Manitoba–Ontario border
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The Manitoba–Ontario border is the interprovincial boundary in central Canada separating the provinces of Manitoba and Ontario, running largely through boreal forest and lake country including the Lake of the Woods region.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Manitoba–Ontario border canonical | 1 |
| Manitoba–Ontario border near Kenora | 1 |
| Ontario–Manitoba border | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2327488 — 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: Manitoba–Ontario border Context triple: [Kenora, hasNearbyBorder, Manitoba–Ontario border]
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A.
Quebec–Ontario border
The Quebec–Ontario border is the interprovincial boundary in Canada separating the predominantly French-speaking province of Quebec from the predominantly English-speaking province of Ontario, running from the Ottawa River region northward through sparsely populated boreal and subarctic areas.
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B.
Quebec–Newfoundland and Labrador border
The Quebec–Newfoundland and Labrador border is the interprovincial boundary in eastern Canada separating Quebec from the mainland portion of Newfoundland and Labrador across the Labrador Peninsula.
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C.
Newfoundland and Labrador–Nunavut border
The Newfoundland and Labrador–Nunavut border is a largely maritime interprovincial boundary in northern Canada that separates the province of Newfoundland and Labrador from the territory of Nunavut across Arctic waters.
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D.
Lloydminster cross-border area
The Lloydminster cross-border area is a unique Canadian community that straddles the provincial boundary between Alberta and Saskatchewan, functioning as a single city under a special bi-provincial governance arrangement.
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E.
Madawaska–Edmundston Border Crossing
The Madawaska–Edmundston Border Crossing is an international crossing over the Saint John River connecting Madawaska, Maine, in the United States with Edmundston, New Brunswick, in Canada.
- 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: Manitoba–Ontario border Target entity description: The Manitoba–Ontario border is the interprovincial boundary in central Canada separating the provinces of Manitoba and Ontario, running largely through boreal forest and lake country including the Lake of the Woods region.
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A.
Quebec–Ontario border
The Quebec–Ontario border is the interprovincial boundary in Canada separating the predominantly French-speaking province of Quebec from the predominantly English-speaking province of Ontario, running from the Ottawa River region northward through sparsely populated boreal and subarctic areas.
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B.
Quebec–Newfoundland and Labrador border
The Quebec–Newfoundland and Labrador border is the interprovincial boundary in eastern Canada separating Quebec from the mainland portion of Newfoundland and Labrador across the Labrador Peninsula.
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C.
Newfoundland and Labrador–Nunavut border
The Newfoundland and Labrador–Nunavut border is a largely maritime interprovincial boundary in northern Canada that separates the province of Newfoundland and Labrador from the territory of Nunavut across Arctic waters.
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D.
Lloydminster cross-border area
The Lloydminster cross-border area is a unique Canadian community that straddles the provincial boundary between Alberta and Saskatchewan, functioning as a single city under a special bi-provincial governance arrangement.
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E.
Madawaska–Edmundston Border Crossing
The Madawaska–Edmundston Border Crossing is an international crossing over the Saint John River connecting Madawaska, Maine, in the United States with Edmundston, New Brunswick, in Canada.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
interprovincial boundary
ⓘ
political border ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| crossesWaterBody |
Lake of the Woods
ⓘ
Rainy River ⓘ Winnipeg River ⓘ |
| definedBy |
geodetic survey lines
ⓘ
historical treaties and agreements ⓘ |
| demarcationMethod |
coordinate-based boundary lines
ⓘ
survey monuments ⓘ |
| easternProvince | Ontario ⓘ |
| environment | boreal climate zone ⓘ |
| governingAuthorityEast | Government of Ontario ⓘ |
| governingAuthorityWest | Government of Manitoba ⓘ |
| hasAdjacentTimeZone |
Central Time Zone
ⓘ
Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| hasBorderType |
freshwater border
ⓘ
land border ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOnEast |
Ontario
ⓘ
surface form:
Province of Ontario
|
| hasJurisdictionOnWest |
Manitoba
ⓘ
surface form:
Province of Manitoba
|
| hasLanguageContext |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| hasNaturalFeatures |
forested terrain
ⓘ
numerous lakes ⓘ rocky outcrops ⓘ |
| hasNearbySettlement |
Kenora
ⓘ
Whiteshell region communities ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Canadian Shield
ⓘ
surface form:
Canadian Shield region
|
| isUsedFor |
administrative division
ⓘ
legal jurisdiction delimitation ⓘ |
| legalStatus | internal boundary of Canada ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | central Canada ⓘ |
| partOf | provincial borders of Canada ⓘ |
| partOfLargerRegion |
Eastern Manitoba
ⓘ
Northwestern Ontario ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Lake of the Woods region
ⓘ
boreal forest ⓘ lake country ⓘ |
| separates |
Manitoba
ⓘ
Ontario ⓘ |
| transportCorridor |
Canadian National Railway main line
ⓘ
surface form:
Canadian National Railway corridor
Canadian Pacific Railway mainline ⓘ
surface form:
Canadian Pacific Railway corridor
Trans-Canada Highway ⓘ
surface form:
Trans-Canada Highway corridor
|
| westernProvince | Manitoba ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Manitoba–Ontario border Description of subject: The Manitoba–Ontario border is the interprovincial boundary in central Canada separating the provinces of Manitoba and Ontario, running largely through boreal forest and lake country including the Lake of the Woods region.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Manitoba–Ontario border near Kenora
this entity surface form:
Ontario–Manitoba border