Strait of Malacca
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The Strait of Malacca is a narrow, strategically vital waterway between the Malay Peninsula and the Indonesian island of Sumatra that serves as one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes connecting the Indian and Pacific Oceans.
All labels observed (12)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T262253 — 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 Malacca Context triple: [Asia-Pacific, hasMajorSeaLane, Strait of Malacca]
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A.
Madura Strait
Madura Strait is the body of water separating the island of Madura from northeastern Java in Indonesia, serving as an important local maritime passage.
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B.
Bali Strait
The Bali Strait is a narrow body of water separating the Indonesian islands of Java and Bali, serving as an important local shipping and ferry route.
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C.
Sunda Strait
The Sunda Strait is a narrow waterway in Indonesia that separates the islands of Java and Sumatra, connecting the Java Sea with the Indian Ocean.
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D.
Straits of Johor
The Straits of Johor is a narrow channel of water separating Singapore from the southern coast of Peninsular Malaysia, serving as an important maritime and transportation corridor.
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E.
Singapore Strait
The Singapore Strait is a busy maritime waterway in Southeast Asia that connects the Strait of Malacca to the South China Sea and serves as a crucial shipping route for global trade.
- 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 Malacca Target entity description: The Strait of Malacca is a narrow, strategically vital waterway between the Malay Peninsula and the Indonesian island of Sumatra that serves as one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes connecting the Indian and Pacific Oceans.
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A.
Madura Strait
Madura Strait is the body of water separating the island of Madura from northeastern Java in Indonesia, serving as an important local maritime passage.
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B.
Bali Strait
The Bali Strait is a narrow body of water separating the Indonesian islands of Java and Bali, serving as an important local shipping and ferry route.
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C.
Sunda Strait
The Sunda Strait is a narrow waterway in Indonesia that separates the islands of Java and Sumatra, connecting the Java Sea with the Indian Ocean.
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D.
Straits of Johor
The Straits of Johor is a narrow channel of water separating Singapore from the southern coast of Peninsular Malaysia, serving as an important maritime and transportation corridor.
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E.
Singapore Strait
The Singapore Strait is a busy maritime waterway in Southeast Asia that connects the Strait of Malacca to the South China Sea and serves as a crucial shipping route for global trade.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
international waterway
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sea lane ⓘ strait ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Indonesia
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Malaysia ⓘ Thailand ⓘ |
| climate | tropical ⓘ |
| connects |
Andaman Sea
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Indian Ocean ⓘ Pacific Ocean ⓘ South China Sea ⓘ |
| facesIssue |
environmental pollution
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maritime piracy ⓘ risk of oil spills ⓘ shipping congestion ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeRoute |
Lombok Strait
ⓘ
Makassar Strait ⓘ Sunda Strait ⓘ |
| hasAverageDepth | about 25 meters ⓘ |
| hasHazard |
heavy maritime traffic
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shallow waters in some areas ⓘ |
| hasLength | about 930 kilometers ⓘ |
| hasMajorPort |
Belawan Port
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Port Klang ⓘ Penang ⓘ
surface form:
Port of Penang
Port of Tanjung Pelepas ⓘ |
| hasMaximumDepth | about 200 meters ⓘ |
| hasMinimumWidth | about 2.8 kilometers at its narrowest point ⓘ |
| importantFor | Association of Southeast Asian Nations ⓘ |
| isChokepointFor |
maritime traffic between Middle East and East Asia
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oil shipments to China ⓘ oil shipments to Japan ⓘ |
| isOneOf | world’s busiest shipping lanes ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Malacca ⓘ |
| partOf | maritime route between Europe and East Asia ⓘ |
| passesNear |
Malacca
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surface form:
Malacca City
Medan ⓘ Penang ⓘ Port Klang ⓘ |
| patrolledBy |
Indonesian Navy
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Royal Malaysian Navy ⓘ Royal Thai Navy ⓘ |
| separates |
Malay Peninsula
ⓘ
Sumatra ⓘ |
| strategicFor |
energy transportation
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global trade ⓘ |
| subjectTo | multinational maritime security cooperation ⓘ |
| usedFor |
bulk cargo shipping
ⓘ
container shipping ⓘ oil transport ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Strait of Malacca Description of subject: The Strait of Malacca is a narrow, strategically vital waterway between the Malay Peninsula and the Indonesian island of Sumatra that serves as one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes connecting the Indian and Pacific Oceans.
Referenced by (126)
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Straits of Malacca
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Straits of Malacca
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Malacca Strait
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Straits of Malacca
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Perlis (maritime boundary via Straits of Malacca)
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Straits of Malacca
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Straits of Malacca
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Straits of Malacca
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Malacca Strait
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Malacca Strait
this entity surface form:
Malacca Strait