Makassar Strait
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The Makassar Strait is a major sea passage in Indonesia that separates the islands of Borneo and Sulawesi and forms part of an important shipping route between the Pacific and Indian Oceans.
All labels observed (10)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T586450 — 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: Makassar Strait Context triple: [Borneo, locatedInBodyOfWater, Makassar Strait]
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A.
Lombok Strait
Lombok Strait is a deep, narrow waterway between the Indonesian islands of Bali and Lombok that serves as a major international shipping route and alternative passage to the nearby Strait of Malacca.
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B.
Bali Strait
The Bali Strait is a narrow body of water separating the Indonesian islands of Java and Bali, serving as an important local shipping and ferry route.
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C.
Madura Strait
Madura Strait is the body of water separating the island of Madura from northeastern Java in Indonesia, serving as an important local maritime passage.
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D.
Karimata Strait
Karimata Strait is a key maritime passage in Southeast Asia between the islands of Borneo and Sumatra, linking the South China Sea with the Java Sea.
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E.
Sunda Strait
The Sunda Strait is a narrow waterway in Indonesia that separates the islands of Java and Sumatra, connecting the Java Sea with the Indian Ocean.
- 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: Makassar Strait Target entity description: The Makassar Strait is a major sea passage in Indonesia that separates the islands of Borneo and Sulawesi and forms part of an important shipping route between the Pacific and Indian Oceans.
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A.
Lombok Strait
Lombok Strait is a deep, narrow waterway between the Indonesian islands of Bali and Lombok that serves as a major international shipping route and alternative passage to the nearby Strait of Malacca.
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B.
Bali Strait
The Bali Strait is a narrow body of water separating the Indonesian islands of Java and Bali, serving as an important local shipping and ferry route.
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C.
Madura Strait
Madura Strait is the body of water separating the island of Madura from northeastern Java in Indonesia, serving as an important local maritime passage.
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D.
Karimata Strait
Karimata Strait is a key maritime passage in Southeast Asia between the islands of Borneo and Sumatra, linking the South China Sea with the Java Sea.
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E.
Sunda Strait
The Sunda Strait is a narrow waterway in Indonesia that separates the islands of Java and Sumatra, connecting the Java Sea with the Indian Ocean.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
sea passage
ⓘ
strait ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
East Kalimantan
ⓘ
South Kalimantan ⓘ South Sulawesi ⓘ West Sulawesi ⓘ |
| connects |
Celebes Sea
ⓘ
Indian Ocean ⓘ Java Sea ⓘ Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| country | Indonesia ⓘ |
| flowsDirection | generally north to south ⓘ |
| governedBy | Indonesian territorial waters ⓘ |
| hasAverageDepth | approximately 1350 metres ⓘ |
| hasClimate | tropical monsoon climate ⓘ |
| hasCurrents | strong southward surface current ⓘ |
| hasLength | approximately 900 kilometres ⓘ |
| hasMajorPort |
Balikpapan
ⓘ
Bontang ⓘ Makassar ⓘ Samarinda ⓘ |
| hasMaximumDepth | approximately 2450 metres ⓘ |
| hasNavigationHazard |
heavy traffic congestion
ⓘ
seasonal storms ⓘ |
| hasNearbySea |
Flores Sea
ⓘ
Molucca Sea ⓘ |
| hasWidth | approximately 130 to 300 kilometres ⓘ |
| isRouteFor |
LNG shipments
ⓘ
coal exports ⓘ container shipping ⓘ |
| knownAs |
Makassar Strait
ⓘ
surface form:
Selat Makassar
Makassar Strait ⓘ
surface form:
Strait of Makassar
|
| knownFor |
rich marine biodiversity
ⓘ
strategic maritime importance ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Maritime Southeast Asia
ⓘ
Southeast Asia ⓘ tropical region ⓘ |
| partOf |
Indonesian Throughflow
ⓘ
Indonesian archipelago ⓘ Indonesian archipelagic sea lanes ⓘ
surface form:
Indonesia–Australia–Asia shipping route
Indonesian Throughflow ⓘ
surface form:
Western Pacific–Indian Ocean exchange
|
| separates |
Borneo
ⓘ
Celebes ⓘ
surface form:
Sulawesi
|
| usedSince | ancient maritime trade era ⓘ |
| waterwayFor |
bulk carriers
ⓘ
international shipping ⓘ oil tankers ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Makassar Strait Description of subject: The Makassar Strait is a major sea passage in Indonesia that separates the islands of Borneo and Sulawesi and forms part of an important shipping route between the Pacific and Indian Oceans.
Referenced by (64)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Makasar Strait
this entity surface form:
Sulawesi Sea–Makassar Strait–Bone Gulf ecoregion
this entity surface form:
Selat Makassar
this entity surface form:
Strait of Makassar
subject surface form:
Wallace Line
subject surface form:
Wallace Line
this entity surface form:
Makassar Strait and surrounding waters
this entity surface form:
Selat Makassar
this entity surface form:
Makassar Strait area
this entity surface form:
Makassar Strait coast of East Kalimantan
this entity surface form:
Makassar Strait shipping lanes