Johnston Channel
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Johnston Channel is a waterway in the St. Clair River delta region of Ontario, Canada, forming part of the natural channels around Walpole Island.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Johnston Channel canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6727399 — 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: Johnston Channel Context triple: [Walpole Island, borderedBy, Johnston Channel]
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A.
Bonny Channel
Bonny Channel is a key navigable waterway in Nigeria’s Niger Delta region, serving as an important route for maritime transport and oil and gas shipping.
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B.
Blackett Strait
Blackett Strait is a narrow waterway in the Solomon Islands, situated between islands of the New Georgia group and noted for its strategic role in naval operations during World War II.
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C.
Ambrose Channel
Ambrose Channel is the main deep-water shipping channel that provides large vessels with access between the Atlantic Ocean and the Port of New York and New Jersey.
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D.
Sealark Channel
Sealark Channel is a marine waterway located off the coast of Sri Lanka’s Central Province in the Indian Ocean.
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E.
Sealark Channel
Sealark Channel is a strait in the Solomon Islands that separates Savo Island from Guadalcanal and forms part of the Ironbottom Sound area known for major World War II naval battles.
- 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: Johnston Channel Target entity description: Johnston Channel is a waterway in the St. Clair River delta region of Ontario, Canada, forming part of the natural channels around Walpole Island.
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A.
Bonny Channel
Bonny Channel is a key navigable waterway in Nigeria’s Niger Delta region, serving as an important route for maritime transport and oil and gas shipping.
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B.
Blackett Strait
Blackett Strait is a narrow waterway in the Solomon Islands, situated between islands of the New Georgia group and noted for its strategic role in naval operations during World War II.
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C.
Ambrose Channel
Ambrose Channel is the main deep-water shipping channel that provides large vessels with access between the Atlantic Ocean and the Port of New York and New Jersey.
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D.
Sealark Channel
Sealark Channel is a strait in the Solomon Islands that separates Savo Island from Guadalcanal and forms part of the Ironbottom Sound area known for major World War II naval battles.
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E.
Sealark Channel
Sealark Channel is a marine waterway located off the coast of Sri Lanka’s Central Province in the Indian Ocean.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (24)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
channel
ⓘ
waterway ⓘ |
| basinCountry | Canada ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
St. Clair River
ⓘ
other St. Clair River delta channels ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
St. Clair River delta region
ⓘ
linked to:
Saint Clair–Detroit River System
|
| hasEnvironment | freshwater ⓘ |
| hasWatershed |
St. Clair River watershed
ⓘ
linked to:
St. Clair River
|
| locatedIn |
Great Lakes–St. Lawrence River drainage basin
ⓘ
linked to:
Great Lakes Basin
Ontario ⓘ St. Clair River delta ⓘ
linked to:
St. Clair River
|
| locatedInAdministrativeArea |
Lambton County, Ontario
ⓘ
linked to:
Lambton County
|
| locatedInHydrologicalSystem | Great Lakes Basin ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Southwestern Ontario ⓘ |
| locatedInTraditionalTerritoryOf | Walpole Island First Nation ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Walpole Island ⓘ |
| partOf |
St. Clair River delta channels
ⓘ
St. Clair River system ⓘ
linked to:
St. Clair River
Walpole Island surrounding waterways ⓘ |
| usedFor |
fishing
ⓘ
local navigation ⓘ recreational boating ⓘ |
| waterbodyType | natural channel ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Johnston Channel Description of subject: Johnston Channel is a waterway in the St. Clair River delta region of Ontario, Canada, forming part of the natural channels around Walpole Island.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.