Cuban contiguous zone
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The Cuban contiguous zone is a band of sea adjacent to Cuba’s territorial waters where the Cuban state exercises limited control to prevent and punish infringements of its customs, fiscal, immigration, and sanitary laws.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cuba (limited areas under U.S. control) | 1 |
| Cuban contiguous zone canonical | 1 |
| Cuban maritime zones | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9787257 — 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: Cuban contiguous zone Context triple: [Cuban Border Guard, hasJurisdictionOver, Cuban contiguous zone]
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A.
Cuba (maritime boundary)
Cuba (maritime boundary) refers to the legally defined sea border and associated maritime zones separating the territorial waters and jurisdictions of Cuba and neighboring states such as the Cayman Islands.
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B.
U.S. contiguous zone
The U.S. contiguous zone is a band of ocean adjacent to U.S. territorial waters where the United States exercises limited control to prevent and punish infringements of its customs, fiscal, immigration, and sanitary laws.
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C.
Central Cuba
Central Cuba is a geographic area on the island of Cuba known for its mix of colonial cities, agricultural plains, and coastal regions along the Atlantic and Caribbean.
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D.
Havana Bay
Havana Bay is the natural harbor of Havana, Cuba, historically vital as a strategic Caribbean port and still dominated by the fortress of Castillo del Morro at its entrance.
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E.
Baía dos Porcos
Baía dos Porcos is a small, scenic cove in Brazil’s Fernando de Noronha archipelago, famed for its turquoise waters, dramatic rock formations, and excellent snorkeling.
- 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: Cuban contiguous zone Target entity description: The Cuban contiguous zone is a band of sea adjacent to Cuba’s territorial waters where the Cuban state exercises limited control to prevent and punish infringements of its customs, fiscal, immigration, and sanitary laws.
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A.
Cuba (maritime boundary)
Cuba (maritime boundary) refers to the legally defined sea border and associated maritime zones separating the territorial waters and jurisdictions of Cuba and neighboring states such as the Cayman Islands.
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B.
U.S. contiguous zone
The U.S. contiguous zone is a band of ocean adjacent to U.S. territorial waters where the United States exercises limited control to prevent and punish infringements of its customs, fiscal, immigration, and sanitary laws.
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C.
Central Cuba
Central Cuba is a geographic area on the island of Cuba known for its mix of colonial cities, agricultural plains, and coastal regions along the Atlantic and Caribbean.
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D.
Havana Bay
Havana Bay is the natural harbor of Havana, Cuba, historically vital as a strategic Caribbean port and still dominated by the fortress of Castillo del Morro at its entrance.
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E.
Baía dos Porcos
Baía dos Porcos is a small, scenic cove in Brazil’s Fernando de Noronha archipelago, famed for its turquoise waters, dramatic rock formations, and excellent snorkeling.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | contiguous zone ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Cuban territorial sea ⓘ |
| appliesTo | Cuban coast ⓘ |
| beyond | Cuban territorial sea ⓘ |
| country | Cuba ⓘ |
| governedBy | Cuban national legislation on maritime zones ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionType | limited control ⓘ |
| hasLegalStatus | internationally recognized maritime zone category ⓘ |
| hasSovereignRights | no full sovereignty ⓘ |
| legalAuthority |
Cuban state
ⓘ
linked to:
Cuba
|
| legalBasis | United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
Caribbean Sea ⓘ |
| partOf |
Cuban maritime zones
ⓘ
linked to:
Cuban contiguous zone
|
| purpose |
prevention of infringements of customs laws
ⓘ
prevention of infringements of fiscal laws ⓘ prevention of infringements of immigration laws ⓘ prevention of infringements of sanitary laws ⓘ punishment of infringements of customs laws ⓘ punishment of infringements of fiscal laws ⓘ punishment of infringements of immigration laws ⓘ punishment of infringements of sanitary laws ⓘ |
| regulates |
customs enforcement
ⓘ
fiscal enforcement ⓘ immigration enforcement ⓘ sanitary enforcement ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Cuban exclusive economic zone
ⓘ
Cuban territorial waters ⓘ |
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: Cuban contiguous zone Description of subject: The Cuban contiguous zone is a band of sea adjacent to Cuba’s territorial waters where the Cuban state exercises limited control to prevent and punish infringements of its customs, fiscal, immigration, and sanitary laws.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Cuban contiguous zone
linked to: Cuban contiguous zone