Cape Fear River
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The Cape Fear River is a major waterway in eastern North Carolina that flows from the Piedmont to the Atlantic Ocean, historically important for transportation, trade, and regional development.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cape Fear River canonical | 46 |
| Cape Fear River Basin | 6 |
| Cape Fear River basin | 5 |
| Cape Fear River estuary | 2 |
| Cape Fear River system | 2 |
| Cape Fear River bar | 1 |
| Cape Fear River lower basin | 1 |
| Northeast Cape Fear River | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T103118 — 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.
Target entity: Cape Fear River Context triple: [Piedmont region of North Carolina, drainedBy, Cape Fear River]
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A.
Neuse River
The Neuse River is a major river in North Carolina that flows from the Piedmont through the Coastal Plain to empty into Pamlico Sound, playing a key role in the region’s ecology and history.
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B.
Catawba River
The Catawba River is a major waterway in the southeastern United States that flows through the Carolinas, providing vital resources for drinking water, power generation, recreation, and wildlife habitat.
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C.
Don River
The Don River is a significant waterway in Toronto, Ontario, that flows south through the city into Lake Ontario and has played an important role in its urban and environmental history.
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D.
Delaware River
The Delaware River is a major waterway in the northeastern United States that forms part of the borders of several states and flows past major cities including Philadelphia before emptying into the Delaware Bay.
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E.
Hunter River
The Hunter River is a major waterway in New South Wales, Australia, flowing through the Hunter Valley and supporting significant agricultural, industrial, and urban communities before reaching the Tasman Sea at Newcastle.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Cape Fear River Target entity description: The Cape Fear River is a major waterway in eastern North Carolina that flows from the Piedmont to the Atlantic Ocean, historically important for transportation, trade, and regional development.
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A.
Neuse River
The Neuse River is a major river in North Carolina that flows from the Piedmont through the Coastal Plain to empty into Pamlico Sound, playing a key role in the region’s ecology and history.
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B.
Catawba River
The Catawba River is a major waterway in the southeastern United States that flows through the Carolinas, providing vital resources for drinking water, power generation, recreation, and wildlife habitat.
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C.
Don River
The Don River is a significant waterway in Toronto, Ontario, that flows south through the city into Lake Ontario and has played an important role in its urban and environmental history.
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D.
Delaware River
The Delaware River is a major waterway in the northeastern United States that forms part of the borders of several states and flows past major cities including Philadelphia before emptying into the Delaware Bay.
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E.
Hunter River
The Hunter River is a major waterway in New South Wales, Australia, flowing through the Hunter Valley and supporting significant agricultural, industrial, and urban communities before reaching the Tasman Sea at Newcastle.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | river ⓘ |
| basinCountry | United States of America ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| crossedBy |
Cape Fear Memorial Bridge
ⓘ
Isabel Holmes Bridge ⓘ US Route 74/76 bridges ⓘ |
| drainageBasin |
Cape Fear River
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Cape Fear River Basin
|
| economicImportance |
regional development in eastern North Carolina
ⓘ
support of port activities at Wilmington ⓘ |
| environmentalIssue |
industrial contamination concerns
ⓘ
nutrient loading and runoff issues ⓘ water pollution concerns ⓘ |
| flowsFrom | Piedmont region of North Carolina ⓘ |
| flowsInto | Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| flowsThroughCounty |
Bladen County, North Carolina
ⓘ
Chatham County, North Carolina ⓘ Cumberland County, North Carolina ⓘ Harnett County, North Carolina ⓘ New Hanover County, North Carolina ⓘ Pender County, North Carolina ⓘ |
| hasEstuary |
Cape Fear River
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Cape Fear River estuary
|
| hasTributary |
Black River (North Carolina)
ⓘ
Deep River ⓘ Haw River ⓘ Cape Fear River self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Northeast Cape Fear River
|
| historicalUse |
navigation corridor to the interior of North Carolina
ⓘ
trade route ⓘ transportation route ⓘ |
| length |
approximately 202 miles
ⓘ
approximately 325 kilometers ⓘ |
| locatedIn | North Carolina ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | eastern North Carolina ⓘ |
| mouthLocation |
near Cape Fear, North Carolina
ⓘ
near Wilmington, North Carolina ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Cape Fear ⓘ |
| navigationStatus | navigable in lower reaches ⓘ |
| nearbyPort |
Port of Wilmington
ⓘ
surface form:
Port of Wilmington, North Carolina
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| partOf | Atlantic coastal plain river systems ⓘ |
| passesNear |
Elizabethtown, North Carolina
ⓘ
Lillington, North Carolina ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Fayetteville, North Carolina
ⓘ
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States ⓘ
surface form:
Wilmington, North Carolina
|
| sourceLocation |
confluence of the Deep River and Haw River
ⓘ
near Moncure, North Carolina ⓘ |
| usedFor |
commercial shipping (historically)
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fishing ⓘ industrial water supply ⓘ municipal water supply (in parts of its basin) ⓘ recreation ⓘ |
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Subject: Cape Fear River Description of subject: The Cape Fear River is a major waterway in eastern North Carolina that flows from the Piedmont to the Atlantic Ocean, historically important for transportation, trade, and regional development.
Referenced by (64)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.