Channel Tunnel
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The Channel Tunnel is a 50-kilometer undersea rail tunnel linking the United Kingdom and France, serving as a major passenger and freight transport route between the two countries.
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How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Channel Tunnel Context triple: [English Channel, crossedBy, Channel Tunnel]
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Mont Blanc Tunnel
The Mont Blanc Tunnel is a major trans-Alpine road tunnel linking France and Italy beneath the Mont Blanc massif, serving as a key route for international traffic through the Alps.
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Crimean Bridge
The Crimean Bridge is a massive road-and-rail bridge spanning the Kerch Strait, linking mainland Russia with the Crimean Peninsula and serving as a key strategic and political infrastructure project.
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Manchester Ship Canal
The Manchester Ship Canal is a major 19th-century inland waterway in northwest England that enabled ocean-going ships to reach the industrial city of Manchester from the Irish Sea.
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Suez Canal
The Suez Canal is a man-made waterway in Egypt that links the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea, serving as one of the world’s most important shipping routes between Europe and Asia.
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Tobin Bridge
The Tobin Bridge is a major steel cantilever bridge in the Boston area that carries U.S. Route 1 over the Mystic River, connecting Boston and Chelsea, Massachusetts.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Channel Tunnel Target entity description: The Channel Tunnel is a 50-kilometer undersea rail tunnel linking the United Kingdom and France, serving as a major passenger and freight transport route between the two countries.
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A.
Mont Blanc Tunnel
The Mont Blanc Tunnel is a major trans-Alpine road tunnel linking France and Italy beneath the Mont Blanc massif, serving as a key route for international traffic through the Alps.
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B.
Crimean Bridge
The Crimean Bridge is a massive road-and-rail bridge spanning the Kerch Strait, linking mainland Russia with the Crimean Peninsula and serving as a key strategic and political infrastructure project.
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C.
Manchester Ship Canal
The Manchester Ship Canal is a major 19th-century inland waterway in northwest England that enabled ocean-going ships to reach the industrial city of Manchester from the Irish Sea.
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Suez Canal
The Suez Canal is a man-made waterway in Egypt that links the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea, serving as one of the world’s most important shipping routes between Europe and Asia.
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Tobin Bridge
The Tobin Bridge is a major steel cantilever bridge in the Boston area that carries U.S. Route 1 over the Mystic River, connecting Boston and Chelsea, Massachusetts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fixed link
ⓘ
international infrastructure project ⓘ rail tunnel ⓘ undersea tunnel ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Channel Tunnel
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surface form:
Chunnel
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| borderCrossingBetween | United Kingdom and France ⓘ |
| connects |
France
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | 1994 ⓘ |
| constructionMethod | tunnel boring machines ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1988 ⓘ |
| country |
France
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crosses | English Channel seabed ⓘ |
| electrification | 25 kV AC overhead line ⓘ |
| formerName |
Channel Tunnel
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Eurotunnel
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| hasComponent |
north running tunnel
ⓘ
service tunnel ⓘ south running tunnel ⓘ |
| hasSafetyFeature |
central service tunnel for evacuation
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cross-passages between tunnels ⓘ fire detection and suppression systems ⓘ ventilation system ⓘ |
| hasToll | yes ⓘ |
| length | about 50.45 kilometres ⓘ |
| lengthUnderseaSection | about 37.9 kilometres ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
English Channel
ⓘ
Strait of Dover ⓘ |
| lowestPointBelowSeaLevel | about 75 metres ⓘ |
| notUsedBy | road vehicles driving independently ⓘ |
| opened | 1994 ⓘ |
| openedBy |
François Mitterrand
ⓘ
surface form:
President François Mitterrand
Elizabeth II ⓘ
surface form:
Queen Elizabeth II
|
| openingCeremonyDate | 6 May 1994 ⓘ |
| operator | Getlink ⓘ |
| partOf | High-speed rail link between London and continental Europe ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
rail freight transport
ⓘ
rail passenger transport ⓘ |
| regulatoryFramework | Treaty of Canterbury ⓘ |
| roadVehiclesTransportedBy | shuttle trains ⓘ |
| significance | one of the longest undersea tunnels in the world ⓘ |
| status | in operation ⓘ |
| terminusIn |
Coquelles, Pas-de-Calais, France
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Folkestone, Kent, United Kingdom ⓘ |
| trackGauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| treatySigned | 1986 ⓘ |
| usedByService |
Eurostar
ⓘ
Le Shuttle ⓘ freight trains ⓘ |
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Subject: Channel Tunnel Description of subject: The Channel Tunnel is a 50-kilometer undersea rail tunnel linking the United Kingdom and France, serving as a major passenger and freight transport route between the two countries.
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