Strait of Corfu
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The Strait of Corfu is a narrow channel of the Ionian Sea separating the Greek island of Corfu from the Albanian coast, serving as an important maritime passage in the eastern Mediterranean.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Corfu Channel | 2 |
| Strait of Corfu canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2923963 — 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: Strait of Corfu Context triple: [Albanian Riviera, bordersBodyOfWater, Strait of Corfu]
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A.
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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B.
Strait of Otranto
The Strait of Otranto is a narrow passage of water between Italy and Albania that links the Adriatic Sea with the Ionian Sea in the Mediterranean.
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C.
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.
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D.
Strait of Messina
The Strait of Messina is a narrow waterway between the island of Sicily and mainland Italy, known for its strong currents and strategic maritime importance in the Mediterranean.
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E.
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.
- 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: Strait of Corfu Target entity description: The Strait of Corfu is a narrow channel of the Ionian Sea separating the Greek island of Corfu from the Albanian coast, serving as an important maritime passage in the eastern Mediterranean.
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A.
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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B.
Strait of Otranto
The Strait of Otranto is a narrow passage of water between Italy and Albania that links the Adriatic Sea with the Ionian Sea in the Mediterranean.
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C.
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.
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D.
Strait of Messina
The Strait of Messina is a narrow waterway between the island of Sicily and mainland Italy, known for its strong currents and strategic maritime importance in the Mediterranean.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
sea channel
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strait ⓘ |
| belongsTo |
European seas
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surface form:
European maritime space
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| borderFeatureOf |
Greek–Albanian border
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surface form:
Greece–Albania border
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| climateZone | Mediterranean climate region ⓘ |
| connects |
Adriatic Sea
ⓘ
southern Ionian Sea ⓘ |
| countryOnOneSide | Greece ⓘ |
| countryOnOtherSide | Albania ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Strait of Corfu
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surface form:
Corfu Channel
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| hasAverageDepth |
over 200 meters in deepest parts
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over 650 feet in deepest parts ⓘ |
| hasGeopoliticalImportance | strategic passage between NATO and non-NATO coasts ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalEvent | Corfu Channel incident ⓘ |
| hasLanguageName |
Albanian: Kanal i Korfuzit
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Greek: Στενό της Κέρκυρας ⓘ |
| hasLegalSignificance | subject of International Court of Justice case United Kingdom v. Albania ⓘ |
| hasMaximumWidth |
approximately 16 miles
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approximately 25 kilometers ⓘ |
| hasMinimumWidth |
approximately 1.2 miles
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approximately 2 kilometers ⓘ |
| hasNavigationRegime | international strait principles under law of the sea ⓘ |
| hasNearbyCity |
Corfu
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surface form:
Corfu (Kerkyra)
Sarandë ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfTraffic |
ferry traffic
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maritime traffic ⓘ |
| hasWaterBodyType | saltwater ⓘ |
| isImportantFor |
international maritime navigation
ⓘ
regional shipping routes ⓘ |
| isKnownFor | narrowest sea separation between Greece and Albania ⓘ |
| isPartOfRoute | sea route between Adriatic and eastern Mediterranean ⓘ |
| locatedBetween | Greece and Albania ⓘ |
| locatedEastOf | island of Corfu ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Ionian Sea ⓘ |
| locatedNorthOf | main body of the Ionian Sea ⓘ |
| locatedWestOf | Albanian mainland ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Corfu ⓘ |
| partOf |
Mediterranean Sea
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Eastern Mediterranean ⓘ
surface form:
eastern Mediterranean Sea
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| separates |
Albanian coast
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Corfu ⓘ
surface form:
island of Corfu
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| usedBy |
international commercial shipping
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naval vessels ⓘ |
| wasSiteOf |
Corfu Channel incident
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surface form:
Corfu Channel incident of 1946
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Strait of Corfu Description of subject: The Strait of Corfu is a narrow channel of the Ionian Sea separating the Greek island of Corfu from the Albanian coast, serving as an important maritime passage in the eastern Mediterranean.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Corfu Channel