Schie waterway
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The Schie waterway is a historic canal and river route in the Netherlands that connects several cities in the province of South Holland and has long served as an important transport and trade corridor.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Schie waterway canonical | 2 |
| Schie waterway system | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4455951 — 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: Schie waterway Context triple: [Schiedam Gate, visibleFrom, Schie waterway]
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A.
Murray Canal
The Murray Canal is a man-made waterway in Ontario, Canada, that provides a navigable shortcut between the Bay of Quinte and Lake Ontario as part of the Trent–Severn Waterway.
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B.
Boerenwetering canal
The Boerenwetering canal is a waterway in Amsterdam that separates the De Pijp neighborhood from the Museumplein and Oud-Zuid areas.
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C.
Spuyten Duyvil Canal
Spuyten Duyvil Canal is a man-made waterway in New York City that connects the Harlem River to the Hudson River, facilitating navigation around the northern tip of Manhattan.
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D.
Haringvliet
Haringvliet is a former estuary in the western Netherlands that now functions as a controlled waterway and nature area connecting the Rhine-Meuse river system to the North Sea.
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E.
Sitcum Waterway
Sitcum Waterway is an industrial maritime channel in Tacoma, Washington, forming part of the harbor infrastructure connected to Commencement Bay.
- 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: Schie waterway Target entity description: The Schie waterway is a historic canal and river route in the Netherlands that connects several cities in the province of South Holland and has long served as an important transport and trade corridor.
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A.
Murray Canal
The Murray Canal is a man-made waterway in Ontario, Canada, that provides a navigable shortcut between the Bay of Quinte and Lake Ontario as part of the Trent–Severn Waterway.
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B.
Boerenwetering canal
The Boerenwetering canal is a waterway in Amsterdam that separates the De Pijp neighborhood from the Museumplein and Oud-Zuid areas.
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C.
Spuyten Duyvil Canal
Spuyten Duyvil Canal is a man-made waterway in New York City that connects the Harlem River to the Hudson River, facilitating navigation around the northern tip of Manhattan.
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D.
Haringvliet
Haringvliet is a former estuary in the western Netherlands that now functions as a controlled waterway and nature area connecting the Rhine-Meuse river system to the North Sea.
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E.
Sitcum Waterway
Sitcum Waterway is an industrial maritime channel in Tacoma, Washington, forming part of the harbor infrastructure connected to Commencement Bay.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canal
ⓘ
river ⓘ waterway ⓘ |
| connects |
Delft
ⓘ
Maas River ⓘ Nieuwe Maas ⓘ Overschie ⓘ Rotterdam ⓘ Schiedam ⓘ |
| country | Netherlands ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Delft
ⓘ
Overschie ⓘ Rotterdam ⓘ Schiedam ⓘ |
| function | connection between inland towns and seaports ⓘ |
| hasDutchName | Schie ⓘ |
| hasEconomicRole | supporting regional commerce ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | historic waterway ⓘ |
| hasMouthLocation |
Rotterdam
ⓘ
Schiedam ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Delftse Schie
ⓘ
Oude Schie ⓘ Rotterdamse Schie ⓘ Schiedamse Schie ⓘ |
| hasSourceLocation | area near Delft ⓘ |
| hasTransportRole | shipping corridor ⓘ |
| hasUrbanRelation |
influenced development of Delft
ⓘ
influenced development of Rotterdam ⓘ influenced development of Schiedam ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | important trade route between Dutch cities ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Dutch ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Low Countries
ⓘ
Randstad ⓘ
linked to:
Randstad metropolitan region
South Holland ⓘ province of South Holland ⓘ
linked to:
Province of South Holland
|
| mouthOf | Nieuwe Maas ⓘ |
| navigable | yes ⓘ |
| partOf |
Dutch canal network
ⓘ
historic trade routes of Holland ⓘ |
| region |
western Netherlands
ⓘ
linked to:
Western Netherlands
|
| use |
inland navigation
ⓘ
trade ⓘ transport ⓘ |
| usedSince | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| waterwayType | canalized river ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Schie waterway Description of subject: The Schie waterway is a historic canal and river route in the Netherlands that connects several cities in the province of South Holland and has long served as an important transport and trade corridor.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Schie waterway