Zimovia Strait
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Zimovia Strait is a narrow marine channel in southeastern Alaska that separates Wrangell Island from the mainland and forms part of the Inside Passage.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Zimovia Strait canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6820600 — 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: Zimovia Strait Context triple: [Wrangell, hasNearbyWaterBody, Zimovia Strait]
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A.
Vilkitsky Strait
Vilkitsky Strait is a narrow Arctic waterway off the northern coast of Siberia that separates the Taymyr Peninsula from the Severnaya Zemlya archipelago and forms part of the Northern Sea Route.
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B.
Yugorsky Strait
Yugorsky Strait is a narrow Arctic waterway in northern Russia that separates Vaygach Island from the mainland and connects the Barents Sea with the Kara Sea.
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C.
Isanotski Strait
Isanotski Strait is a narrow marine passage in Alaska’s Aleutian region that separates Unimak Island from the Alaska Peninsula and connects the North Pacific Ocean with the Bering Sea.
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D.
Dmitry Laptev Strait
Dmitry Laptev Strait is a narrow Arctic waterway in northeastern Siberia that separates the New Siberian Islands from the Russian mainland and links the Laptev Sea with the East Siberian Sea.
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E.
Krusenstern Strait
Krusenstern Strait is a sea passage in the Kuril Islands chain that separates two of the islands and connects parts of the northwest Pacific waters.
- 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: Zimovia Strait Target entity description: Zimovia Strait is a narrow marine channel in southeastern Alaska that separates Wrangell Island from the mainland and forms part of the Inside Passage.
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A.
Vilkitsky Strait
Vilkitsky Strait is a narrow Arctic waterway off the northern coast of Siberia that separates the Taymyr Peninsula from the Severnaya Zemlya archipelago and forms part of the Northern Sea Route.
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B.
Yugorsky Strait
Yugorsky Strait is a narrow Arctic waterway in northern Russia that separates Vaygach Island from the mainland and connects the Barents Sea with the Kara Sea.
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C.
Isanotski Strait
Isanotski Strait is a narrow marine passage in Alaska’s Aleutian region that separates Unimak Island from the Alaska Peninsula and connects the North Pacific Ocean with the Bering Sea.
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D.
Dmitry Laptev Strait
Dmitry Laptev Strait is a narrow Arctic waterway in northeastern Siberia that separates the New Siberian Islands from the Russian mainland and links the Laptev Sea with the East Siberian Sea.
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E.
Krusenstern Strait
Krusenstern Strait is a sea passage in the Kuril Islands chain that separates two of the islands and connects parts of the northwest Pacific waters.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (24)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
marine channel
ⓘ
strait ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Alexander Archipelago
ⓘ
Wrangell Island ⓘ |
| bodyOfWater | Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| environment | temperate rainforest coastal zone ⓘ |
| hasEcosystem | marine fjord-like channel ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOrigin | Tlingit toponymy (regional context) ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Alaska
ⓘ
Southeast Alaska ⓘ
linked to:
Southeastern Alaska
|
| locatedInTimeZone | Alaska Time Zone ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
City of Wrangell
ⓘ
linked to:
city of Wrangell
|
| navigationalContext | forms part of protected inland route between Puget Sound and Southeast Alaska ports ⓘ |
| partOf |
Alaska Panhandle waterways
ⓘ
Inside Passage ⓘ |
| region | Alexander Archipelago ⓘ |
| separates |
Alaska mainland
ⓘ
Wrangell Island ⓘ |
| usedFor |
coastal shipping
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ marine navigation ⓘ recreational boating ⓘ |
| waterwayType | narrow channel ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Zimovia Strait Description of subject: Zimovia Strait is a narrow marine channel in southeastern Alaska that separates Wrangell Island from the mainland and forms part of the Inside Passage.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.