Merwede Canal
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The Merwede Canal is a Dutch waterway in the province of South Holland that forms part of the regional canal and river network connecting various low-lying polder landscapes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Merwede Canal canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21285002 — 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: Merwede Canal Context triple: [Alblasserwaard, borderedBy, Merwede Canal]
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A.
Mittelland Canal
The Mittelland Canal is Germany’s longest artificial waterway, running east–west across the country to link major rivers and form a key inland shipping route.
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B.
Maas-Waal canal
The Maas-Waal Canal is a major Dutch waterway in the province of Gelderland that connects the River Meuse (Maas) to the River Waal, facilitating inland shipping and regional water management.
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C.
Sankey Canal
Sankey Canal is one of England’s earliest industrial canals, historically built to transport coal and other goods in the northwest of the country.
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D.
MerwedeLingelijn
MerwedeLingelijn is a regional railway line in the Netherlands that connects several towns and cities in the Merwede–Linge area, forming part of the Dutch local rail network.
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E.
Pannerdens Kanaal
Pannerdens Kanaal is a man-made canal in the Netherlands that diverts water from the Rhine to regulate flow between the Waal and IJssel rivers and support navigation and flood control.
- 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: Merwede Canal Target entity description: The Merwede Canal is a Dutch waterway in the province of South Holland that forms part of the regional canal and river network connecting various low-lying polder landscapes.
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A.
Mittelland Canal
The Mittelland Canal is Germany’s longest artificial waterway, running east–west across the country to link major rivers and form a key inland shipping route.
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B.
Maas-Waal canal
The Maas-Waal Canal is a major Dutch waterway in the province of Gelderland that connects the River Meuse (Maas) to the River Waal, facilitating inland shipping and regional water management.
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C.
Sankey Canal
Sankey Canal is one of England’s earliest industrial canals, historically built to transport coal and other goods in the northwest of the country.
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D.
MerwedeLingelijn
MerwedeLingelijn is a regional railway line in the Netherlands that connects several towns and cities in the Merwede–Linge area, forming part of the Dutch local rail network.
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E.
Pannerdens Kanaal
Pannerdens Kanaal is a man-made canal in the Netherlands that diverts water from the Rhine to regulate flow between the Waal and IJssel rivers and support navigation and flood control.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.