Endeavour Strait
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Endeavour Strait is a navigable channel in northern Australia that separates Cape York Peninsula from the Torres Strait Islands and forms part of the route between the Coral Sea and the Arafura Sea.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Endeavour Strait canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9141235 — 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: Endeavour Strait Context triple: [Possession Island, nearbyWaterBody, Endeavour Strait]
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McFarlane Strait
McFarlane Strait is a narrow marine passage in the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica, lying between Greenwich Island and neighboring islands and serving as part of an important local shipping and research route.
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B.
Prince of Wales Strait
Prince of Wales Strait is a narrow Arctic waterway in the Canadian Northwest Territories that forms part of the Northwest Passage between the Beaufort Sea and the Arctic Archipelago.
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C.
Blackett Strait
Blackett Strait is a narrow waterway in the Solomon Islands, situated between islands of the New Georgia group and noted for its strategic role in naval operations during World War II.
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D.
Dease Strait
Dease Strait is a waterway in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago that forms part of the Northwest Passage between Victoria Island and the mainland of Nunavut.
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E.
Johnstone Strait
Johnstone Strait is a narrow, scenic waterway off the northeastern coast of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada, renowned as a prime habitat and viewing area for orcas and other marine wildlife.
- 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: Endeavour Strait Target entity description: Endeavour Strait is a navigable channel in northern Australia that separates Cape York Peninsula from the Torres Strait Islands and forms part of the route between the Coral Sea and the Arafura Sea.
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A.
McFarlane Strait
McFarlane Strait is a narrow marine passage in the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica, lying between Greenwich Island and neighboring islands and serving as part of an important local shipping and research route.
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B.
Prince of Wales Strait
Prince of Wales Strait is a narrow Arctic waterway in the Canadian Northwest Territories that forms part of the Northwest Passage between the Beaufort Sea and the Arctic Archipelago.
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C.
Blackett Strait
Blackett Strait is a narrow waterway in the Solomon Islands, situated between islands of the New Georgia group and noted for its strategic role in naval operations during World War II.
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D.
Dease Strait
Dease Strait is a waterway in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago that forms part of the Northwest Passage between Victoria Island and the mainland of Nunavut.
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E.
Johnstone Strait
Johnstone Strait is a narrow, scenic waterway off the northeastern coast of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada, renowned as a prime habitat and viewing area for orcas and other marine wildlife.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
navigable channel
ⓘ
strait ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Cape York Peninsula
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Prince of Wales Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bodyOfWaterType | marine waterway ⓘ |
| connects |
Arafura Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Coral Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| formsPartOfRouteBetween |
Arafura Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Coral Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCoastOn |
Cape York Peninsula
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Prince of Wales Island group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
maritime passage
ⓘ
sea lane ⓘ |
| hasNavigationalRole | shipping route between Coral Sea and Arafura Sea ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Australian coastal waters ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Queensland
ⓘ
Torres Strait region NERFINISHED ⓘ northern Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
HMS Endeavour
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
James Cook's ship ⓘ |
| near | Torres Strait Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ocean | Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| partOf |
Torres Strait
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
maritime route between Pacific Ocean and Indian Ocean ⓘ |
| region | Far North Queensland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| separates |
Cape York Peninsula
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Torres Strait Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| westernBoundaryOf | Torres Strait NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Endeavour Strait Description of subject: Endeavour Strait is a navigable channel in northern Australia that separates Cape York Peninsula from the Torres Strait Islands and forms part of the route between the Coral Sea and the Arafura Sea.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.