Horseshoe Bay–Departure Bay route
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The Horseshoe Bay–Departure Bay route is a major BC Ferries crossing linking West Vancouver on the British Columbia mainland with Nanaimo on Vancouver Island.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Horseshoe Bay–Departure Bay route canonical | 2 |
| Departure Bay–Horseshoe Bay route | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7873671 — 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: Horseshoe Bay–Departure Bay route Context triple: [BC Ferries, operatorOf, Horseshoe Bay–Departure Bay route]
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A.
North Lantau Highway
North Lantau Highway is a major expressway in Hong Kong that connects Lantau Island, including Hong Kong International Airport, to the rest of the territory.
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B.
Hong Kong Link Road
Hong Kong Link Road is the highway connection on the Hong Kong side that links the Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macau Bridge to Hong Kong’s local road network and airport area.
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C.
Glenora Ferry route
The Glenora Ferry route is a free car and passenger ferry service that crosses the Bay of Quinte in Ontario, connecting Prince Edward County with the mainland as part of Highway 33 (Loyalist Parkway).
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D.
Trans-Harbour Line
The Trans-Harbour Line is a key corridor of the Mumbai Suburban Railway network that connects Navi Mumbai with Thane and other parts of the metropolitan region.
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E.
Seletar Expressway
The Seletar Expressway (SLE) is a major highway in Singapore that connects the northern region, including Woodlands, to the central and northeastern parts of the island.
- 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: Horseshoe Bay–Departure Bay route Target entity description: The Horseshoe Bay–Departure Bay route is a major BC Ferries crossing linking West Vancouver on the British Columbia mainland with Nanaimo on Vancouver Island.
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A.
North Lantau Highway
North Lantau Highway is a major expressway in Hong Kong that connects Lantau Island, including Hong Kong International Airport, to the rest of the territory.
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B.
Hong Kong Link Road
Hong Kong Link Road is the highway connection on the Hong Kong side that links the Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macau Bridge to Hong Kong’s local road network and airport area.
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C.
Glenora Ferry route
The Glenora Ferry route is a free car and passenger ferry service that crosses the Bay of Quinte in Ontario, connecting Prince Edward County with the mainland as part of Highway 33 (Loyalist Parkway).
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D.
Trans-Harbour Line
The Trans-Harbour Line is a key corridor of the Mumbai Suburban Railway network that connects Navi Mumbai with Thane and other parts of the metropolitan region.
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E.
Seletar Expressway
The Seletar Expressway (SLE) is a major highway in Singapore that connects the northern region, including Woodlands, to the central and northeastern parts of the island.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
BC Ferries route
ⓘ
ferry route ⓘ |
| connects |
Departure Bay
ⓘ
Horseshoe Bay ⓘ Nanaimo ⓘ West Vancouver ⓘ |
| crosses |
Strait of Georgia
ⓘ
linked to:
Georgia Strait
|
| isMajorRouteInSystem | BC Ferries ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
British Columbia
ⓘ
Canada ⓘ |
| operator | BC Ferries ⓘ |
| partOf |
BC Ferries coastal network
ⓘ
linked to:
BC Ferries
|
| primaryIslandCityAccess | Nanaimo ⓘ |
| primaryMainlandCityAccess |
Vancouver metropolitan area
ⓘ
linked to:
Metro Vancouver, Canada
|
| regionServed |
Central Vancouver Island
ⓘ
Lower Mainland ⓘ |
| serves |
British Columbia mainland
ⓘ
linked to:
British Columbia
Vancouver Island ⓘ |
| status | active ⓘ |
| terminusOnIsland | Departure Bay ferry terminal ⓘ |
| terminusOnMainland | Horseshoe Bay ferry terminal ⓘ |
| typicalVesselType | Ro-Pax ferry ⓘ |
| usedFor |
commercial freight transport
ⓘ
passenger transport ⓘ vehicle transport ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Horseshoe Bay–Departure Bay route Description of subject: The Horseshoe Bay–Departure Bay route is a major BC Ferries crossing linking West Vancouver on the British Columbia mainland with Nanaimo on Vancouver Island.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Horseshoe Bay–Departure Bay route