Kaiser-Wilhelm-Kanal
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Kaiser-Wilhelm-Kanal is the former name of the Kiel Canal, a major artificial waterway in northern Germany that connects the North Sea with the Baltic Sea.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kaiser-Wilhelm-Kanal canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8726578 — 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: Kaiser-Wilhelm-Kanal Context triple: [Kiel Canal, originalName, Kaiser-Wilhelm-Kanal]
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A.
Berlin-Spandau Ship Canal
The Berlin-Spandau Ship Canal is a major artificial waterway in Berlin that connects the River Spree with the River Havel, serving both commercial shipping and urban transport.
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B.
Hansi Branch Canal
Hansi Branch Canal is a major irrigation canal in Haryana, India, that diverts water from the Western Yamuna Canal to serve agricultural areas in the region.
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C.
Südwinsen Canal
The Südwinsen Canal is an artificial waterway in Lower Saxony, Germany, that channels the flow of the Örtze River as part of the region’s drainage and navigation system.
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D.
Pannerdens Kanaal
Pannerdens Kanaal is a man-made canal in the Netherlands that diverts water from the Rhine to regulate flow between the Waal and IJssel rivers and support navigation and flood control.
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E.
Britz Canal
The Britz Canal is a short industrial waterway in Berlin, Germany, linking local waterways and serving as part of the city’s inland shipping network.
- 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: Kaiser-Wilhelm-Kanal Target entity description: Kaiser-Wilhelm-Kanal is the former name of the Kiel Canal, a major artificial waterway in northern Germany that connects the North Sea with the Baltic Sea.
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A.
Berlin-Spandau Ship Canal
The Berlin-Spandau Ship Canal is a major artificial waterway in Berlin that connects the River Spree with the River Havel, serving both commercial shipping and urban transport.
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B.
Hansi Branch Canal
Hansi Branch Canal is a major irrigation canal in Haryana, India, that diverts water from the Western Yamuna Canal to serve agricultural areas in the region.
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C.
Südwinsen Canal
The Südwinsen Canal is an artificial waterway in Lower Saxony, Germany, that channels the flow of the Örtze River as part of the region’s drainage and navigation system.
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D.
Pannerdens Kanaal
Pannerdens Kanaal is a man-made canal in the Netherlands that diverts water from the Rhine to regulate flow between the Waal and IJssel rivers and support navigation and flood control.
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E.
Britz Canal
The Britz Canal is a short industrial waterway in Berlin, Germany, linking local waterways and serving as part of the city’s inland shipping network.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artificial waterway
ⓘ
canal ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Nord-Ostsee-Kanal
ⓘ
linked to:
Kiel Canal
|
| connectsTo |
Baltic Sea
ⓘ
North Sea ⓘ |
| constructionAuthority | German Empire ⓘ |
| constructionMethod | excavated canal with locks at both ends ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1887 ⓘ |
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| currentOfficialName |
Nord-Ostsee-Kanal (Kiel Canal)
ⓘ
linked to:
Kiel Canal
|
| endPoint | Kiel-Holtenau ⓘ |
| engineeringType | ship canal ⓘ |
| formerNameOf | Kiel Canal ⓘ |
| governedBy | Federal Republic of Germany (current successor state) ⓘ |
| hasBridge |
Levensau High Bridge
ⓘ
Rendsburg High Bridge ⓘ |
| hasFeature | two-lane shipping channel in most sections ⓘ |
| hasFerry | Rendsburg transporter bridge ferry ⓘ |
| hasLock |
Brunsbüttel locks
ⓘ
Holtenau locks ⓘ
linked to:
Kiel-Holtenau locks
|
| historicalEra | German Empire period ⓘ |
| inaugurationDate | 1895 ⓘ |
| length | approximately 98 km ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Jutland Peninsula region (southern part)
ⓘ
linked to:
Jutland Peninsula
Schleswig-Holstein ⓘ northern Germany ⓘ
linked to:
Northern Germany
|
| namedAfter | Wilhelm II, German Emperor ⓘ |
| openedBy | Wilhelm II, German Emperor ⓘ |
| originalOfficialName | Kaiser-Wilhelm-Kanal ⓘ |
| partOf | German inland waterway network ⓘ |
| purpose |
avoid navigation around Jutland Peninsula
ⓘ
shorten maritime route between North Sea and Baltic Sea ⓘ |
| renamedAs | Kiel Canal ⓘ |
| renamingPeriod | after World War I ⓘ |
| startPoint | Brunsbüttel ⓘ |
| status |
renamed to Kiel Canal
ⓘ
linked to:
Kiel Canal
|
| strategicImportance | major shortcut between North Sea and Baltic Sea ⓘ |
| trafficType | sea-going vessels ⓘ |
| usedFor |
commercial shipping
ⓘ
military shipping ⓘ |
| waterwayClass | major European shipping route ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kaiser-Wilhelm-Kanal Description of subject: Kaiser-Wilhelm-Kanal is the former name of the Kiel Canal, a major artificial waterway in northern Germany that connects the North Sea with the Baltic Sea.
Referenced by (2)
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