.
- 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: Osumi Strait Target entity description: Osumi Strait is a body of water in southern Japan that separates Kyushu from the Ōsumi Islands and connects the Pacific Ocean with nearby inland seas.
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A.
Bungo Strait
Bungo Strait is a narrow sea passage in Japan that separates the islands of Kyushu and Shikoku, connecting the Seto Inland Sea with the Pacific Ocean.
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B.
Tsugaru Strait
The Tsugaru Strait is a narrow body of water separating Japan’s Honshu and Hokkaido islands, serving as a key maritime passage between the Sea of Japan and the Pacific Ocean.
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C.
Tokara Strait
Tokara Strait is a body of water in southern Japan that separates the Tokara Islands from the Amami Islands, forming part of the boundary between the East China Sea and the Pacific Ocean.
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D.
Kurushima Strait
Kurushima Strait is a narrow, fast‑flowing sea channel in Japan’s Seto Inland Sea, known for its strong tidal currents and role as a key maritime route.
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E.
Naruto Strait
Naruto Strait is a narrow channel of water in Japan famous for its powerful tidal whirlpools between Awaji Island and Shikoku.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.