Sound of Mull
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The Sound of Mull is a narrow sea channel off the west coast of Scotland that separates the Isle of Mull from the mainland and is known for its scenic beauty and rich marine life.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sound of Mull canonical | 43 |
| Sound of Mull shoreline | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4718018 — 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: Sound of Mull Context triple: [Isle of Mull, hasBodyOfWater, Sound of Mull]
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A.
Sound of Iona
The Sound of Iona is the narrow strait of water separating the island of Iona from the Isle of Mull on Scotland’s west coast, known for its scenic beauty and historic maritime significance.
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B.
Sound of Sleat
The Sound of Sleat is a narrow sea strait off Scotland’s west coast that separates the Isle of Skye from the mainland and forms part of the route into Loch Alsh.
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C.
Sound of Raasay
The Sound of Raasay is a sea channel off Scotland’s west coast that separates the Isle of Skye from the island of Raasay.
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D.
Sound of Jura
The Sound of Jura is a strait off the west coast of Scotland, separating the island of Jura from the mainland and known for its strong tides and scenic, rugged coastline.
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E.
The Sound
The Sound is the strait between Denmark and Sweden that connects the Baltic Sea to the Kattegat and is one of the world's busiest waterways.
- 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: Sound of Mull Target entity description: The Sound of Mull is a narrow sea channel off the west coast of Scotland that separates the Isle of Mull from the mainland and is known for its scenic beauty and rich marine life.
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A.
Sound of Iona
The Sound of Iona is the narrow strait of water separating the island of Iona from the Isle of Mull on Scotland’s west coast, known for its scenic beauty and historic maritime significance.
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B.
Sound of Sleat
The Sound of Sleat is a narrow sea strait off Scotland’s west coast that separates the Isle of Skye from the mainland and forms part of the route into Loch Alsh.
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C.
Sound of Raasay
The Sound of Raasay is a sea channel off Scotland’s west coast that separates the Isle of Skye from the island of Raasay.
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D.
Sound of Jura
The Sound of Jura is a strait off the west coast of Scotland, separating the island of Jura from the mainland and known for its strong tides and scenic, rugged coastline.
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E.
The Sound
The Sound is the strait between Denmark and Sweden that connects the Baltic Sea to the Kattegat and is one of the world's busiest waterways.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
sea channel
ⓘ
sound ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Firth of Lorn
ⓘ
Loch Linnhe ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| GaelicName | An Caolas Mòr ⓘ |
| hasCoastlineOn |
Ardgour
ⓘ
Isle of Mull ⓘ Morvern ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
numerous shipwrecks
ⓘ
rocky coastline ⓘ strong tidal streams ⓘ |
| hasFerryRoute |
Lochaline–Fishnish ferry
ⓘ
Oban–Craignure ferry (near southern entrance) ⓘ |
| hasIsland |
Calve Island
ⓘ
Eilean Rubha an Ridire ⓘ |
| knownFor |
rich marine life
ⓘ
scenic beauty ⓘ shipwreck diving ⓘ wildlife watching ⓘ |
| languageOfToponym | Scottish Gaelic ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Argyll and Bute
ⓘ
Lochaber ⓘ North Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
linked to:
North Atlantic
west coast of Scotland ⓘ |
| marineHabitatFor |
dolphins
ⓘ
otters ⓘ porpoises ⓘ seabirds ⓘ seals ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement |
Fishnish
ⓘ
Lochaline ⓘ Salen ⓘ Tobermory ⓘ |
| partOf |
Inner Hebrides
ⓘ
Scottish coastal waters ⓘ |
| popularActivity |
kayaking
ⓘ
sailing ⓘ scuba diving ⓘ wildlife cruises ⓘ |
| region |
Argyll and Bute council area
ⓘ
linked to:
council area of Argyll and Bute
Highland council area ⓘ |
| separates |
Isle of Mull
ⓘ
Scottish mainland ⓘ |
| usedFor |
angling
ⓘ
commercial shipping ⓘ ferry transport ⓘ recreational boating ⓘ |
| waterBodyType | saltwater ⓘ |
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
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Sound of Mull Description of subject: The Sound of Mull is a narrow sea channel off the west coast of Scotland that separates the Isle of Mull from the mainland and is known for its scenic beauty and rich marine life.
Referenced by (44)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.