Macpherson Strait
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Macpherson Strait is a narrow body of water in the Andaman Islands that separates Rutland Island from nearby landmasses.
All labels observed (1)
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| Macpherson Strait canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17548027 — 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: Macpherson Strait Context triple: [Rutland Island, separationBy, Macpherson Strait]
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A.
McFarlane Strait
McFarlane Strait is a narrow marine passage in the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica, lying between Greenwich Island and neighboring islands and serving as part of an important local shipping and research route.
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B.
Dease Strait
Dease Strait is a waterway in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago that forms part of the Northwest Passage between Victoria Island and the mainland of Nunavut.
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C.
M'Clure Strait
M'Clure Strait is a remote Arctic waterway in the Canadian Northwest Passage, known for its historically heavy sea ice and significance to polar exploration and shipping routes.
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D.
Blackett Strait
Blackett Strait is a narrow waterway in the Solomon Islands, situated between islands of the New Georgia group and noted for its strategic role in naval operations during World War II.
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E.
Endeavour Strait
Endeavour Strait is a navigable channel in northern Australia that separates Cape York Peninsula from the Torres Strait Islands and forms part of the route between the Coral Sea and the Arafura Sea.
- 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: Macpherson Strait Target entity description: Macpherson Strait is a narrow body of water in the Andaman Islands that separates Rutland Island from nearby landmasses.
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A.
McFarlane Strait
McFarlane Strait is a narrow marine passage in the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica, lying between Greenwich Island and neighboring islands and serving as part of an important local shipping and research route.
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B.
Dease Strait
Dease Strait is a waterway in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago that forms part of the Northwest Passage between Victoria Island and the mainland of Nunavut.
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C.
M'Clure Strait
M'Clure Strait is a remote Arctic waterway in the Canadian Northwest Passage, known for its historically heavy sea ice and significance to polar exploration and shipping routes.
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D.
Blackett Strait
Blackett Strait is a narrow waterway in the Solomon Islands, situated between islands of the New Georgia group and noted for its strategic role in naval operations during World War II.
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E.
Endeavour Strait
Endeavour Strait is a navigable channel in northern Australia that separates Cape York Peninsula from the Torres Strait Islands and forms part of the route between the Coral Sea and the Arafura Sea.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.