James Ross Strait
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James Ross Strait is an Arctic waterway in the Canadian Northwest Passage, known for being part of the route successfully traversed by Roald Amundsen’s Gjøa expedition.
All labels observed (1)
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| James Ross Strait canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3302328 — 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: James Ross Strait Context triple: [Amundsen Gjøa expedition, navigatedWaterway, James Ross Strait]
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McFarlane Strait
McFarlane Strait is a narrow marine passage in the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica, lying between Greenwich Island and neighboring islands and serving as part of an important local shipping and research route.
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Strait of Belle Isle
The Strait of Belle Isle is a narrow waterway separating Newfoundland from the Labrador Peninsula, serving as an important northern entrance between the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
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Johnstone Strait
Johnstone Strait is a narrow, scenic waterway off the northeastern coast of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada, renowned as a prime habitat and viewing area for orcas and other marine wildlife.
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Quark Strait
Quark Strait is a narrow waterway in the northern Baltic Sea that separates parts of Sweden and Finland and connects the Bothnian Sea with the Bothnian Bay.
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Hecate Strait
Hecate Strait is a wide, shallow, and often stormy body of water separating Haida Gwaii from the mainland coast of British Columbia on Canada’s Pacific coast.
- 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: James Ross Strait Target entity description: James Ross Strait is an Arctic waterway in the Canadian Northwest Passage, known for being part of the route successfully traversed by Roald Amundsen’s Gjøa expedition.
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A.
McFarlane Strait
McFarlane Strait is a narrow marine passage in the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica, lying between Greenwich Island and neighboring islands and serving as part of an important local shipping and research route.
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B.
Strait of Belle Isle
The Strait of Belle Isle is a narrow waterway separating Newfoundland from the Labrador Peninsula, serving as an important northern entrance between the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
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C.
Johnstone Strait
Johnstone Strait is a narrow, scenic waterway off the northeastern coast of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada, renowned as a prime habitat and viewing area for orcas and other marine wildlife.
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D.
Quark Strait
Quark Strait is a narrow waterway in the northern Baltic Sea that separates parts of Sweden and Finland and connects the Bothnian Sea with the Bothnian Bay.
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E.
Hecate Strait
Hecate Strait is a wide, shallow, and often stormy body of water separating Haida Gwaii from the mainland coast of British Columbia on Canada’s Pacific coast.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: James Ross Strait Description of subject: James Ross Strait is an Arctic waterway in the Canadian Northwest Passage, known for being part of the route successfully traversed by Roald Amundsen’s Gjøa expedition.
Referenced by (2)
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