Drainpipe of the Pacific
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Drainpipe of the Pacific is a dramatic natural saltwater sinkhole on the Oregon coast where ocean waves surge and appear to drain into the Earth, creating a striking visual spectacle.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Drainpipe of the Pacific canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18684561 — 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: Drainpipe of the Pacific Context triple: [Thor's Well, alsoKnownAs, Drainpipe of the Pacific]
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A.
Okanisi
Okanisi is another name for the Ndyuka Maroons, a community of African-descended people in Suriname and French Guiana known for their distinct language and culture formed through resistance to slavery.
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B.
Mona Passage
The Mona Passage is a strait in the Caribbean Sea that separates the islands of Hispaniola and Puerto Rico, serving as a key shipping route and a challenging stretch of water for navigation.
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C.
Great Eastern
Great Eastern was a 19th-century iron sailing steamship designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, famed for being the largest ship of its time and a pioneering feat of maritime engineering.
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D.
Soya Strait
Soya Strait is a narrow sea passage between Japan’s Hokkaido and Russia’s Sakhalin Island that connects the Sea of Japan with the Sea of Okhotsk.
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E.
ʻAuʻau Channel
ʻAuʻau Channel is a shallow, relatively sheltered strait in Hawaii, best known for its calm waters and popularity as a prime humpback whale-watching area between the islands of Maui and Lānaʻi.
- 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: Drainpipe of the Pacific Target entity description: Drainpipe of the Pacific is a dramatic natural saltwater sinkhole on the Oregon coast where ocean waves surge and appear to drain into the Earth, creating a striking visual spectacle.
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A.
Okanisi
Okanisi is another name for the Ndyuka Maroons, a community of African-descended people in Suriname and French Guiana known for their distinct language and culture formed through resistance to slavery.
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B.
Mona Passage
The Mona Passage is a strait in the Caribbean Sea that separates the islands of Hispaniola and Puerto Rico, serving as a key shipping route and a challenging stretch of water for navigation.
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C.
Great Eastern
Great Eastern was a 19th-century iron sailing steamship designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, famed for being the largest ship of its time and a pioneering feat of maritime engineering.
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D.
Soya Strait
Soya Strait is a narrow sea passage between Japan’s Hokkaido and Russia’s Sakhalin Island that connects the Sea of Japan with the Sea of Okhotsk.
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E.
ʻAuʻau Channel
ʻAuʻau Channel is a shallow, relatively sheltered strait in Hawaii, best known for its calm waters and popularity as a prime humpback whale-watching area between the islands of Maui and Lānaʻi.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.