Biliran Strait
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Biliran Strait is a narrow body of water in the central Philippines that separates Biliran Island from neighboring landmasses in the Visayan Sea region.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Biliran Strait canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3270940 — 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: Biliran Strait Context triple: [Biliran Island, separatedBy, Biliran Strait]
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A.
Sape Strait
Sape Strait is a narrow body of water in eastern Indonesia that separates the islands of Sumbawa and Komodo and serves as an important passage between the Flores Sea and the Indian Ocean.
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B.
Tanon Strait
Tanon Strait is a narrow body of water in the central Philippines that separates the islands of Negros and Cebu and is known for its rich marine biodiversity.
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C.
Lombok Strait
Lombok Strait is a deep, narrow waterway between the Indonesian islands of Bali and Lombok that serves as a major international shipping route and alternative passage to the nearby Strait of Malacca.
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D.
Lembeh Strait
Lembeh Strait is a renowned Indonesian dive destination celebrated for its exceptional muck diving and rich diversity of rare and unusual marine life.
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E.
Tañon Strait
Tañon Strait is a narrow sea channel in the central Philippines that separates the islands of Cebu and Negros and is known for its rich marine biodiversity and protected seascape status.
- 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: Biliran Strait Target entity description: Biliran Strait is a narrow body of water in the central Philippines that separates Biliran Island from neighboring landmasses in the Visayan Sea region.
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A.
Sape Strait
Sape Strait is a narrow body of water in eastern Indonesia that separates the islands of Sumbawa and Komodo and serves as an important passage between the Flores Sea and the Indian Ocean.
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B.
Tanon Strait
Tanon Strait is a narrow body of water in the central Philippines that separates the islands of Negros and Cebu and is known for its rich marine biodiversity.
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C.
Lombok Strait
Lombok Strait is a deep, narrow waterway between the Indonesian islands of Bali and Lombok that serves as a major international shipping route and alternative passage to the nearby Strait of Malacca.
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D.
Lembeh Strait
Lembeh Strait is a renowned Indonesian dive destination celebrated for its exceptional muck diving and rich diversity of rare and unusual marine life.
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E.
Tañon Strait
Tañon Strait is a narrow sea channel in the central Philippines that separates the islands of Cebu and Negros and is known for its rich marine biodiversity and protected seascape status.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (12)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
body of water
ⓘ
strait ⓘ |
| borderedBy | Biliran Island ⓘ |
| country | Philippines ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin | Biliran Island ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Central Philippines
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Eastern Visayas ⓘ Visayas ⓘ |
| partOf | Visayan Sea region ⓘ |
| separates |
Biliran Island
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neighboring landmasses in the Visayan Sea region ⓘ |
| waterBodyType | narrow strait ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Biliran Strait Description of subject: Biliran Strait is a narrow body of water in the central Philippines that separates Biliran Island from neighboring landmasses in the Visayan Sea region.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.