Anderten lock
E725044
Anderten lock is a major ship lock complex near Hanover, Germany, that enables large commercial vessels to navigate the elevation change on the Mittelland Canal.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Anderten lock canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8309503 — 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: Anderten lock Context triple: [Mittelland Canal, hasLock, Anderten lock]
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A.
Lokki
Lokki is the highest mountain peak on the Faroe Islands island of Borðoy.
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B.
Lappidoth
Lappidoth is a biblical figure mentioned in the Book of Judges as the husband of the prophetess and judge Deborah.
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C.
The Lock
The Lock is a celebrated 1824 landscape painting by English Romantic artist John Constable, depicting rural life along the River Stour with dramatic naturalistic detail.
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D.
Snekkersten
Snekkersten is a coastal village in North Zealand, Denmark, known for its seaside location along the Øresund Strait and its proximity to the town of Helsingør.
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E.
Achterhooks
Achterhooks is a regional Low Saxon dialect spoken in the Achterhoek area of the eastern Netherlands.
- 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: Anderten lock Target entity description: Anderten lock is a major ship lock complex near Hanover, Germany, that enables large commercial vessels to navigate the elevation change on the Mittelland Canal.
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A.
Lokki
Lokki is the highest mountain peak on the Faroe Islands island of Borðoy.
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B.
Lappidoth
Lappidoth is a biblical figure mentioned in the Book of Judges as the husband of the prophetess and judge Deborah.
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C.
The Lock
The Lock is a celebrated 1824 landscape painting by English Romantic artist John Constable, depicting rural life along the River Stour with dramatic naturalistic detail.
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D.
Snekkersten
Snekkersten is a coastal village in North Zealand, Denmark, known for its seaside location along the Øresund Strait and its proximity to the town of Helsingør.
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E.
Achterhooks
Achterhooks is a regional Low Saxon dialect spoken in the Achterhoek area of the eastern Netherlands.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
lock complex
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ship lock ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedForVesselType |
cargo ships
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large commercial vessels ⓘ |
| elevationChangeManaged | significant height difference on Mittelland Canal near Hanover ⓘ |
| function |
allows passage of large commercial vessels
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enables navigation over elevation change on Mittelland Canal ⓘ |
| hasEngineeringDiscipline |
civil engineering
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hydraulic engineering ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | German ⓘ |
| infrastructureType | waterway infrastructure ⓘ |
| isOnRoute | east–west inland shipping corridor in Germany ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Hanover
NERFINISHED
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Lower Saxony ⓘ |
| locatedInBasinCountry | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInDistrict | Anderten NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Hanover NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnWaterway | Mittelland Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearCity | Hanover NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Mittelland Canal infrastructure NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionServed | northern Germany ⓘ |
| significance |
important for inland shipping in northern Germany
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major lock complex on Mittelland Canal ⓘ |
| transportMode | inland waterway transport ⓘ |
| use | commercial shipping ⓘ |
| waterwayRole |
navigation control
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water level regulation ⓘ |
| waterwayTypeServed | canal ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Anderten lock Description of subject: Anderten lock is a major ship lock complex near Hanover, Germany, that enables large commercial vessels to navigate the elevation change on the Mittelland Canal.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.