紀伊水道
E856961
紀伊水道 is the strait in Japan that separates the Kii Peninsula from Shikoku and connects the Pacific Ocean with the Seto Inland Sea.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 紀伊水道 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10352324 — 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: 紀伊水道 Context triple: [Kii Strait, hasJapaneseName, 紀伊水道]
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A.
Tsugaru Strait
The Tsugaru Strait is a narrow body of water separating Japan’s Honshu and Hokkaido islands, serving as a key maritime passage between the Sea of Japan and the Pacific Ocean.
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B.
Uraga Channel
Uraga Channel is the strait at the mouth of Tokyo Bay that serves as a key maritime gateway between the bay and the open Pacific Ocean.
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C.
Wakayama Bay
Wakayama Bay is a coastal inlet in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, opening into the Kii Channel and known for its scenic shoreline and maritime activities.
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D.
Sagami Bay
Sagami Bay is a coastal body of water south of Tokyo, Japan, known for its deep submarine canyon, rich marine biodiversity, and significant seismic activity.
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E.
Bungo Channel
The Bungo Channel is a strait in southwestern Japan separating Kyushu and Shikoku and linking the Pacific Ocean with Japan’s inland seas.
- 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: 紀伊水道 Target entity description: 紀伊水道 is the strait in Japan that separates the Kii Peninsula from Shikoku and connects the Pacific Ocean with the Seto Inland Sea.
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A.
Tsugaru Strait
The Tsugaru Strait is a narrow body of water separating Japan’s Honshu and Hokkaido islands, serving as a key maritime passage between the Sea of Japan and the Pacific Ocean.
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B.
Uraga Channel
Uraga Channel is the strait at the mouth of Tokyo Bay that serves as a key maritime gateway between the bay and the open Pacific Ocean.
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C.
Wakayama Bay
Wakayama Bay is a coastal inlet in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, opening into the Kii Channel and known for its scenic shoreline and maritime activities.
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D.
Sagami Bay
Sagami Bay is a coastal body of water south of Tokyo, Japan, known for its deep submarine canyon, rich marine biodiversity, and significant seismic activity.
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E.
Bungo Channel
The Bungo Channel is a strait in southwestern Japan separating Kyushu and Shikoku and linking the Pacific Ocean with Japan’s inland seas.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
海域
ⓘ
海峡 ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
四国北岸
ⓘ
大阪湾 NERFINISHED ⓘ 播磨灘 NERFINISHED ⓘ 紀伊半島南岸 ⓘ |
| belongsTo | 日本の海域区分 ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
兵庫県淡路島
ⓘ
和歌山県 NERFINISHED ⓘ 徳島県 NERFINISHED ⓘ 香川県 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
太平洋の海峡
ⓘ
日本の海峡 ⓘ 瀬戸内海の水域 ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
太平洋
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
瀬戸内海 NERFINISHED ⓘ 紀伊水道 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | 日本 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasJapaneseName | 紀伊水道 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
友ヶ島水道
ⓘ
紀淡海峡 NERFINISHED ⓘ 鳴門海峡 ⓘ |
| hasStrongerCurrentsNear | 鳴門海峡 ⓘ |
| languageOfName | ja ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
四国北東部
ⓘ
四国地方 ⓘ 本州南部 ⓘ 近畿地方 ⓘ |
| locatedOnCoastOf |
四国
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
紀伊半島 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
和歌山市
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
徳島市 NERFINISHED ⓘ 淡路島 NERFINISHED ⓘ 紀伊大島 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opensTo |
北方の瀬戸内海
ⓘ
南方の太平洋 ⓘ |
| partOf | 太平洋 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | 日本列島南部 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| romanizedName |
Kii Channel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kii Suido NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| separates |
四国
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
紀伊半島 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
商船航路
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旅客航路 ⓘ 漁業 ⓘ |
| waterwayFor | 海上交通 ⓘ |
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: 紀伊水道 Description of subject: 紀伊水道 is the strait in Japan that separates the Kii Peninsula from Shikoku and connects the Pacific Ocean with the Seto Inland Sea.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.