Sape Strait
E149686
Sape Strait is a narrow body of water in eastern Indonesia that separates the islands of Sumbawa and Komodo and serves as an important passage between the Flores Sea and the Indian Ocean.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sape Strait canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1053783 — 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: Sape Strait Context triple: [Komodo National Park, sea, Sape Strait]
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A.
Lombok Strait
Lombok Strait is a deep, narrow waterway between the Indonesian islands of Bali and Lombok that serves as a major international shipping route and alternative passage to the nearby Strait of Malacca.
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B.
Makassar Strait
The Makassar Strait is a major sea passage in Indonesia that separates the islands of Borneo and Sulawesi and forms part of an important shipping route between the Pacific and Indian Oceans.
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C.
Bali Strait
The Bali Strait is a narrow body of water separating the Indonesian islands of Java and Bali, serving as an important local shipping and ferry route.
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D.
Sunda Strait
The Sunda Strait is a narrow waterway in Indonesia that separates the islands of Java and Sumatra, connecting the Java Sea with the Indian Ocean.
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E.
Madura Strait
Madura Strait is the body of water separating the island of Madura from northeastern Java in Indonesia, serving as an important local maritime passage.
- 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: Sape Strait Target entity description: Sape Strait is a narrow body of water in eastern Indonesia that separates the islands of Sumbawa and Komodo and serves as an important passage between the Flores Sea and the Indian Ocean.
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A.
Lombok Strait
Lombok Strait is a deep, narrow waterway between the Indonesian islands of Bali and Lombok that serves as a major international shipping route and alternative passage to the nearby Strait of Malacca.
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B.
Makassar Strait
The Makassar Strait is a major sea passage in Indonesia that separates the islands of Borneo and Sulawesi and forms part of an important shipping route between the Pacific and Indian Oceans.
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C.
Bali Strait
The Bali Strait is a narrow body of water separating the Indonesian islands of Java and Bali, serving as an important local shipping and ferry route.
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D.
Sunda Strait
The Sunda Strait is a narrow waterway in Indonesia that separates the islands of Java and Sumatra, connecting the Java Sea with the Indian Ocean.
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E.
Madura Strait
Madura Strait is the body of water separating the island of Madura from northeastern Java in Indonesia, serving as an important local maritime passage.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | strait ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
East Nusa Tenggara
ⓘ
West Nusa Tenggara ⓘ |
| basinCountry | Indonesia ⓘ |
| connects |
Flores Sea
ⓘ
Indian Ocean ⓘ |
| country | Indonesia ⓘ |
| function | maritime passage between Flores Sea and Indian Ocean ⓘ |
| hasCurrent | strong tidal currents ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
coral-rich waters
ⓘ
narrow channels ⓘ |
| importance | important local sea lane ⓘ |
| locatedBetween |
Komodo Island
ⓘ
surface form:
island of Komodo
Sumbawa ⓘ
surface form:
island of Sumbawa
|
| locatedIn | eastern Indonesia ⓘ |
| locatedInArchipelago | Lesser Sunda Islands ⓘ |
| marineBiodiversity | high ⓘ |
| navigationUse |
fishing route
ⓘ
local shipping route ⓘ |
| nearIsland |
Komodo Island
ⓘ
Sumbawa ⓘ
surface form:
Sumbawa Island
|
| nearProtectedArea | Komodo National Park ⓘ |
| oceanRegion | eastern Indian Ocean ⓘ |
| partOf |
Lesser Sunda Islands
ⓘ
surface form:
Lesser Sunda Islands region
|
| region |
Nusa Tenggara
ⓘ
surface form:
Nusa Tenggara region of Indonesia
|
| seaRegion | Flores Sea ⓘ |
| separates |
Komodo
ⓘ
Sumbawa ⓘ |
| waterwayType | narrow body of water ⓘ |
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: Sape Strait Description of subject: Sape Strait is a narrow body of water in eastern Indonesia that separates the islands of Sumbawa and Komodo and serves as an important passage between the Flores Sea and the Indian Ocean.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.