Kalmar Strait
E146220
Kalmar Strait is the narrow body of water separating the Swedish island of Öland from the mainland province of Småland in the Baltic Sea.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kalmar Strait canonical | 8 |
| Öland Strait | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1052689 — 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: Kalmar Strait Context triple: [Öland, hasStraitBetween, Kalmar Strait]
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A.
Kattegat
Kattegat is a shallow sea area and strait between Denmark and Sweden that forms a key maritime passage linking the North Sea with the Baltic Sea.
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B.
Denmark Strait
The Denmark Strait is a narrow body of water between Greenland and Iceland that links the Arctic Ocean with the North Atlantic and is known for its powerful ocean currents and historically treacherous seas.
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C.
Kara Strait
Kara Strait is a narrow Arctic waterway separating Novaya Zemlya from the Siberian mainland, connecting the Barents Sea with the Kara Sea.
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D.
Palk Strait
Palk Strait is a narrow stretch of sea between southeastern India and northern Sri Lanka, known for its shallow waters and significance as a maritime boundary.
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E.
Øresund
Øresund is the strait between Denmark and Sweden that connects the Baltic Sea to the North Sea and is spanned by the Øresund Bridge.
- 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: Kalmar Strait Target entity description: Kalmar Strait is the narrow body of water separating the Swedish island of Öland from the mainland province of Småland in the Baltic Sea.
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A.
Kattegat
Kattegat is a shallow sea area and strait between Denmark and Sweden that forms a key maritime passage linking the North Sea with the Baltic Sea.
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B.
Denmark Strait
The Denmark Strait is a narrow body of water between Greenland and Iceland that links the Arctic Ocean with the North Atlantic and is known for its powerful ocean currents and historically treacherous seas.
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C.
Kara Strait
Kara Strait is a narrow Arctic waterway separating Novaya Zemlya from the Siberian mainland, connecting the Barents Sea with the Kara Sea.
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D.
Palk Strait
Palk Strait is a narrow stretch of sea between southeastern India and northern Sri Lanka, known for its shallow waters and significance as a maritime boundary.
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E.
Øresund
Øresund is the strait between Denmark and Sweden that connects the Baltic Sea to the North Sea and is spanned by the Øresund Bridge.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
body of water
ⓘ
strait ⓘ |
| basinCountry | Sweden ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Småland
ⓘ
Öland ⓘ |
| connectsTo | Baltic Sea ⓘ |
| country | Sweden ⓘ |
| crossedBy | Öland Bridge ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Kalmarsund ⓘ |
| hasCityOnShore |
Färjestaden
ⓘ
Kalmar ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure | Öland Bridge ⓘ |
| hasNearbyIsland | Öland ⓘ |
| hasNearbyMainlandRegion | Småland ⓘ |
| hasPort |
Färjestaden
ⓘ
Kalmar ⓘ |
| hasShoreOn |
Kalmar County
ⓘ
Småland ⓘ Öland ⓘ |
| isNavigable | true ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Swedish ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Baltic Sea
ⓘ
Kalmar County ⓘ Sweden ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion |
Götaland
ⓘ
southern Sweden ⓘ |
| locatedOnCoastOf |
Småland
ⓘ
Öland ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Kalmar ⓘ |
| partOf | Baltic Sea ⓘ |
| separates |
Småland
ⓘ
Öland ⓘ |
| separatesIslandFromMainland |
Öland–Småland
ⓘ
linked to:
Småland
|
| usedFor |
fishing
ⓘ
recreation ⓘ shipping ⓘ |
| waterBodyType | marine strait ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kalmar Strait Description of subject: Kalmar Strait is the narrow body of water separating the Swedish island of Öland from the mainland province of Småland in the Baltic Sea.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Kalmar Strait