Spuyten Duyvil Canal
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Spuyten Duyvil Canal is a man-made waterway in New York City that connects the Harlem River to the Hudson River, facilitating navigation around the northern tip of Manhattan.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Spuyten Duyvil Canal canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2085725 — 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: Spuyten Duyvil Canal Context triple: [Spuyten Duyvil Creek, hasNameVariant, Spuyten Duyvil Canal]
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A.
Wilhelmina Canal
The Wilhelmina Canal is a major Dutch waterway in the province of North Brabant, constructed to improve regional shipping and industrial transport connections.
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B.
Boerenwetering canal
The Boerenwetering canal is a waterway in Amsterdam that separates the De Pijp neighborhood from the Museumplein and Oud-Zuid areas.
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C.
Admiraal de Ruijterweg canal
Admiraal de Ruijterweg canal is a waterway in Amsterdam associated with the Admiraal de Ruijterweg area, forming part of the city’s historic urban canal network.
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D.
Nieuwe Waterweg
Nieuwe Waterweg is a major artificial ship canal in the Netherlands that provides a direct deep-water connection between the North Sea and the port of Rotterdam.
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E.
Amsterdam–Rhine Canal
The Amsterdam–Rhine Canal is a major Dutch waterway that connects Amsterdam to the Rhine River, serving as an important route for inland shipping and transport.
- 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: Spuyten Duyvil Canal Target entity description: Spuyten Duyvil Canal is a man-made waterway in New York City that connects the Harlem River to the Hudson River, facilitating navigation around the northern tip of Manhattan.
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A.
Wilhelmina Canal
The Wilhelmina Canal is a major Dutch waterway in the province of North Brabant, constructed to improve regional shipping and industrial transport connections.
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B.
Boerenwetering canal
The Boerenwetering canal is a waterway in Amsterdam that separates the De Pijp neighborhood from the Museumplein and Oud-Zuid areas.
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C.
Admiraal de Ruijterweg canal
Admiraal de Ruijterweg canal is a waterway in Amsterdam associated with the Admiraal de Ruijterweg area, forming part of the city’s historic urban canal network.
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D.
Nieuwe Waterweg
Nieuwe Waterweg is a major artificial ship canal in the Netherlands that provides a direct deep-water connection between the North Sea and the port of Rotterdam.
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E.
Amsterdam–Rhine Canal
The Amsterdam–Rhine Canal is a major Dutch waterway that connects Amsterdam to the Rhine River, serving as an important route for inland shipping and transport.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canal
ⓘ
man-made waterway ⓘ |
| connectsWaterBody |
Harlem River
ⓘ
Hudson River ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | late 19th century ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| facilitates | navigation around the northern tip of Manhattan ⓘ |
| geographicFeatureOf | New York Harbor ⓘ |
| hasBridge |
Broadway Bridge
ⓘ
Henry Hudson Bridge ⓘ Spuyten Duyvil Bridge ⓘ |
| hasCurrentType | tidal current ⓘ |
| hasMouth | Hudson River ⓘ |
| hasSource | Harlem River ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Dutch ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Manhattan
ⓘ
New York City ⓘ The Bronx ⓘ |
| locatedInBorough |
The Bronx
ⓘ
surface form:
Bronx
Manhattan ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Inwood
ⓘ
surface form:
Inwood, Manhattan
Spuyten Duyvil, Bronx ⓘ |
| maintainedBy |
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Army Corps of Engineers
|
| nameEtymology | derived from the historic name Spuyten Duyvil Creek ⓘ |
| navigableFor |
barges
ⓘ
ocean-going vessels ⓘ small craft ⓘ |
| nearRailLine |
Amtrak Empire Corridor
ⓘ
Metro-North Railroad Hudson Line ⓘ
surface form:
Metro-North Hudson Line
|
| nearRoad |
Broadway (U.S. Route 9)
ⓘ
Henry Hudson Parkway ⓘ |
| openedForNavigation | 1895 ⓘ |
| partOf |
Hudson River
ⓘ
surface form:
Hudson River estuary
New York City waterway system ⓘ |
| region |
Northwest Bronx
ⓘ
surface form:
Northwestern Bronx
Upper Manhattan ⓘ |
| replaced | original Spuyten Duyvil Creek navigation route ⓘ |
| separates |
Manhattan from the Bronx at its northern end
ⓘ
Marble Hill from the Bronx mainland ⓘ |
| usedFor |
commercial shipping
ⓘ
recreational boating ⓘ |
| waterwayFunction |
maritime shortcut
ⓘ
navigation ⓘ |
| waterwaySystemRole | bypass of the natural Harlem River channel around Marble Hill ⓘ |
| waterwayType | tidal strait ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Spuyten Duyvil Canal Description of subject: Spuyten Duyvil Canal is a man-made waterway in New York City that connects the Harlem River to the Hudson River, facilitating navigation around the northern tip of Manhattan.
Referenced by (1)
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