Burlington Canal North Pier
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Burlington Canal North Pier is a protective and navigational pier structure located at the entrance of the Burlington Canal on Lake Ontario in Ontario, Canada.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Burlington Canal North Pier canonical | 3 |
| Burlington Canal piers | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10571262 — 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: Burlington Canal North Pier Context triple: [Burlington Canal, hasStructure, Burlington Canal North Pier]
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A.
Canandaigua City Pier
Canandaigua City Pier is a historic lakeside pier on Canandaigua Lake known for its iconic boathouses, scenic views, and role as a popular recreational and photographic spot in Canandaigua, New York.
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B.
Morris Canal Basin
Morris Canal Basin is a historic waterfront inlet in Jersey City, New Jersey, that once formed part of the Morris Canal and now serves as a recreational and scenic feature along the Hudson River.
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C.
Burlington Canal Lift Bridge
The Burlington Canal Lift Bridge is a vertical-lift road and pedestrian bridge in Ontario, Canada, that spans the canal between Lake Ontario and Hamilton Harbour, allowing both vehicular traffic and the passage of large ships.
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D.
Harford Pier
Harford Pier is a historic wooden fishing and recreational pier on California’s Central Coast, known for its ocean views, seafood restaurants, and working harbor atmosphere.
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E.
Cherry Street Pier
Cherry Street Pier is a revitalized historic pier in Philadelphia transformed into a public arts, culture, and community space along the Delaware River.
- 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: Burlington Canal North Pier Target entity description: Burlington Canal North Pier is a protective and navigational pier structure located at the entrance of the Burlington Canal on Lake Ontario in Ontario, Canada.
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A.
Canandaigua City Pier
Canandaigua City Pier is a historic lakeside pier on Canandaigua Lake known for its iconic boathouses, scenic views, and role as a popular recreational and photographic spot in Canandaigua, New York.
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B.
Morris Canal Basin
Morris Canal Basin is a historic waterfront inlet in Jersey City, New Jersey, that once formed part of the Morris Canal and now serves as a recreational and scenic feature along the Hudson River.
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C.
Burlington Canal Lift Bridge
The Burlington Canal Lift Bridge is a vertical-lift road and pedestrian bridge in Ontario, Canada, that spans the canal between Lake Ontario and Hamilton Harbour, allowing both vehicular traffic and the passage of large ships.
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D.
Harford Pier
Harford Pier is a historic wooden fishing and recreational pier on California’s Central Coast, known for its ocean views, seafood restaurants, and working harbor atmosphere.
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E.
Cherry Street Pier
Cherry Street Pier is a revitalized historic pier in Philadelphia transformed into a public arts, culture, and community space along the Delaware River.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coastal protection structure
ⓘ
maritime navigational structure ⓘ pier ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| hasAccess | pedestrian access (restricted or controlled in some areas) ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateLocation | near entrance of Burlington Canal on Lake Ontario ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
harbour protection
ⓘ
navigation aid ⓘ |
| hasNearbyStructure |
Burlington Canal Lift Bridge
ⓘ
Burlington Canal lighthouse ⓘ
linked to:
Burlington Canal Lighthouse
|
| locatedAtMouthOf |
Burlington Bay
ⓘ
Hamilton Harbour ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
City of Hamilton
ⓘ
Ontario ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion |
Golden Horseshoe
ⓘ
western Lake Ontario ⓘ |
| locatedNear | City of Burlington ⓘ |
| locatedOnBodyOfWater | Lake Ontario ⓘ |
| location | Burlington Canal ⓘ |
| maintainedBy |
Government of Canada
ⓘ
federal navigation authorities ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
concrete
ⓘ
stone ⓘ |
| oppositeOf | Burlington Canal South Pier ⓘ |
| orientation | roughly east-west ⓘ |
| partOf |
Burlington Canal piers
ⓘ
linked to:
Burlington Canal North Pier
|
| subjectTo |
Great Lakes water level fluctuations
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ice and wave action from Lake Ontario ⓘ |
| usedFor |
guiding vessels into Burlington Canal
ⓘ
shoreline protection near canal entrance ⓘ wave attenuation ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Burlington Canal North Pier Description of subject: Burlington Canal North Pier is a protective and navigational pier structure located at the entrance of the Burlington Canal on Lake Ontario in Ontario, Canada.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Burlington Canal North Pier