United States (Alaska) across the Bering Strait
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The United States (Alaska) across the Bering Strait refers to the westernmost part of Alaska that lies just east of Russia’s Chukotka Peninsula, separated by the narrow Bering Strait between the Pacific and Arctic Oceans.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| United States (Alaska) across the Bering Strait canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17861432 — 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: United States (Alaska) across the Bering Strait Context triple: [Providensky District, borderProximity, United States (Alaska) across the Bering Strait]
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A.
Panhandle of Alaska
The Panhandle of Alaska is the long, narrow southeastern coastal region of the state, characterized by rugged mountains, temperate rainforests, and numerous islands and fjords.
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B.
Spanish Alaska
Spanish Alaska was the far northwestern region of the Americas explored and intermittently occupied by Spain in the late 18th century as part of its Pacific coastal empire.
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C.
Russian Alaska
Russian Alaska was the northernmost North American territory controlled by the Russian Empire from the 18th to the 19th century, encompassing much of what is now the U.S. state of Alaska.
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D.
Unalaska
Unalaska is a city in Alaska’s Aleutian Islands known as a major fishing and seafood-processing hub, particularly for its port of Dutch Harbor.
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E.
Alaska–British Columbia border
The Alaska–British Columbia border is the international boundary separating the U.S. state of Alaska from the Canadian province of British Columbia along the Pacific Northwest coast and adjacent inland regions.
- 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: United States (Alaska) across the Bering Strait Target entity description: The United States (Alaska) across the Bering Strait refers to the westernmost part of Alaska that lies just east of Russia’s Chukotka Peninsula, separated by the narrow Bering Strait between the Pacific and Arctic Oceans.
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A.
Panhandle of Alaska
The Panhandle of Alaska is the long, narrow southeastern coastal region of the state, characterized by rugged mountains, temperate rainforests, and numerous islands and fjords.
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B.
Spanish Alaska
Spanish Alaska was the far northwestern region of the Americas explored and intermittently occupied by Spain in the late 18th century as part of its Pacific coastal empire.
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C.
Russian Alaska
Russian Alaska was the northernmost North American territory controlled by the Russian Empire from the 18th to the 19th century, encompassing much of what is now the U.S. state of Alaska.
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D.
Unalaska
Unalaska is a city in Alaska’s Aleutian Islands known as a major fishing and seafood-processing hub, particularly for its port of Dutch Harbor.
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E.
Alaska–British Columbia border
The Alaska–British Columbia border is the international boundary separating the U.S. state of Alaska from the Canadian province of British Columbia along the Pacific Northwest coast and adjacent inland regions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.