Gulf of Khambhat
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The Gulf of Khambhat is a large, funnel-shaped inlet of the Arabian Sea along India’s western coast in Gujarat, known for its extreme tidal ranges and the mouths of several major rivers.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gulf of Khambhat canonical | 26 |
| Arabian Sea at Bharuch | 1 |
| Cambay | 1 |
| Gulf of Cambay | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T433101 — 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: Gulf of Khambhat Context triple: [Narmada, mouthLocation, Gulf of Khambhat]
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A.
Laccadive Sea
The Laccadive Sea is a warm, biologically rich marginal sea off the southwestern coast of India, bordered by India, the Maldives, and Sri Lanka.
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B.
Arabian Sea
The Arabian Sea is a region of the northern Indian Ocean located between the Arabian Peninsula and the Indian subcontinent, serving as a major historical route for trade and cultural exchange.
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C.
Bay of Bengal
The Bay of Bengal is a large northeastern extension of the Indian Ocean bordered by India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, and Sri Lanka, known for its monsoons, cyclones, and major river deltas such as the Ganges-Brahmaputra.
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D.
Rann of Kutch
The Rann of Kutch is a vast seasonal salt marsh in the Kutch district of Gujarat, India, renowned for its white salt desert landscape and unique wildlife.
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E.
Konkan
Konkan is a rugged, coastal region along the western shoreline of India, known for its distinctive culture, cuisine, and scenic Arabian Sea beaches.
- 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: Gulf of Khambhat Target entity description: The Gulf of Khambhat is a large, funnel-shaped inlet of the Arabian Sea along India’s western coast in Gujarat, known for its extreme tidal ranges and the mouths of several major rivers.
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A.
Laccadive Sea
The Laccadive Sea is a warm, biologically rich marginal sea off the southwestern coast of India, bordered by India, the Maldives, and Sri Lanka.
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B.
Arabian Sea
The Arabian Sea is a region of the northern Indian Ocean located between the Arabian Peninsula and the Indian subcontinent, serving as a major historical route for trade and cultural exchange.
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C.
Bay of Bengal
The Bay of Bengal is a large northeastern extension of the Indian Ocean bordered by India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, and Sri Lanka, known for its monsoons, cyclones, and major river deltas such as the Ganges-Brahmaputra.
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D.
Rann of Kutch
The Rann of Kutch is a vast seasonal salt marsh in the Kutch district of Gujarat, India, renowned for its white salt desert landscape and unique wildlife.
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E.
Konkan
Konkan is a rugged, coastal region along the western shoreline of India, known for its distinctive culture, cuisine, and scenic Arabian Sea beaches.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coastal water body
ⓘ
gulf ⓘ inlet of the sea ⓘ |
| adjacentCity |
Bharuch
ⓘ
Bhavnagar ⓘ |
| adjacentDistrict |
Ahmedabad
ⓘ
surface form:
Ahmedabad district
Anand district ⓘ Bharuch district ⓘ Bhavnagar district ⓘ Kheda district ⓘ Surat district ⓘ |
| adjacentTown |
Bharuch
ⓘ
surface form:
Khambhat
|
| alsoKnownAs |
Gulf of Khambhat
ⓘ
surface form:
Gulf of Cambay
Kathiawar ⓘ
surface form:
Khambhat Khadi
|
| coast | western coast of India ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
fishing
ⓘ
port activities ⓘ salt production ⓘ |
| ecosystemType |
estuarine environment
ⓘ
intertidal mudflats ⓘ |
| knownFor |
extreme tidal ranges
ⓘ
high sediment transport ⓘ strong tidal currents ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Gujarat
ⓘ
Western India ⓘ
surface form:
western India
|
| locatedOn | Indian west coast ⓘ |
| locatedOnCoastOf | Arabian Sea ⓘ |
| maximumTidalRangeCategory | macrotidal ⓘ |
| northernBoundary | Cambay region of Gujarat ⓘ |
| ocean | Indian Ocean ⓘ |
| partOf | Arabian Sea ⓘ |
| proposedProjectSite | Kalpasar project ⓘ |
| riverMouth |
Hathmati River
ⓘ
surface form:
Bhogavo River
Mahi River ⓘ Narmada ⓘ
surface form:
Narmada River
Sabarmati River ⓘ Shetrunji River ⓘ Tapi River ⓘ |
| salinity | highly variable ⓘ |
| sedimentSource |
Mahi River sediments
ⓘ
Narmada River sediments ⓘ Sabarmati River sediments ⓘ Tapi River sediments ⓘ |
| separates |
Kathiawar Peninsula
ⓘ
surface form:
Kathiawar Peninsula from mainland Gujarat
|
| shape | funnel-shaped ⓘ |
| southernBoundary |
South Gujarat
ⓘ
surface form:
Surat region of Gujarat
|
| stateCoast | Gujarat coast ⓘ |
| tidalRangeCharacteristic | among highest tidal ranges on Indian coast ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Gulf of Khambhat Description of subject: The Gulf of Khambhat is a large, funnel-shaped inlet of the Arabian Sea along India’s western coast in Gujarat, known for its extreme tidal ranges and the mouths of several major rivers.
Referenced by (29)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Cambay
this entity surface form:
Gulf of Cambay
this entity surface form:
Arabian Sea at Bharuch