Swartz Bay terminal
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Swartz Bay terminal is a major ferry terminal on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, serving as a key passenger and vehicle gateway between the island and the BC mainland.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Swartz Bay terminal canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7873693 — 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: Swartz Bay terminal Context triple: [BC Ferries, primaryHub, Swartz Bay terminal]
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A.
Seagirt Marine Terminal
Seagirt Marine Terminal is a major container and cargo handling facility in Baltimore, Maryland, serving as a key hub for international maritime trade on the U.S. East Coast.
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B.
Talleyrand Marine Terminal
Talleyrand Marine Terminal is a major cargo and shipping facility in Jacksonville, Florida, serving as one of the primary terminals within the JAXPORT seaport system.
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C.
Masonville Marine Terminal
Masonville Marine Terminal is a cargo-handling facility within the Port of Baltimore that supports maritime shipping and related industrial operations.
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D.
Portland International Marine Terminal
Portland International Marine Terminal is a major cargo and container shipping facility in Portland, Maine, serving as a key hub for regional and international maritime trade.
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E.
Dundalk Marine Terminal
Dundalk Marine Terminal is a major cargo-handling facility within the Port of Baltimore, known for processing a wide range of containerized, roll-on/roll-off, and breakbulk shipments.
- 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: Swartz Bay terminal Target entity description: Swartz Bay terminal is a major ferry terminal on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, serving as a key passenger and vehicle gateway between the island and the BC mainland.
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A.
Seagirt Marine Terminal
Seagirt Marine Terminal is a major container and cargo handling facility in Baltimore, Maryland, serving as a key hub for international maritime trade on the U.S. East Coast.
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B.
Talleyrand Marine Terminal
Talleyrand Marine Terminal is a major cargo and shipping facility in Jacksonville, Florida, serving as one of the primary terminals within the JAXPORT seaport system.
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C.
Masonville Marine Terminal
Masonville Marine Terminal is a cargo-handling facility within the Port of Baltimore that supports maritime shipping and related industrial operations.
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D.
Portland International Marine Terminal
Portland International Marine Terminal is a major cargo and container shipping facility in Portland, Maine, serving as a key hub for regional and international maritime trade.
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E.
Dundalk Marine Terminal
Dundalk Marine Terminal is a major cargo-handling facility within the Port of Baltimore, known for processing a wide range of containerized, roll-on/roll-off, and breakbulk shipments.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ferry terminal
ⓘ
transport infrastructure ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Highway 17 (Patricia Bay Highway) ⓘ |
| connectsRegion |
Lower Mainland of British Columbia
ⓘ
linked to:
Lower Mainland
Vancouver Island ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Galiano Island
ⓘ
Mayne Island ⓘ Pender Island ⓘ Salt Spring Island ⓘ Saturna Island ⓘ Southern Gulf Islands ⓘ
linked to:
Southern Gulf Islands region
Tsawwassen terminal ⓘ
linked to:
Tsawwassen ferry terminal
|
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| distanceTo | approximately 32 km north of Victoria ⓘ |
| hasAmenity |
accessible facilities
ⓘ
covered walkways ⓘ retail kiosks ⓘ washrooms ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
bus exchange
ⓘ
food services ⓘ multiple vehicle berths ⓘ parking areas ⓘ passenger waiting areas ⓘ ticketing facilities ⓘ |
| hasServiceType |
passenger-only service
ⓘ
roll-on/roll-off ferry service ⓘ |
| isMajorGatewayFor |
Greater Victoria region
ⓘ
Vancouver Island–mainland travel ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
British Columbia
ⓘ
North Saanich ⓘ Vancouver Island ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Sidney, British Columbia
ⓘ
linked to:
Sidney, British Columbia, Canada
|
| nearWaterbody |
Strait of Georgia
ⓘ
linked to:
Georgia Strait
|
| opened | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| operatedBy | BC Ferries ⓘ |
| ownedBy | BC Ferries ⓘ |
| partOf |
BC Ferries route network
ⓘ
linked to:
BC Ferries
|
| primaryRoute |
Swartz Bay–Tsawwassen
ⓘ
linked to:
Tsawwassen–Swartz Bay
|
| publicTransitConnection | BC Transit bus services ⓘ |
| region | Capital Regional District ⓘ |
| role | primary ferry hub for southern Vancouver Island ⓘ |
| serves |
passenger traffic
ⓘ
vehicle traffic ⓘ |
| servesOperator | BC Ferries fleet ⓘ |
| significance | one of the busiest ferry terminals in British Columbia ⓘ |
| transportMode | marine transport ⓘ |
| waterbody | Haro Strait ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Swartz Bay terminal Description of subject: Swartz Bay terminal is a major ferry terminal on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, serving as a key passenger and vehicle gateway between the island and the BC mainland.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.