Bay of Matanzas
E145191
The Bay of Matanzas is a coastal inlet on Cuba’s northern shore that serves as the harbor and maritime gateway for the city and province of Matanzas.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bahía de Matanzas | 2 |
| Bay of Matanzas canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1242012 — 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: Bay of Matanzas Context triple: [Matanzas Province, locatedOnBodyOfWater, Bay of Matanzas]
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A.
Bay of Santiago de Cuba
The Bay of Santiago de Cuba is a natural harbor on Cuba’s southeastern coast, historically significant as a strategic Caribbean port and the site of major naval engagements.
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B.
San Juan Bay
San Juan Bay is a historic natural harbor on the northern coast of Puerto Rico, serving as the maritime gateway to Old San Juan and one of the island’s most important ports.
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C.
Havana Bay
Havana Bay is the natural harbor of Havana, Cuba, historically vital as a strategic Caribbean port and still dominated by the fortress of Castillo del Morro at its entrance.
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D.
San Pablo Bay
San Pablo Bay is a shallow tidal estuary in northern California that forms the northern extension of the greater San Francisco Bay system.
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E.
Biscayne Bay
Biscayne Bay is a shallow, subtropical lagoon on the Atlantic coast of South Florida, renowned for its marine biodiversity, recreational boating, and views of the Miami skyline.
- 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: Bay of Matanzas Target entity description: The Bay of Matanzas is a coastal inlet on Cuba’s northern shore that serves as the harbor and maritime gateway for the city and province of Matanzas.
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A.
Bay of Santiago de Cuba
The Bay of Santiago de Cuba is a natural harbor on Cuba’s southeastern coast, historically significant as a strategic Caribbean port and the site of major naval engagements.
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B.
San Juan Bay
San Juan Bay is a historic natural harbor on the northern coast of Puerto Rico, serving as the maritime gateway to Old San Juan and one of the island’s most important ports.
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C.
Havana Bay
Havana Bay is the natural harbor of Havana, Cuba, historically vital as a strategic Caribbean port and still dominated by the fortress of Castillo del Morro at its entrance.
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D.
San Pablo Bay
San Pablo Bay is a shallow tidal estuary in northern California that forms the northern extension of the greater San Francisco Bay system.
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E.
Biscayne Bay
Biscayne Bay is a shallow, subtropical lagoon on the Atlantic coast of South Florida, renowned for its marine biodiversity, recreational boating, and views of the Miami skyline.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bay
ⓘ
coastal inlet ⓘ |
| adjacentCity | Matanzas ⓘ |
| country | Cuba ⓘ |
| hasCoastlineType | urban coastline ⓘ |
| hasEconomicRole |
local fisheries
ⓘ
port activities ⓘ regional trade ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
harbor
ⓘ
maritime gateway ⓘ |
| hasPort | Port of Matanzas ⓘ |
| hasShorelineSettlement | Matanzas ⓘ |
| hasSpanishName |
Bay of Matanzas
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Bahía de Matanzas
|
| languageOfToponym | Spanish ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Matanzas Province ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | Matanzas Province ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion |
Caribbean
ⓘ
Greater Antilles ⓘ |
| locatedOnBodyOfWater | Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| locatedOnCoastOf | northern shore of Cuba ⓘ |
| locatedOnIsland | Cuba ⓘ |
| maritimeGatewayFor |
Matanzas Province
ⓘ
city of Matanzas ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Matanzas ⓘ |
| opensInto | Straits of Florida ⓘ |
| partOf | Straits of Florida ⓘ |
| servesAsHarborFor |
Matanzas Province
ⓘ
city of Matanzas ⓘ |
| usedFor |
commercial shipping
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ maritime transport ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bay of Matanzas Description of subject: The Bay of Matanzas is a coastal inlet on Cuba’s northern shore that serves as the harbor and maritime gateway for the city and province of Matanzas.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Bahía de Matanzas