Straits of Salamis
E293474
The Straits of Salamis are narrow waters off the coast of Athens, Greece, historically renowned as the site of the decisive naval Battle of Salamis during the Greco-Persian Wars.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Straits of Salamis canonical | 2 |
| Salamis Bay | 1 |
| Strait of Salamis | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2695085 — 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: Straits of Salamis Context triple: [Salamis Island, nearbyStrait, Straits of Salamis]
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A.
Dardanelles
The Dardanelles is a narrow, strategically vital strait in northwestern Turkey that connects the Aegean Sea to the Sea of Marmara and separates the European and Asian parts of the country.
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B.
Euripus Strait
Euripus Strait is a narrow channel of water in central Greece that separates the island of Euboea from the mainland and is famous for its strong, rapidly changing tidal currents.
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C.
Isthmus of Corinth
The Isthmus of Corinth is the narrow land bridge in Greece that links the Peloponnese peninsula to the mainland and separates the Gulf of Corinth from the Saronic Gulf.
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D.
Strait of Kythira
The Strait of Kythira is a narrow maritime passage between the Peloponnese and the island of Kythira in southern Greece, serving as an important route between the Aegean and Ionian Seas.
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E.
Strait of Sicily
The Strait of Sicily is a narrow seaway between Sicily and Tunisia that links the western and eastern Mediterranean basins and serves as a major route for maritime traffic and water exchange.
- 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: Straits of Salamis Target entity description: The Straits of Salamis are narrow waters off the coast of Athens, Greece, historically renowned as the site of the decisive naval Battle of Salamis during the Greco-Persian Wars.
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A.
Dardanelles
The Dardanelles is a narrow, strategically vital strait in northwestern Turkey that connects the Aegean Sea to the Sea of Marmara and separates the European and Asian parts of the country.
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B.
Euripus Strait
Euripus Strait is a narrow channel of water in central Greece that separates the island of Euboea from the mainland and is famous for its strong, rapidly changing tidal currents.
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C.
Isthmus of Corinth
The Isthmus of Corinth is the narrow land bridge in Greece that links the Peloponnese peninsula to the mainland and separates the Gulf of Corinth from the Saronic Gulf.
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D.
Strait of Kythira
The Strait of Kythira is a narrow maritime passage between the Peloponnese and the island of Kythira in southern Greece, serving as an important route between the Aegean and Ionian Seas.
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E.
Strait of Sicily
The Strait of Sicily is a narrow seaway between Sicily and Tunisia that links the western and eastern Mediterranean basins and serves as a major route for maritime traffic and water exchange.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical feature
ⓘ
strait ⓘ |
| battleBelligerent |
Achaemenid Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Achaemenid Persian Empire
Greek city-states ⓘ |
| battleDate | 480 BC ⓘ |
| connects |
Saronic Gulf
ⓘ
surface form:
inner Saronic Gulf
Saronic Gulf ⓘ
surface form:
outer Saronic Gulf
|
| country | Greece ⓘ |
| hasClimate | Mediterranean climate ⓘ |
| hasCountryCoastline | Greece ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalPeriod | Greco-Persian Wars ⓘ |
| hasModernUse |
Greek naval training area
ⓘ
commercial shipping lane ⓘ |
| hasNearbyCity | Salamina ⓘ |
| hasNearbyFacility |
Salamis Island
ⓘ
surface form:
Salamis Naval Base
|
| hasNearbyIsland |
Salamis Island
ⓘ
surface form:
Salamis
|
| hasNearbyPort |
Elefsina
ⓘ
Piraeus ⓘ |
| hasWidthCharacteristic | narrow ⓘ |
| knownFor | Battle of Salamis ⓘ |
| languageOfToponym | Greek ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Aegean Sea
ⓘ
Saronic Gulf ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | Attica region ⓘ |
| locatedInSeaArea | central Aegean region ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Athens
ⓘ
Piraeus ⓘ |
| mentionedInWork |
works of Herodotus
ⓘ
surface form:
Histories by Herodotus
The Persians (play) by Aeschylus ⓘ
surface form:
Persians by Aeschylus
|
| partOf |
Greek territorial waters
ⓘ
eastern Mediterranean Sea region ⓘ |
| partOfRoute | approaches to Piraeus harbor ⓘ |
| separates |
Attica peninsula
ⓘ
Salamis Island ⓘ |
| significantEvent | Battle of Salamis ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
defense of Athens
ⓘ
naval chokepoint ⓘ |
| toponymOrigin | named after Salamis Island ⓘ |
| usedFor |
commercial shipping
ⓘ
maritime navigation ⓘ naval operations ⓘ |
| waterBodyType | narrow channel ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Straits of Salamis Description of subject: The Straits of Salamis are narrow waters off the coast of Athens, Greece, historically renowned as the site of the decisive naval Battle of Salamis during the Greco-Persian Wars.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Strait of Salamis
this entity surface form:
Salamis Bay