Pekel A canal
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The Pekel A canal is a historic waterway in the Dutch province of Groningen that played a key role in the development and naming of the municipality of Pekela.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pekel A canal canonical | 4 |
| Pekel A canal shipping route | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10221094 — 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: Pekel A canal Context triple: [municipality of Pekela, namedAfter, Pekel A canal]
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A.
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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B.
Singel canal
Singel canal is a historic waterway in central Amsterdam that once formed part of the city’s medieval defensive moat and is now lined with notable buildings, markets, and houseboats.
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C.
Maas-Waal canal
The Maas-Waal Canal is a major Dutch waterway in the province of Gelderland that connects the River Meuse (Maas) to the River Waal, facilitating inland shipping and regional water management.
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D.
Rokin canal
Rokin canal is a historic waterway in central Amsterdam that forms part of the city’s iconic canal network.
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E.
Kali Besar canal
Kali Besar canal is a historic waterway in Jakarta’s old town area, once central to Dutch colonial trade and now a heritage landmark and tourist attraction.
- 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: Pekel A canal Target entity description: The Pekel A canal is a historic waterway in the Dutch province of Groningen that played a key role in the development and naming of the municipality of Pekela.
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A.
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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B.
Singel canal
Singel canal is a historic waterway in central Amsterdam that once formed part of the city’s medieval defensive moat and is now lined with notable buildings, markets, and houseboats.
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C.
Maas-Waal canal
The Maas-Waal Canal is a major Dutch waterway in the province of Gelderland that connects the River Meuse (Maas) to the River Waal, facilitating inland shipping and regional water management.
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D.
Rokin canal
Rokin canal is a historic waterway in central Amsterdam that forms part of the city’s iconic canal network.
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E.
Kali Besar canal
Kali Besar canal is a historic waterway in Jakarta’s old town area, once central to Dutch colonial trade and now a heritage landmark and tourist attraction.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canal
ⓘ
waterway ⓘ |
| country | Netherlands ⓘ |
| etymology | name related to brackish or salty water ("pekel" in Dutch) ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Nieuwe Pekela
ⓘ
Oude Pekela ⓘ municipality of Pekela ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Pekel Aa ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeSpelling |
Pekel-A
ⓘ
linked to:
Pekel A
|
| hasHistoricalSignificance |
development of Pekela
ⓘ
regional peat exploitation ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
economic development of Pekela
ⓘ
urban layout of Pekela settlements ⓘ |
| hasMouthIn |
Dollard region (Ems estuary area)
ⓘ
linked to:
Emsland
|
| heritageStatus | historic waterway ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
facilitated peat transport from Groningen peat colonies
ⓘ
stimulated settlement along its banks ⓘ |
| isSubjectOf | regional historical studies about Groningen peat canals ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Dutch ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
northeastern Netherlands
ⓘ
province of Groningen ⓘ
linked to:
Province of Groningen
|
| locatedInMunicipality | Pekela ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Pekel A
ⓘ
Pekel A ⓘ
linked to:
Pekela
|
| partOf |
regional canal network of Groningen
ⓘ
linked to:
Veendam canal network
|
| region |
Veenkoloniën (peat colonies region)
ⓘ
linked to:
Veenkoloniën region
|
| usedFor |
drainage
ⓘ
shipping ⓘ transport ⓘ |
| watercourseType | canalized river ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Pekel A canal Description of subject: The Pekel A canal is a historic waterway in the Dutch province of Groningen that played a key role in the development and naming of the municipality of Pekela.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Pekel A canal