Greenland Dock (via lock system historically)
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Greenland Dock is one of London’s historic former commercial docks on the River Thames, now largely redeveloped as part of the Surrey Quays/Canada Water area.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Greenland Dock (via lock system historically) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4973981 — 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: Greenland Dock (via lock system historically) Context triple: [South Dock, connectedTo, Greenland Dock (via lock system historically)]
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A.
Gladstone Lock
Gladstone Lock is a major ship lock within the Port of Liverpool that enables large vessels to access the port’s dock system from the River Mersey.
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B.
Barrow docks
Barrow docks is a historic port complex in Barrow-in-Furness, England, that developed into a major industrial and shipbuilding hub during the 19th and 20th centuries.
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C.
Barry Docks
Barry Docks is a major dock complex and port facility in Barry, South Wales, historically important for coal export and maritime trade.
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D.
Glasson Dock
Glasson Dock is a small port village in Lancashire, England, known for its historic dock and marina at the mouth of the River Lune.
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E.
Rosedale Lock
Rosedale Lock is a navigational lock on Ontario’s Trent–Severn Waterway that helps boats transition between different water levels along the canal system.
- 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: Greenland Dock (via lock system historically) Target entity description: Greenland Dock is one of London’s historic former commercial docks on the River Thames, now largely redeveloped as part of the Surrey Quays/Canada Water area.
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A.
Gladstone Lock
Gladstone Lock is a major ship lock within the Port of Liverpool that enables large vessels to access the port’s dock system from the River Mersey.
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B.
Barrow docks
Barrow docks is a historic port complex in Barrow-in-Furness, England, that developed into a major industrial and shipbuilding hub during the 19th and 20th centuries.
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C.
Barry Docks
Barry Docks is a major dock complex and port facility in Barry, South Wales, historically important for coal export and maritime trade.
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D.
Glasson Dock
Glasson Dock is a small port village in Lancashire, England, known for its historic dock and marina at the mouth of the River Lune.
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E.
Rosedale Lock
Rosedale Lock is a navigational lock on Ontario’s Trent–Severn Waterway that helps boats transition between different water levels along the canal system.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
body of water
ⓘ
former commercial dock ⓘ marina ⓘ |
| access | pedestrian paths and residential quaysides ⓘ |
| borough | London Borough of Southwark ⓘ |
| closureAsCommercialDock | 20th century ⓘ |
| connectedBy | lock system to the River Thames ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| damagedDuring |
Second World War
ⓘ
linked to:
World War II
|
| hasAdjacentArea |
Greenland Pier
ⓘ
Russia Dock Woodland ⓘ South Dock ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
entrance lock
ⓘ
inner basins ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic dock basin retained in urban redevelopment ⓘ |
| historicalUse |
general cargo handling
ⓘ
timber import ⓘ whaling ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
River Thames
ⓘ
linked to:
Thames
|
| location |
London
ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
Rotherhithe ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Howland family ⓘ |
| near |
Canada Water station
ⓘ
Surrey Quays station ⓘ
linked to:
Surrey Quays railway station
|
| notableFor |
being one of the oldest of London’s wet docks
ⓘ
surviving largely intact in plan despite redevelopment ⓘ |
| opened | 1690s ⓘ |
| operatorHistorical |
Port of London Authority
ⓘ
linked to:
Port of London
|
| originalName | Howland Great Wet Dock ⓘ |
| partOf |
Canada Water area
ⓘ
linked to:
Canada Water
Surrey Quays ⓘ former Surrey Commercial Docks ⓘ |
| partOfRedevelopmentScheme | Surrey Quays redevelopment ⓘ |
| redevelopedAs |
leisure marina
ⓘ
residential area ⓘ |
| redevelopmentPeriod | late 20th century ⓘ |
| renamed | Greenland Dock ⓘ |
| renamedAfter | Greenland whaling trade ⓘ |
| renamedIn | 19th century ⓘ |
| shape | elongated rectangular basin ⓘ |
| usedFor |
recreational boating
ⓘ
residential moorings ⓘ watersports ⓘ |
| waterType | tidally influenced impounded water via lock ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Greenland Dock (via lock system historically) Description of subject: Greenland Dock is one of London’s historic former commercial docks on the River Thames, now largely redeveloped as part of the Surrey Quays/Canada Water area.
Referenced by (1)
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