Canal de la Somme
E790697
Canal de la Somme is a French inland waterway in northern France that follows the Somme River valley, historically used for navigation, transport, and irrigation.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Canal de la Somme canonical | 3 |
| Somme canal | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9291181 — 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: Canal de la Somme Context triple: [Somme (department), containsNaturalFeature, Canal de la Somme]
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A.
Saint-Quentin Canal
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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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.
Canal des Deux Mers
The Canal des Deux Mers is a historic French waterway system linking the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea via interconnected canals and rivers.
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D.
Canal de la Robine
The Canal de la Robine is a historic waterway in southern France that links Narbonne to the Aude River and the Canal du Midi, forming part of the region’s inland navigation network.
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E.
Canal de la Sensée
Canal de la Sensée is a navigable waterway in northern France that forms part of the regional canal network linking major rivers and facilitating inland transport.
- 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: Canal de la Somme Target entity description: Canal de la Somme is a French inland waterway in northern France that follows the Somme River valley, historically used for navigation, transport, and irrigation.
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A.
Saint-Quentin Canal
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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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.
Canal des Deux Mers
The Canal des Deux Mers is a historic French waterway system linking the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea via interconnected canals and rivers.
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D.
Canal de la Robine
The Canal de la Robine is a historic waterway in southern France that links Narbonne to the Aude River and the Canal du Midi, forming part of the region’s inland navigation network.
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E.
Canal de la Sensée
Canal de la Sensée is a navigable waterway in northern France that forms part of the regional canal network linking major rivers and facilitating inland transport.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canal
ⓘ
inland waterway ⓘ |
| basinCountry | France ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| follows |
Somme River valley
ⓘ
linked to:
Somme River
|
| followsValleyOf |
Somme
ⓘ
linked to:
Somme River
|
| hasFunction |
linking river sections suitable for navigation
ⓘ
supporting local agriculture through irrigation ⓘ |
| hasUse |
local transport
ⓘ
recreational boating ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| locatedIn | northern France ⓘ |
| locatedInContinent | Europe ⓘ |
| locatedInDepartment |
Aisne department
ⓘ
linked to:
Aisne (department)
Oise department ⓘ Somme department ⓘ
linked to:
Somme (department)
|
| locatedInFormerRegion | Picardy ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Hauts-de-France ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Somme River ⓘ |
| partOf | French inland waterway network ⓘ |
| usedFor |
irrigation
ⓘ
navigation ⓘ transport ⓘ |
| waterwaySystem |
Somme basin
ⓘ
linked to:
Somme River basin
|
| waterwayType |
freight canal
ⓘ
navigation canal ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Canal de la Somme Description of subject: Canal de la Somme is a French inland waterway in northern France that follows the Somme River valley, historically used for navigation, transport, and irrigation.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.