Little Belt region of the Baltic Sea
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The Little Belt region of the Baltic Sea is a narrow strait between the Jutland Peninsula and the island of Funen in Denmark, known for its archipelagos, strong currents, and importance as a shipping and marine habitat area.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Little Belt region | 2 |
| Little Belt region of the Baltic Sea canonical | 1 |
| Little Belt–Baltic Sea system | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7591585 — 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: Little Belt region of the Baltic Sea Context triple: [South Funen Archipelago, seaArea, Little Belt region of the Baltic Sea]
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A.
Bothnian Sea
The Bothnian Sea is the southern part of the Gulf of Bothnia, a brackish water basin between Sweden and Finland that forms a northern arm of the Baltic Sea.
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B.
Baltic Proper
The Baltic Proper is the central, open-sea basin of the Baltic Sea, lying between the Gulf of Bothnia and the Danish straits and forming the main body of this brackish inland sea.
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C.
East Jutland
East Jutland is a populous and economically significant region in eastern Denmark, encompassing major cities such as Aarhus along the eastern coast of the Jutland Peninsula.
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D.
Kattegat
Kattegat is a shallow sea area and strait between Denmark and Sweden that forms a key maritime passage linking the North Sea with the Baltic Sea.
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E.
Irminger Sea
The Irminger Sea is a marginal sea of the North Atlantic Ocean located between Greenland and Iceland, known for its deep waters and role in North Atlantic ocean circulation.
- 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: Little Belt region of the Baltic Sea Target entity description: The Little Belt region of the Baltic Sea is a narrow strait between the Jutland Peninsula and the island of Funen in Denmark, known for its archipelagos, strong currents, and importance as a shipping and marine habitat area.
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A.
Bothnian Sea
The Bothnian Sea is the southern part of the Gulf of Bothnia, a brackish water basin between Sweden and Finland that forms a northern arm of the Baltic Sea.
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B.
Baltic Proper
The Baltic Proper is the central, open-sea basin of the Baltic Sea, lying between the Gulf of Bothnia and the Danish straits and forming the main body of this brackish inland sea.
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C.
East Jutland
East Jutland is a populous and economically significant region in eastern Denmark, encompassing major cities such as Aarhus along the eastern coast of the Jutland Peninsula.
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D.
Kattegat
Kattegat is a shallow sea area and strait between Denmark and Sweden that forms a key maritime passage linking the North Sea with the Baltic Sea.
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E.
Irminger Sea
The Irminger Sea is a marginal sea of the North Atlantic Ocean located between Greenland and Iceland, known for its deep waters and role in North Atlantic ocean circulation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
marine region
ⓘ
strait ⓘ |
| connects |
Baltic Sea proper
ⓘ
linked to:
Baltic Proper
Kattegat ⓘ |
| country | Denmark ⓘ |
| crossesMunicipality |
Fredericia Municipality
ⓘ
Middelfart Municipality ⓘ |
| ecosystemType | temperate marine ecosystem ⓘ |
| environmentalConcern |
eutrophication risk
ⓘ
nutrient pollution ⓘ |
| environmentalProtection | subject to Danish marine conservation measures ⓘ |
| governedBy | Danish maritime authorities ⓘ |
| habitatFor |
fish species
ⓘ
marine mammals ⓘ seabirds ⓘ |
| hasBridge |
New Little Belt Bridge
ⓘ
Old Little Belt Bridge ⓘ
linked to:
Little Belt bridges
|
| hasCurrent | strong tidal currents ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
narrow channels
ⓘ
strong horizontal mixing ⓘ variable salinity ⓘ |
| hasNameInDanish | Lillebælt ⓘ |
| hasPart | archipelagos of small Danish islands ⓘ |
| knownFor |
archipelagos
ⓘ
marine habitat ⓘ narrow strait ⓘ shipping route ⓘ strong currents ⓘ |
| languageOfToponym | Danish ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Baltic Sea
ⓘ
Denmark ⓘ |
| nearbyIsland | Funen ⓘ |
| nearbyPeninsula | Jutland ⓘ |
| partOf |
Danish straits
ⓘ
transition zone between North Sea and Baltic Sea ⓘ |
| separates |
Jutland Peninsula
ⓘ
island of Funen ⓘ |
| shippingImportance | regional shipping corridor ⓘ |
| usedFor |
commercial shipping
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ marine research ⓘ recreational boating ⓘ |
| waterType | brackish water ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Little Belt region of the Baltic Sea Description of subject: The Little Belt region of the Baltic Sea is a narrow strait between the Jutland Peninsula and the island of Funen in Denmark, known for its archipelagos, strong currents, and importance as a shipping and marine habitat area.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Little Belt region of the Baltic Sea
linked to: Little Belt region of the Baltic Sea
linked to: Little Belt region of the Baltic Sea