Saint-Quentin Canal
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The Saint-Quentin Canal is a historic French waterway in northern France, notable for its long tunnels and its role in connecting the Scheldt and Somme river basins for commercial navigation.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Canal de Saint-Quentin | 2 |
| Saint-Quentin Canal canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8961339 — 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: Saint-Quentin Canal Context triple: [Saint-Quentin, hasNearbyInfrastructure, Saint-Quentin Canal]
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A.
Mons–Condé Canal
The Mons–Condé Canal is a navigable waterway in Belgium and France that links the city of Mons to Condé-sur-l’Escaut and formed a key defensive line during World War I.
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B.
Canal de la Deûle
Canal de la Deûle is a navigable waterway in northern France that forms part of the regional canal network connecting the Deûle River to major industrial and urban centers such as Lille.
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C.
Bois-le-Duc Canal
The Bois-le-Duc Canal is a Dutch waterway that connects the city of ’s-Hertogenbosch (Bois-le-Duc) to the River Maas, facilitating regional navigation and transport.
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D.
Canal de la Thielle
Canal de la Thielle is a Swiss waterway that channels the Thielle River between lakes in the Jura region, playing a key role in regional drainage and navigation.
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E.
Sambre–Oise Canal
The Sambre–Oise Canal is a navigable waterway in northern France that connects the Sambre and Oise rivers and is historically noted as the site where World War I poet Wilfred Owen was killed in action.
- 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: Saint-Quentin Canal Target entity description: The Saint-Quentin Canal is a historic French waterway in northern France, notable for its long tunnels and its role in connecting the Scheldt and Somme river basins for commercial navigation.
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A.
Mons–Condé Canal
The Mons–Condé Canal is a navigable waterway in Belgium and France that links the city of Mons to Condé-sur-l’Escaut and formed a key defensive line during World War I.
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B.
Canal de la Deûle
Canal de la Deûle is a navigable waterway in northern France that forms part of the regional canal network connecting the Deûle River to major industrial and urban centers such as Lille.
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C.
Bois-le-Duc Canal
The Bois-le-Duc Canal is a Dutch waterway that connects the city of ’s-Hertogenbosch (Bois-le-Duc) to the River Maas, facilitating regional navigation and transport.
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D.
Canal de la Thielle
Canal de la Thielle is a Swiss waterway that channels the Thielle River between lakes in the Jura region, playing a key role in regional drainage and navigation.
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E.
Sambre–Oise Canal
The Sambre–Oise Canal is a navigable waterway in northern France that connects the Sambre and Oise rivers and is historically noted as the site where World War I poet Wilfred Owen was killed in action.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canal
ⓘ
waterway ⓘ |
| connects |
Canal de la Somme
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Canal de l’Escaut NERFINISHED ⓘ Escaut River NERFINISHED ⓘ Oise River NERFINISHED ⓘ Scheldt river basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Somme river basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | early 19th century ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| designedFor | commercial navigation ⓘ |
| endPoint | Chauny NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engineeringFeature | underground towage system in Riqueval Tunnel ⓘ |
| hasLockSystem | yes ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Lesdins Tunnel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Riqueval Tunnel NERFINISHED ⓘ Saint-Quentin Canal tunnels NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTunnel |
Lesdins Tunnel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Riqueval Tunnel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic waterway ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
important link between Scheldt and Somme basins
ⓘ
strategic waterway in World War I ⓘ |
| inception | early 1800s ⓘ |
| length | approximately 92 km ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Aisne department
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hauts-de-France ⓘ Nord department NERFINISHED ⓘ Somme department NERFINISHED ⓘ northern France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Hindenburg Line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnContinent | Europe ⓘ |
| notableFor |
historic commercial navigation route
ⓘ
long canal tunnels ⓘ |
| opened | early 19th century ⓘ |
| operator | Voies navigables de France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | French inland waterway network ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Riqueval
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Saint-Quentin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startPoint | Cambrai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | navigable ⓘ |
| tunnelLength |
Lesdins Tunnel approximately 1 km
ⓘ
Riqueval Tunnel approximately 5.7 km ⓘ |
| usedFor |
barge traffic
ⓘ
inland shipping ⓘ recreational boating ⓘ |
| waterwayType | freight canal ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Saint-Quentin Canal Description of subject: The Saint-Quentin Canal is a historic French waterway in northern France, notable for its long tunnels and its role in connecting the Scheldt and Somme river basins for commercial navigation.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Canal de Saint-Quentin
this entity surface form:
Canal de Saint-Quentin