Pacific Ocean via Coos Bay
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The Pacific Ocean via Coos Bay refers to the segment of the Pacific reached through Coos Bay on the southern Oregon coast, a major natural harbor and estuary that connects regional rivers to the open sea.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pacific Ocean via Coos Bay canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8556828 — 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: Pacific Ocean via Coos Bay Context triple: [Coos River, hasHydrologicalConnection, Pacific Ocean via Coos Bay]
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A.
Pacific Ocean via Humboldt Bay entrance
The Pacific Ocean via Humboldt Bay entrance is the stretch of coastal ocean along Northern California that connects Humboldt Bay and its sub-embayments to the open sea.
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B.
Pacific Ocean (indirectly via Willapa Bay)
The Pacific Ocean is the world's largest and deepest ocean basin, spanning from the Arctic in the north to the Southern Ocean in the south and bordered by Asia, Australia, and the Americas.
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C.
Pacific entrance channel
The Pacific entrance channel is the navigational waterway that connects the Pacific Ocean to the southern end of the Panama Canal near the Miraflores Locks.
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D.
Pacific Ocean (via Long Beach Harbor)
The Pacific Ocean is the world's largest and deepest ocean, stretching from the Arctic to the Southern Ocean and bordered by Asia, Australia, and the Americas.
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E.
Georgia Strait
Georgia Strait is a major coastal waterway in British Columbia that separates Vancouver Island from the mainland and forms part of the Salish Sea.
- 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: Pacific Ocean via Coos Bay Target entity description: The Pacific Ocean via Coos Bay refers to the segment of the Pacific reached through Coos Bay on the southern Oregon coast, a major natural harbor and estuary that connects regional rivers to the open sea.
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A.
Pacific Ocean via Humboldt Bay entrance
The Pacific Ocean via Humboldt Bay entrance is the stretch of coastal ocean along Northern California that connects Humboldt Bay and its sub-embayments to the open sea.
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B.
Pacific Ocean (indirectly via Willapa Bay)
The Pacific Ocean is the world's largest and deepest ocean basin, spanning from the Arctic in the north to the Southern Ocean in the south and bordered by Asia, Australia, and the Americas.
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C.
Pacific entrance channel
The Pacific entrance channel is the navigational waterway that connects the Pacific Ocean to the southern end of the Panama Canal near the Miraflores Locks.
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D.
Pacific Ocean (via Long Beach Harbor)
The Pacific Ocean is the world's largest and deepest ocean, stretching from the Arctic to the Southern Ocean and bordered by Asia, Australia, and the Americas.
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E.
Georgia Strait
Georgia Strait is a major coastal waterway in British Columbia that separates Vancouver Island from the mainland and forms part of the Salish Sea.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coastal ocean area
ⓘ
marine waterbody segment ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Charleston, Oregon
ⓘ
North Bend, Oregon ⓘ city of Coos Bay, Oregon ⓘ
linked to:
Coos Bay, Oregon
|
| connectedTo |
Coos Bay
ⓘ
linked to:
Coos Bay, Oregon
Coos River ⓘ Millicoma River ⓘ South Slough ⓘ
linked to:
South Slough estuary
|
| governedBy |
Oregon state coastal management policies
ⓘ
United States federal maritime regulations ⓘ |
| hasClimateInfluence | cool marine climate ⓘ |
| hasEconomicRole |
commercial fisheries area
ⓘ
regional shipping gateway for southern Oregon ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
jetties at the ocean entrance
ⓘ
navigation channel ⓘ tidal inlet ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryUse | access route between Coos Bay estuary and open Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| hasRecreationRole |
boating and sailing area
ⓘ
sport fishing area ⓘ |
| hasWaterType |
estuarine transition zone
ⓘ
saltwater ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Pacific tides
ⓘ
coastal upwelling ⓘ |
| isNavigationApproachFor | Port of Coos Bay ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Coos County, Oregon
ⓘ
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| locatedOnCoastOf | Oregon ⓘ |
| monitoredBy |
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
ⓘ
U.S. Coast Guard ⓘ
linked to:
United States Coast Guard
|
| partOf | Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| subjectTo |
Pacific storm systems
ⓘ
coastal erosion processes ⓘ |
| supportsEcosystem |
estuarine habitats
ⓘ
nearshore marine habitats ⓘ |
| supportsSpecies |
Dungeness crab
ⓘ
marine birds ⓘ marine mammals ⓘ salmon ⓘ |
| usedFor |
commercial shipping
ⓘ
crabbing ⓘ fishing ⓘ marine transportation access ⓘ recreational boating ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Pacific Ocean via Coos Bay Description of subject: The Pacific Ocean via Coos Bay refers to the segment of the Pacific reached through Coos Bay on the southern Oregon coast, a major natural harbor and estuary that connects regional rivers to the open sea.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.