Buttermilk Channel, New York Harbor
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Buttermilk Channel, New York Harbor, is a tidal strait in New York City separating Brooklyn from Governors Island and serving as a key navigational channel within the Upper New York Bay.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Buttermilk Channel, New York Harbor canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4733247 — 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: Buttermilk Channel, New York Harbor Context triple: [Buttermilk Channel, hasAlternativeName, Buttermilk Channel, New York Harbor]
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A.
Flushing Bay
Flushing Bay is a tidal embayment in northern Queens, New York City, forming part of the East River and lying adjacent to major landmarks such as LaGuardia Airport and Citi Field.
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B.
Newtown Creek
Newtown Creek is a heavily industrialized tidal estuary in New York City that forms part of the boundary between Brooklyn and Queens and is known as one of the most polluted waterways in the United States.
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C.
East River
The East River is a tidal strait in New York City that separates Manhattan from Brooklyn and Queens and serves as a major waterway spanned by several iconic bridges.
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D.
East River
The East River is a tributary waterway in the Appalachian region of the United States that flows through southern West Virginia and into Virginia.
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E.
East River
The East River is a mountain river in Gunnison County, Colorado, that flows through the Elk Mountains and joins the Taylor River to form the Gunnison River.
- 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: Buttermilk Channel, New York Harbor Target entity description: Buttermilk Channel, New York Harbor, is a tidal strait in New York City separating Brooklyn from Governors Island and serving as a key navigational channel within the Upper New York Bay.
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A.
Flushing Bay
Flushing Bay is a tidal embayment in northern Queens, New York City, forming part of the East River and lying adjacent to major landmarks such as LaGuardia Airport and Citi Field.
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B.
Newtown Creek
Newtown Creek is a heavily industrialized tidal estuary in New York City that forms part of the boundary between Brooklyn and Queens and is known as one of the most polluted waterways in the United States.
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C.
East River
The East River is a tidal strait in New York City that separates Manhattan from Brooklyn and Queens and serves as a major waterway spanned by several iconic bridges.
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D.
East River
The East River is a mountain river in Gunnison County, Colorado, that flows through the Elk Mountains and joins the Taylor River to form the Gunnison River.
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E.
East River
The East River is a tributary waterway in the Appalachian region of the United States that flows through southern West Virginia and into Virginia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
tidal strait
ⓘ
waterway ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Governors Island
ⓘ
Red Hook, Brooklyn ⓘ
linked to:
Red Hook
|
| bodyOfWaterType | tidal strait ⓘ |
| borough | Brooklyn ⓘ |
| connects |
Buttermilk Channel Anchorage areas
ⓘ
Upper New York Bay ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| environmentType | urban estuarine waterway ⓘ |
| governedBy |
United States Coast Guard navigation regulations
ⓘ
linked to:
Inland Navigation Rules
|
| hasChart | NOAA nautical charts for New York Harbor ⓘ |
| hasCurrentType | tidal current ⓘ |
| hasLegalStatus | navigable waters of the United States ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin | local maritime folklore ⓘ |
| hasTidalInfluenceFrom | Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| hasTraffic |
cargo vessels
ⓘ
ferries ⓘ pleasure craft ⓘ tugboats ⓘ |
| historicalUse |
access route to Brooklyn waterfront piers
ⓘ
approach channel to Erie Basin ⓘ |
| isPartOf | New York City waterways ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
New York City
ⓘ
New York Harbor ⓘ New York State ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
Upper New York Bay ⓘ |
| maintainedBy |
United States Army Corps of Engineers
ⓘ
linked to:
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
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| navigationalRole | key navigational channel within Upper New York Bay ⓘ |
| near |
Buttermilk Channel Anchorage
ⓘ
New York Harbor Entrance ⓘ
linked to:
New York Harbor main channel
New York Harbor shipping lanes ⓘ
linked to:
New York Harbor main channel
New York Harbor terminals ⓘ
linked to:
Port of New York and New Jersey
|
| partOf | New York City maritime infrastructure ⓘ |
| region | Northeastern United States ⓘ |
| separates |
Brooklyn
ⓘ
Governors Island ⓘ |
| usedFor |
commercial shipping
ⓘ
navigation ⓘ recreational boating ⓘ |
| waterwayClass | federal navigation channel ⓘ |
| waterwaySystem | Port of New York and New Jersey ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Buttermilk Channel, New York Harbor Description of subject: Buttermilk Channel, New York Harbor, is a tidal strait in New York City separating Brooklyn from Governors Island and serving as a key navigational channel within the Upper New York Bay.
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