Roeselare–Leie Canal
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The Roeselare–Leie Canal is a man-made waterway in West Flanders, Belgium, primarily used for inland shipping and connecting the city of Roeselare to the river Leie.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Roeselare–Leie Canal canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10657924 — 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: Roeselare–Leie Canal Context triple: [Roeselare, locatedOn, Roeselare–Leie Canal]
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A.
Ghent–Terneuzen Canal
The Ghent–Terneuzen Canal is a major shipping canal linking the Belgian city of Ghent to the port of Terneuzen in the Netherlands, providing an important maritime access route to the North Sea.
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B.
Brussels–Charleroi Canal
The Brussels–Charleroi Canal is a major Belgian waterway that connects the industrial city of Charleroi with Brussels, serving as an important route for inland shipping and freight transport.
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C.
Van Starkenborghkanaal
The Van Starkenborghkanaal is a key Dutch shipping canal in the province of Groningen that forms part of an important east–west inland waterway connection in the northern Netherlands.
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D.
Scheldt–Rhine Canal
The Scheldt–Rhine Canal is a major shipping canal in the Netherlands that provides a direct navigable link between the Scheldt and Rhine river systems, facilitating international maritime and inland transport.
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E.
Rijn-Schie Canal
The Rijn-Schie Canal is a historic waterway in South Holland, Netherlands, connecting the Rhine and Schie rivers and serving as an important route for regional transport and water management.
- 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: Roeselare–Leie Canal Target entity description: The Roeselare–Leie Canal is a man-made waterway in West Flanders, Belgium, primarily used for inland shipping and connecting the city of Roeselare to the river Leie.
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A.
Ghent–Terneuzen Canal
The Ghent–Terneuzen Canal is a major shipping canal linking the Belgian city of Ghent to the port of Terneuzen in the Netherlands, providing an important maritime access route to the North Sea.
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B.
Brussels–Charleroi Canal
The Brussels–Charleroi Canal is a major Belgian waterway that connects the industrial city of Charleroi with Brussels, serving as an important route for inland shipping and freight transport.
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C.
Van Starkenborghkanaal
The Van Starkenborghkanaal is a key Dutch shipping canal in the province of Groningen that forms part of an important east–west inland waterway connection in the northern Netherlands.
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D.
Scheldt–Rhine Canal
The Scheldt–Rhine Canal is a major shipping canal in the Netherlands that provides a direct navigable link between the Scheldt and Rhine river systems, facilitating international maritime and inland transport.
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E.
Rijn-Schie Canal
The Rijn-Schie Canal is a historic waterway in South Holland, Netherlands, connecting the Rhine and Schie rivers and serving as an important route for regional transport and water management.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canal
ⓘ
waterway ⓘ |
| artificial | true ⓘ |
| connectsSettlement | Roeselare ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Leie
ⓘ
Lys River ⓘ |
| connectsWaterBody | Leie River ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Belgium ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
logistics corridor
ⓘ
transport infrastructure ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfRegion | Dutch ⓘ |
| hasLocalNameLanguage | nl ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Belgian province of West Flanders
ⓘ
linked to:
West Flanders
Belgium in Europe ⓘ Flanders ⓘ Roeselare ⓘ West Flanders ⓘ northwest Belgium ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Leie
ⓘ
Roeselare ⓘ |
| navigationStatus | navigable ⓘ |
| partOf | Belgian inland waterway network ⓘ |
| passesThrough | Roeselare ⓘ |
| primaryUse | inland shipping ⓘ |
| region | West Flanders ⓘ |
| usedFor |
commercial navigation
ⓘ
freight transport ⓘ |
| waterwayClass | inland waterway ⓘ |
| waterwayType | navigation canal ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Roeselare–Leie Canal Description of subject: The Roeselare–Leie Canal is a man-made waterway in West Flanders, Belgium, primarily used for inland shipping and connecting the city of Roeselare to the river Leie.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.