Miraflores Locks
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Miraflores Locks is a key two-step lock complex near the Pacific entrance of the Panama Canal that raises and lowers ships between sea level and the canal’s main elevation.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Miraflores Locks canonical | 10 |
| Cocolí Locks | 1 |
| Miraflores Locks area | 1 |
| Panama Canal Miraflores Locks | 1 |
| Panama Canal lock system | 1 |
| Panama Canal locks (Pacific side) | 1 |
| Panama Canal locks on the Pacific side | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T318574 — 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.
Target entity: Miraflores Locks Context triple: [Panama Canal, hasLockSystem, Miraflores Locks]
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A.
Port of Balboa
The Port of Balboa is a major Pacific-side container and cargo port located at the entrance of the Panama Canal, serving as a key hub for international maritime trade.
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B.
Panama Canal
The Panama Canal is a man-made waterway in Panama that dramatically shortens maritime travel by allowing ships to pass between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans through Central America.
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C.
Miraflores
Miraflores is an upscale coastal district of Lima, Peru, known for its shopping, dining, nightlife, and cliffside views over the Pacific Ocean.
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D.
Hoover Dam
Hoover Dam is a massive concrete arch-gravity dam on the Colorado River, renowned as a landmark feat of 20th-century American engineering and a major source of hydroelectric power and water management in the Southwest.
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E.
Tobin Bridge
The Tobin Bridge is a major steel cantilever bridge in the Boston area that carries U.S. Route 1 over the Mystic River, connecting Boston and Chelsea, Massachusetts.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Miraflores Locks Target entity description: Miraflores Locks is a key two-step lock complex near the Pacific entrance of the Panama Canal that raises and lowers ships between sea level and the canal’s main elevation.
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A.
Port of Balboa
The Port of Balboa is a major Pacific-side container and cargo port located at the entrance of the Panama Canal, serving as a key hub for international maritime trade.
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B.
Panama Canal
The Panama Canal is a man-made waterway in Panama that dramatically shortens maritime travel by allowing ships to pass between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans through Central America.
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C.
Miraflores
Miraflores is an upscale coastal district of Lima, Peru, known for its shopping, dining, nightlife, and cliffside views over the Pacific Ocean.
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D.
Hoover Dam
Hoover Dam is a massive concrete arch-gravity dam on the Colorado River, renowned as a landmark feat of 20th-century American engineering and a major source of hydroelectric power and water management in the Southwest.
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E.
Tobin Bridge
The Tobin Bridge is a major steel cantilever bridge in the Boston area that carries U.S. Route 1 over the Mystic River, connecting Boston and Chelsea, Massachusetts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Panama Canal lock
ⓘ
lock complex ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Miraflores Lake ⓘ |
| category |
Buildings and structures in Panama City
ⓘ
Canal locks ⓘ |
| connectedTo | Pedro Miguel Locks ⓘ |
| constructionStart | early 20th century ⓘ |
| country | Panama ⓘ |
| elevationChange |
approximately 16 meters
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approximately 52 feet ⓘ |
| function |
lowers ships from canal elevation to sea level
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raises ships from sea level to canal elevation ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
concrete lock chambers
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control tower ⓘ miter gates ⓘ museum exhibits ⓘ observation decks ⓘ visitor center ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure |
control house
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lock chambers ⓘ locomotive towing system ⓘ |
| hasTourism | major visitor attraction ⓘ |
| hasTraffic | ocean-going vessels ⓘ |
| hasView |
Pacific entrance channel
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Panama City skyline ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early 20th-century engineering ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Panama Canal
ⓘ
Panama City ⓘ Panamá Province ⓘ
surface form:
Panama Province
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| locatedNear |
Pacific Ocean
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Pacific entrance of the Panama Canal ⓘ |
| lockType | two-step lock ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Miraflores Lake ⓘ |
| numberOfSteps | 2 ⓘ |
| opened | 1914 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Panama Canal Authority ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
Panama
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surface form:
Republic of Panama
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| partOf |
Panama Canal
ⓘ
surface form:
Panama Canal lock system
original Panama Canal locks ⓘ |
| region | Central America ⓘ |
| significance | key component of Panama Canal operations ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| usedFor |
interoceanic shipping
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maritime transit ⓘ |
| waterSource | Gatun Lake via canal system ⓘ |
| waterway | Panama Canal ⓘ |
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Subject: Miraflores Locks Description of subject: Miraflores Locks is a key two-step lock complex near the Pacific entrance of the Panama Canal that raises and lowers ships between sea level and the canal’s main elevation.
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.