Strait of Canso
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The Strait of Canso is a narrow channel of water in Nova Scotia, Canada, that separates Cape Breton Island from the mainland and serves as an important shipping and transportation route.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Strait of Canso canonical | 11 |
| Strait of Canso area | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6108735 — 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: Strait of Canso Context triple: [Canso Causeway, crosses, Strait of Canso]
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A.
Cabot Strait
Cabot Strait is a major North Atlantic shipping passage between Newfoundland and Cape Breton Island that forms one of the primary entrances to the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
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B.
Strait of Belle Isle
The Strait of Belle Isle is a narrow waterway separating Newfoundland from the Labrador Peninsula, serving as an important northern entrance between the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
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C.
East Channel
East Channel is a waterway or sub-basin within Detroit Harbor, likely serving as one of its primary navigational or geographic divisions.
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D.
Muskeget Channel
Muskeget Channel is a tidal waterway off the coast of Massachusetts that separates Nantucket from Martha’s Vineyard and connects the surrounding coastal waters of the Atlantic.
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E.
Rae Strait
Rae Strait is a narrow Arctic waterway in Nunavut, Canada, forming part of the Northwest Passage between the mainland and King William Island.
- 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: Strait of Canso Target entity description: The Strait of Canso is a narrow channel of water in Nova Scotia, Canada, that separates Cape Breton Island from the mainland and serves as an important shipping and transportation route.
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A.
Cabot Strait
Cabot Strait is a major North Atlantic shipping passage between Newfoundland and Cape Breton Island that forms one of the primary entrances to the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
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B.
Strait of Belle Isle
The Strait of Belle Isle is a narrow waterway separating Newfoundland from the Labrador Peninsula, serving as an important northern entrance between the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
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C.
East Channel
East Channel is a waterway or sub-basin within Detroit Harbor, likely serving as one of its primary navigational or geographic divisions.
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D.
Muskeget Channel
Muskeget Channel is a tidal waterway off the coast of Massachusetts that separates Nantucket from Martha’s Vineyard and connects the surrounding coastal waters of the Atlantic.
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E.
Rae Strait
Rae Strait is a narrow Arctic waterway in Nunavut, Canada, forming part of the Northwest Passage between the mainland and King William Island.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
body of water
ⓘ
strait ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Guysborough County
ⓘ
Inverness County ⓘ
linked to:
Inverness County, Nova Scotia
Richmond County ⓘ |
| connectsBodyOfWater |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
Gulf of St. Lawrence ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| crossedBy |
Canso Canal
ⓘ
Canso Causeway ⓘ |
| hasCurrent | strong tidal currents ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
deep natural channel
ⓘ
relatively narrow width ⓘ |
| hasIndustrialActivity |
oil transshipment
ⓘ
pulp and paper shipping ⓘ shipping terminals ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure |
navigation aids
ⓘ
shipping lanes ⓘ |
| hasLength | approximately 27 kilometres ⓘ |
| hasMaximumDepth | approximately 60 metres ⓘ |
| hasMinimumWidth | approximately 0.75 kilometres ⓘ |
| hasPort |
Point Tupper
ⓘ
Port Hawkesbury ⓘ |
| isImportantFor |
access to Cape Breton Island
ⓘ
marine transportation ⓘ regional economy ⓘ |
| isNavigable | true ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Nova Scotia ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Atlantic Time Zone ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Canso Causeway
ⓘ
Mulgrave ⓘ Port Hastings ⓘ |
| partOf |
Gulf of St. Lawrence watershed
ⓘ
linked to:
Gulf of St. Lawrence
Maritime Provinces coastal waters ⓘ
linked to:
Maritime Provinces
|
| region | eastern Nova Scotia ⓘ |
| separates |
Cape Breton Island
ⓘ
Nova Scotia mainland ⓘ
linked to:
Nova Scotia Peninsula
|
| usedFor |
fishing
ⓘ
shipping ⓘ transportation ⓘ |
| waterType | saltwater ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Strait of Canso Description of subject: The Strait of Canso is a narrow channel of water in Nova Scotia, Canada, that separates Cape Breton Island from the mainland and serves as an important shipping and transportation route.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Strait of Canso