Penobscot River estuary
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The Penobscot River estuary is the tidal, coastal section of Maine’s Penobscot River where it widens and meets Penobscot Bay and the Atlantic Ocean.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Penobscot River estuary canonical | 3 |
| Penobscot River estuarine system | 1 |
| Penobscot River shoreline | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19375606 — 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: Penobscot River estuary Context triple: [Fort Knox and Penobscot Narrows area, overlooks, Penobscot River estuary]
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Kennebec River estuary
The Kennebec River estuary is a tidal, brackish-water extension of Maine’s Kennebec River system where it meets the Atlantic Ocean, encompassing ecologically rich areas such as Merrymeeting Bay.
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Androscoggin River estuary
The Androscoggin River estuary is the tidal lower reach of Maine’s Androscoggin River, where its freshwater mixes with coastal marine waters before entering the Gulf of Maine.
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Providence River estuary
The Providence River estuary is a tidal estuarine system in Rhode Island where freshwater from inland rivers mixes with the saline waters of Narragansett Bay near the city of Providence.
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D.
Orne River estuary
The Orne River estuary is a coastal inlet in Normandy, France, where the Orne River meets the English Channel near key D-Day landing areas.
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E.
Neponset River estuary
The Neponset River estuary is a coastal wetland and tidal river mouth in eastern Massachusetts that serves as the transition zone where the Neponset River flows into Boston Harbor and Quincy Bay.
- 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: Penobscot River estuary Target entity description: The Penobscot River estuary is the tidal, coastal section of Maine’s Penobscot River where it widens and meets Penobscot Bay and the Atlantic Ocean.
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A.
Kennebec River estuary
The Kennebec River estuary is a tidal, brackish-water extension of Maine’s Kennebec River system where it meets the Atlantic Ocean, encompassing ecologically rich areas such as Merrymeeting Bay.
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B.
Androscoggin River estuary
The Androscoggin River estuary is the tidal lower reach of Maine’s Androscoggin River, where its freshwater mixes with coastal marine waters before entering the Gulf of Maine.
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C.
Providence River estuary
The Providence River estuary is a tidal estuarine system in Rhode Island where freshwater from inland rivers mixes with the saline waters of Narragansett Bay near the city of Providence.
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D.
Orne River estuary
The Orne River estuary is a coastal inlet in Normandy, France, where the Orne River meets the English Channel near key D-Day landing areas.
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E.
Neponset River estuary
The Neponset River estuary is a coastal wetland and tidal river mouth in eastern Massachusetts that serves as the transition zone where the Neponset River flows into Boston Harbor and Quincy Bay.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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