Albemarle Sound
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Albemarle Sound is a large, shallow estuarine body of water in northeastern North Carolina, separating the mainland from the Outer Banks barrier islands.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Albemarle Sound canonical | 21 |
| Albemarle Sound region | 4 |
| Albemarle Sound, North Carolina | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1112375 — 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: Albemarle Sound Context triple: [North Carolina Coastal Plain, contains, Albemarle Sound]
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A.
Bay of Shapinsay Sound
Bay of Shapinsay Sound is a sheltered stretch of sea in the Orkney archipelago of Scotland, lying between the island of Shapinsay and the Orkney Mainland.
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B.
Popponesset Bay
Popponesset Bay is a shallow coastal estuary on Cape Cod in Massachusetts known for its tidal flats, salt marshes, and recreational boating and shellfishing.
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C.
Plymouth Sound
Plymouth Sound is a large natural harbor and bay on the south coast of Devon, England, known for its maritime history and strategic naval importance.
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D.
Caswell Bay
Caswell Bay is a popular sandy beach and surfing spot on the south coast of the Gower Peninsula in Swansea, Wales.
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E.
Ironbottom Sound
Ironbottom Sound is a strait in the Solomon Islands famed as a major World War II naval battleground where numerous ships and aircraft were sunk.
- 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: Albemarle Sound Target entity description: Albemarle Sound is a large, shallow estuarine body of water in northeastern North Carolina, separating the mainland from the Outer Banks barrier islands.
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A.
Bay of Shapinsay Sound
Bay of Shapinsay Sound is a sheltered stretch of sea in the Orkney archipelago of Scotland, lying between the island of Shapinsay and the Orkney Mainland.
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B.
Popponesset Bay
Popponesset Bay is a shallow coastal estuary on Cape Cod in Massachusetts known for its tidal flats, salt marshes, and recreational boating and shellfishing.
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C.
Plymouth Sound
Plymouth Sound is a large natural harbor and bay on the south coast of Devon, England, known for its maritime history and strategic naval importance.
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D.
Caswell Bay
Caswell Bay is a popular sandy beach and surfing spot on the south coast of the Gower Peninsula in Swansea, Wales.
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E.
Ironbottom Sound
Ironbottom Sound is a strait in the Solomon Islands famed as a major World War II naval battleground where numerous ships and aircraft were sunk.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
body of water
ⓘ
estuarine sound ⓘ |
| averageDepth |
approximately 14 feet
ⓘ
approximately 4.3 meters ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Camden County
ⓘ
Chowan County NERFINISHED ⓘ Currituck County ⓘ Dare County, North Carolina ⓘ
surface form:
Dare County
Outer Banks ⓘ Pasquotank County, North Carolina ⓘ
surface form:
Pasquotank County
Perquimans County ⓘ Tyrrell County ⓘ Washington County ⓘ |
| connectedTo | Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| drainageBasin |
Albemarle-Pamlico estuarine system
ⓘ
surface form:
Albemarle-Pamlico drainage basin
|
| ecoregion | Albemarle-Pamlico estuarine system ⓘ |
| hasNearbyCity |
Edenton
ⓘ
surface form:
Edenton, North Carolina
Elizabeth City, North Carolina, United States ⓘ
surface form:
Elizabeth City, North Carolina
|
| historicalUse |
colonial transportation route
ⓘ
commercial fishing area ⓘ |
| inflow |
Alligator River
ⓘ
Chowan River ⓘ Little River NERFINISHED ⓘ Pasquotank River ⓘ Perquimans River ⓘ Roanoke River ⓘ |
| knownFor | large shallow estuarine area ⓘ |
| length |
approximately 55 miles
ⓘ
approximately 88 kilometers ⓘ |
| locatedIn | North Carolina ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | northeastern North Carolina ⓘ |
| locatedOnCoastOf |
East Coast of the United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Atlantic Coast of the United States
|
| namedAfter |
1st Duke of Albemarle
ⓘ
surface form:
George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle
|
| outflow |
Croatan Sound
ⓘ
Currituck Sound ⓘ Croatan Sound ⓘ
surface form:
Roanoke Sound
|
| partOf |
Albemarle-Pamlico estuarine system
ⓘ
surface form:
Albemarle-Pamlico Sound system
Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway ⓘ |
| salinity | low-salinity estuary ⓘ |
| separates |
North Carolina mainland
ⓘ
Outer Banks ⓘ
surface form:
Outer Banks barrier islands
|
| usedFor |
boating
ⓘ
recreational fishing ⓘ wildlife habitat ⓘ |
| waterType |
brackish water
ⓘ
shallow estuarine water ⓘ |
| width |
up to 15 miles
ⓘ
up to 24 kilometers ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Albemarle Sound Description of subject: Albemarle Sound is a large, shallow estuarine body of water in northeastern North Carolina, separating the mainland from the Outer Banks barrier islands.
Referenced by (26)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Elizabeth City, North Carolina
this entity surface form:
Albemarle Sound, North Carolina
this entity surface form:
Albemarle Sound region
subject surface form:
Edenton, North Carolina
subject surface form:
Hayes Plantation
this entity surface form:
Albemarle Sound region
subject surface form:
Hayes Plantation
subject surface form:
Hayes Plantation
this entity surface form:
Albemarle Sound region
subject surface form:
Belvidere, North Carolina
this entity surface form:
Albemarle Sound region