King Sound
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King Sound is a large, shallow, and highly tidal gulf on the northwestern coast of Western Australia, known for its extreme tidal ranges and muddy coastal flats.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| King Sound canonical | 12 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11273137 — 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: King Sound Context triple: [Derby, Western Australia, isCoastalTownOf, King Sound]
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A.
Dusky Sound
Dusky Sound is a remote, rugged fiord on the southwest coast of New Zealand’s South Island, renowned for its dramatic scenery, rich marine life, and historical significance to early European explorers.
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B.
Queen Charlotte Sound
Queen Charlotte Sound is a broad, shallow body of water off the northern coast of British Columbia, Canada, separating the mainland from Haida Gwaii and forming part of the Inside Passage.
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C.
Otago Harbour
Otago Harbour is a long, sheltered natural inlet on the southeast coast of New Zealand’s South Island, known for its scenic beauty, wildlife, and role as the maritime gateway to Dunedin.
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D.
Peel Sound
Peel Sound is an Arctic waterway in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, known as a historically challenging part of the Northwest Passage.
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E.
Nelson Lagoon
Nelson Lagoon is a coastal lagoon located within Mimosa Rocks National Park on the south coast of New South Wales, Australia, known for its natural scenery and wildlife habitat.
- 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: King Sound Target entity description: King Sound is a large, shallow, and highly tidal gulf on the northwestern coast of Western Australia, known for its extreme tidal ranges and muddy coastal flats.
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A.
Dusky Sound
Dusky Sound is a remote, rugged fiord on the southwest coast of New Zealand’s South Island, renowned for its dramatic scenery, rich marine life, and historical significance to early European explorers.
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B.
Queen Charlotte Sound
Queen Charlotte Sound is a broad, shallow body of water off the northern coast of British Columbia, Canada, separating the mainland from Haida Gwaii and forming part of the Inside Passage.
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C.
Otago Harbour
Otago Harbour is a long, sheltered natural inlet on the southeast coast of New Zealand’s South Island, known for its scenic beauty, wildlife, and role as the maritime gateway to Dunedin.
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D.
Peel Sound
Peel Sound is an Arctic waterway in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, known as a historically challenging part of the Northwest Passage.
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E.
Nelson Lagoon
Nelson Lagoon is a coastal lagoon located within Mimosa Rocks National Park on the south coast of New South Wales, Australia, known for its natural scenery and wildlife habitat.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coastal water body
ⓘ
gulf ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Buccaneer Archipelago ⓘ |
| climate | tropical savanna climate ⓘ |
| coastType | macrotidal coast ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| ecoregion |
Northwest Australia marine ecoregion
ⓘ
linked to:
Northern Marine Region (Australia)
|
| governingState |
State of Western Australia
ⓘ
linked to:
Western Australia
|
| hasCharacteristic |
highly tidal
ⓘ
large ⓘ muddy coastal flats ⓘ shallow ⓘ |
| hasCoastlineFeature |
low-lying muddy shores
ⓘ
tidal creeks ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity | small-scale tourism ⓘ |
| hasGeomorphology | drowned river valley with extensive tidal flats ⓘ |
| hasHabitat |
intertidal mudflats
ⓘ
mangrove fringes ⓘ |
| hasInflow |
Fitzroy River (Western Australia)
ⓘ
linked to:
Fitzroy River
Lennard River (Western Australia) ⓘ May River (Western Australia) ⓘ Meda River (Western Australia) ⓘ Robinson River (Western Australia) ⓘ |
| hasMouthNear | Derby, Western Australia ⓘ |
| hasNavigationCondition |
shallow waters
ⓘ
strong tidal currents ⓘ |
| hasRisk | navigation hazards due to tides and shoals ⓘ |
| hasSedimentType | fine mud ⓘ |
| hasTidalPhenomenon | spring tides exceeding 10 metres in range ⓘ |
| hasWaterType |
estuarine influences near river mouths
ⓘ
marine ⓘ |
| knownFor |
extensive tidal mudflats
ⓘ
extreme tidal ranges ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Western Australia
ⓘ
northwestern coast of Western Australia ⓘ |
| locatedOnCoastOf | Australian continent ⓘ |
| near |
Dampier Peninsula
ⓘ
Derby, Western Australia ⓘ Yampi Peninsula ⓘ
linked to:
Dampier Peninsula
|
| opensTo | Indian Ocean ⓘ |
| partOf |
Indian Ocean
ⓘ
Timor Sea region ⓘ
linked to:
Timor Sea
|
| region | Kimberley region ⓘ |
| tidalRangeType | one of the largest tidal ranges in Australia ⓘ |
| usedFor |
commercial fishing
ⓘ
pearling ⓘ |
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: King Sound Description of subject: King Sound is a large, shallow, and highly tidal gulf on the northwestern coast of Western Australia, known for its extreme tidal ranges and muddy coastal flats.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.