Eastern Bosphorus Strait
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The Eastern Bosphorus Strait is a narrow sea channel near Vladivostok in Russia that separates the mainland from Russky Island and connects the Amur Bay with the Ussuri Bay in the Sea of Japan.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Eastern Bosphorus Strait canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5239009 — 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: Eastern Bosphorus Strait Context triple: [Russky Bridge, crosses, Eastern Bosphorus Strait]
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A.
Tatar Strait
The Tatar Strait is a narrow body of water in the Russian Far East that separates Sakhalin Island from the mainland and connects the Sea of Okhotsk with the Sea of Japan.
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B.
Kafireas Strait
Kafireas Strait is a narrow and often treacherous passage of water in the Aegean Sea between the island of Euboea and the Greek mainland, known historically for strong winds and dangerous currents.
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C.
Kronverk Strait
Kronverk Strait is a narrow waterway in Saint Petersburg, Russia, separating Petrogradsky Island from Zayachy Island near the Peter and Paul Fortress.
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D.
Bosporus
The Bosporus is a narrow, strategically vital strait in Turkey that separates Europe from Asia and links the Black Sea to the Sea of Marmara.
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E.
Kerch Strait
The Kerch Strait is a narrow waterway connecting the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov, strategically important as a maritime passage between Eastern Europe and the Caucasus.
- 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: Eastern Bosphorus Strait Target entity description: The Eastern Bosphorus Strait is a narrow sea channel near Vladivostok in Russia that separates the mainland from Russky Island and connects the Amur Bay with the Ussuri Bay in the Sea of Japan.
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A.
Tatar Strait
The Tatar Strait is a narrow body of water in the Russian Far East that separates Sakhalin Island from the mainland and connects the Sea of Okhotsk with the Sea of Japan.
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B.
Kafireas Strait
Kafireas Strait is a narrow and often treacherous passage of water in the Aegean Sea between the island of Euboea and the Greek mainland, known historically for strong winds and dangerous currents.
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C.
Kronverk Strait
Kronverk Strait is a narrow waterway in Saint Petersburg, Russia, separating Petrogradsky Island from Zayachy Island near the Peter and Paul Fortress.
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D.
Bosporus
The Bosporus is a narrow, strategically vital strait in Turkey that separates Europe from Asia and links the Black Sea to the Sea of Marmara.
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E.
Kerch Strait
The Kerch Strait is a narrow waterway connecting the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov, strategically important as a maritime passage between Eastern Europe and the Caucasus.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | strait ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Pacific Ocean basin ⓘ |
| climate | temperate monsoon climate ⓘ |
| connects |
Amur Bay
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ussuri Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Russia ⓘ |
| crossedBy | Russky Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| freezes | partially in winter ⓘ |
| hasBridge | Russky Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCurrent | tidal currents ⓘ |
| hasLength | about 9 kilometers ⓘ |
| hasMaximumDepth | about 50 meters ⓘ |
| hasMinimumWidth | about 800 meters ⓘ |
| hasNavigationRestrictions | yes ⓘ |
| hasNearbyFacility | Far Eastern Federal University on Russky Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStrategicImportance | yes ⓘ |
| isApproachTo | Vladivostok port NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isIn | Russian Far East NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Primorsky Krai
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Russia ⓘ Vladivostok NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInWaterBody | Sea of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Bosphorus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Muravyov-Amursky Peninsula
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Russky Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Vladivostok NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Peter the Great Gulf
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sea of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| separates |
Russian mainland
ⓘ
Russky Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
commercial shipping
ⓘ
maritime navigation ⓘ military purposes ⓘ |
| waterSalinity | marine (saltwater) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Eastern Bosphorus Strait Description of subject: The Eastern Bosphorus Strait is a narrow sea channel near Vladivostok in Russia that separates the mainland from Russky Island and connects the Amur Bay with the Ussuri Bay in the Sea of Japan.
Referenced by (1)
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