Tablas Strait
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Tablas Strait is a narrow body of water in the central Philippines that separates the islands of Mindoro and Tablas and forms part of the busy maritime routes in the Mimaropa region.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tablas Strait canonical | 14 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4636499 — 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: Tablas Strait Context triple: [Mimaropa, hasCoastlineOn, Tablas Strait]
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A.
Palk Strait
Palk Strait is a narrow stretch of sea between southeastern India and northern Sri Lanka, known for its shallow waters and significance as a maritime boundary.
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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.
Ombai Strait
Ombai Strait is a narrow sea passage in Southeast Asia that separates Timor Island from the Alor Archipelago and forms part of an important deep-water shipping and oceanographic route between the Indian and Pacific Oceans.
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D.
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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E.
Wetar Strait
Wetar Strait is a narrow sea passage in Southeast Asia that separates the island of Timor from the Indonesian island of Wetar and forms part of the boundary between Indonesia and Timor-Leste.
- 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: Tablas Strait Target entity description: Tablas Strait is a narrow body of water in the central Philippines that separates the islands of Mindoro and Tablas and forms part of the busy maritime routes in the Mimaropa region.
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A.
Palk Strait
Palk Strait is a narrow stretch of sea between southeastern India and northern Sri Lanka, known for its shallow waters and significance as a maritime boundary.
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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.
Ombai Strait
Ombai Strait is a narrow sea passage in Southeast Asia that separates Timor Island from the Alor Archipelago and forms part of an important deep-water shipping and oceanographic route between the Indian and Pacific Oceans.
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D.
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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E.
Wetar Strait
Wetar Strait is a narrow sea passage in Southeast Asia that separates the island of Timor from the Indonesian island of Wetar and forms part of the boundary between Indonesia and Timor-Leste.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
body of water
ⓘ
strait ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Mindoro coastal waters
ⓘ
Sibuyan Sea ⓘ Tablas Island coastal waters ⓘ |
| country | Philippines ⓘ |
| hasNearbyIsland |
Mindoro
ⓘ
Romblon Island ⓘ Tablas Island ⓘ |
| languageRegion |
Filipino
ⓘ
Romblomanon ⓘ |
| locatedBetween |
Mindoro Island
ⓘ
linked to:
Mindoro
Tablas Island ⓘ |
| locatedIn | central Philippines ⓘ |
| locatedInSea | Sibuyan Sea ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Occidental Mindoro province
ⓘ
linked to:
Occidental Mindoro
Oriental Mindoro province ⓘ
linked to:
Oriental Mindoro
Romblon province ⓘ
linked to:
Province of Romblon
|
| navigationalRole | busy maritime route in Mimaropa ⓘ |
| partOf |
Mimaropa
ⓘ
Philippine archipelago ⓘ
linked to:
Philippine Archipelago
Philippine domestic shipping routes ⓘ |
| region |
Mimaropa region
ⓘ
linked to:
Mimaropa
|
| separates |
Mindoro
ⓘ
Tablas Island ⓘ |
| sovereignWatersOf | Philippines ⓘ |
| usedFor |
fishing
ⓘ
inter-island shipping ⓘ maritime transport ⓘ |
| waterBodyType | marine 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: Tablas Strait Description of subject: Tablas Strait is a narrow body of water in the central Philippines that separates the islands of Mindoro and Tablas and forms part of the busy maritime routes in the Mimaropa region.
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.