Clarence Strait
E430945
Clarence Strait is a major marine waterway in southeastern Alaska that forms part of the Inside Passage, separating Prince of Wales Island from the mainland and supporting significant regional shipping and fishing.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Clarence Strait canonical | 22 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4296328 — 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: Clarence Strait Context triple: [Tongass Narrows, connectsTo, Clarence Strait]
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A.
Clarence Strait
Clarence Strait is a body of water in Australia’s Northern Territory that forms a key marine passage between the mainland and nearby islands, linking coastal gulfs and the Timor Sea.
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B.
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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C.
Blackett Strait
Blackett Strait is a narrow waterway in the Solomon Islands, situated between islands of the New Georgia group and noted for its strategic role in naval operations during World War II.
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D.
Great Sandy Strait
Great Sandy Strait is a shallow, biodiverse waterway and protected marine area separating K'gari (Fraser Island) from mainland Queensland, Australia.
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E.
Chatham Strait
Chatham Strait is a long, narrow waterway in the Alexander Archipelago of southeastern Alaska, separating Baranof Island and other islands from the mainland.
- 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: Clarence Strait Target entity description: Clarence Strait is a major marine waterway in southeastern Alaska that forms part of the Inside Passage, separating Prince of Wales Island from the mainland and supporting significant regional shipping and fishing.
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A.
Clarence Strait
Clarence Strait is a body of water in Australia’s Northern Territory that forms a key marine passage between the mainland and nearby islands, linking coastal gulfs and the Timor Sea.
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B.
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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C.
Blackett Strait
Blackett Strait is a narrow waterway in the Solomon Islands, situated between islands of the New Georgia group and noted for its strategic role in naval operations during World War II.
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D.
Great Sandy Strait
Great Sandy Strait is a shallow, biodiverse waterway and protected marine area separating K'gari (Fraser Island) from mainland Queensland, Australia.
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E.
Chatham Strait
Chatham Strait is a long, narrow waterway in the Alexander Archipelago of southeastern Alaska, separating Baranof Island and other islands from the mainland.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
marine waterway
ⓘ
strait ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Annette Island
ⓘ
Etolin Island ⓘ Gravina Island ⓘ Prince of Wales Island ⓘ
linked to:
Prince of Wales Island (Alaska)
Revillagigedo Island ⓘ |
| administrativeRegion |
Ketchikan Gateway Borough
ⓘ
Prince of Wales–Hyder Census Area ⓘ |
| bodyOfWaterType | saltwater strait ⓘ |
| climate | maritime climate ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Behm Canal
ⓘ
Dixon Entrance ⓘ Revillagigedo Channel ⓘ Sumner Strait ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| ecoregion | temperate rainforest coast ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
complex coastline
ⓘ
numerous islands and channels ⓘ |
| hasHazard |
frequent fog
ⓘ
heavy marine traffic ⓘ strong tidal currents ⓘ |
| inhabitedBy |
sea lions
ⓘ
seabirds ⓘ seals ⓘ whales ⓘ |
| isPartOf | coastal waters of Southeast Alaska ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Alaska
ⓘ
southeastern Alaska ⓘ |
| namedLanguage | English ⓘ |
| navigationalRole | major route of the Inside Passage ⓘ |
| near |
Ketchikan, Alaska
ⓘ
linked to:
Ketchikan
Metlakatla, Alaska ⓘ Wrangell, Alaska ⓘ |
| ocean | Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| partOf |
Alaska Marine Highway route
ⓘ
linked to:
Alaska Marine Highway System
Inside Passage ⓘ |
| region | Alexander Archipelago ⓘ |
| separates |
Alaska mainland
ⓘ
linked to:
Alaska
Prince of Wales Island ⓘ
linked to:
Prince of Wales Island (Alaska)
|
| supports |
crab fisheries
ⓘ
halibut fisheries ⓘ salmon fisheries ⓘ |
| usedFor |
commercial fishing
ⓘ
marine transportation ⓘ recreational boating ⓘ regional shipping ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Clarence Strait Description of subject: Clarence Strait is a major marine waterway in southeastern Alaska that forms part of the Inside Passage, separating Prince of Wales Island from the mainland and supporting significant regional shipping and fishing.
Referenced by (22)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.