El Salvador–Honduras border
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The El Salvador–Honduras border is the international boundary between El Salvador and Honduras, historically marked by territorial disputes and Cold War–era violence in Central America.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| El Salvador–Honduras border canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11482752 — 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: El Salvador–Honduras border Context triple: [Sumpul River massacre, location, El Salvador–Honduras border]
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A.
Nicaragua–Honduras border
The Nicaragua–Honduras border is the international boundary in Central America separating Nicaragua and Honduras, running from the Caribbean Sea through riverine and mountainous terrain.
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B.
Nicaragua–Costa Rica border
The Nicaragua–Costa Rica border is the international boundary in Central America separating Nicaragua and Costa Rica, much of which follows the course of the San Juan River and has been the subject of historical and territorial disputes.
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C.
Belize–Mexico border
The Belize–Mexico border is the international boundary separating northern Belize from southeastern Mexico, marked by the Hondo River and key crossing points that facilitate trade and travel between the two countries.
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D.
Haiti–Dominican Republic border
The Haiti–Dominican Republic border is the international boundary dividing the Caribbean nations of Haiti and the Dominican Republic across the island of Hispaniola.
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E.
U.S.–Mexico border
The U.S.–Mexico border is the international boundary separating the United States and Mexico, stretching from the Pacific Ocean to the Gulf of Mexico and serving as a major focal point for migration, trade, and security issues.
- 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: El Salvador–Honduras border Target entity description: The El Salvador–Honduras border is the international boundary between El Salvador and Honduras, historically marked by territorial disputes and Cold War–era violence in Central America.
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A.
Nicaragua–Honduras border
The Nicaragua–Honduras border is the international boundary in Central America separating Nicaragua and Honduras, running from the Caribbean Sea through riverine and mountainous terrain.
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B.
Nicaragua–Costa Rica border
The Nicaragua–Costa Rica border is the international boundary in Central America separating Nicaragua and Costa Rica, much of which follows the course of the San Juan River and has been the subject of historical and territorial disputes.
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C.
Belize–Mexico border
The Belize–Mexico border is the international boundary separating northern Belize from southeastern Mexico, marked by the Hondo River and key crossing points that facilitate trade and travel between the two countries.
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D.
Haiti–Dominican Republic border
The Haiti–Dominican Republic border is the international boundary dividing the Caribbean nations of Haiti and the Dominican Republic across the island of Hispaniola.
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E.
U.S.–Mexico border
The U.S.–Mexico border is the international boundary separating the United States and Mexico, stretching from the Pacific Ocean to the Gulf of Mexico and serving as a major focal point for migration, trade, and security issues.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
international border
ⓘ
land border ⓘ |
| belongsToSubregion | Northern Triangle of Central America ⓘ |
| borderRegime | controlled border ⓘ |
| conflictCause |
economic tensions
ⓘ
land disputes ⓘ migration issues ⓘ |
| conflictPeriod | Cold War ⓘ |
| countryBorder |
El Salvador
ⓘ
Honduras ⓘ |
| demarcatedBetween |
Republic of El Salvador
ⓘ
linked to:
El Salvador
Republic of Honduras ⓘ
linked to:
Honduras
|
| demarcationCompletedYear | 2006 ⓘ |
| disputeType | territorial dispute ⓘ |
| followsNaturalFeature |
mountain ranges
ⓘ
rivers ⓘ |
| hasApproximateLength |
about 159 miles
ⓘ
about 256 km ⓘ |
| hasBorderCrossing |
El Amatillo border crossing
ⓘ
El Espino border crossing ⓘ El Poy border crossing ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalContext |
agrarian conflicts
ⓘ
population expulsions of Salvadorans from Honduras in the 1960s ⓘ post-colonial boundary disputes ⓘ |
| hasSection |
land boundary
ⓘ
maritime boundary in the Gulf of Fonseca ⓘ |
| historicallyDisputedBy |
El Salvador
ⓘ
Honduras ⓘ |
| icjJudgmentYear | 1992 ⓘ |
| legalCase | Land, Island and Maritime Frontier Dispute (El Salvador/Honduras: Nicaragua intervening) ⓘ |
| legalStatusSettledBy | International Court of Justice ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Central America ⓘ |
| partOf |
Central American Integration System region
ⓘ
linked to:
Central American Integration System
borders of El Salvador ⓘ borders of Honduras ⓘ |
| passesNearCity |
Chalatenango
ⓘ
linked to:
Chalatenango Department
La Unión ⓘ Nueva Ocotepeque ⓘ
linked to:
Ocotepeque
|
| relatedConflict |
1969 El Salvador–Honduras War
ⓘ
linked to:
Honduran–El Salvador conflict
Football War ⓘ |
| securityIssue |
drug trafficking
ⓘ
irregular migration ⓘ smuggling ⓘ |
| touchesWaterBody | Gulf of Fonseca ⓘ |
| usedFor |
migration between El Salvador and Honduras
ⓘ
trade between El Salvador and Honduras ⓘ transportation routes in Central America ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: El Salvador–Honduras border Description of subject: The El Salvador–Honduras border is the international boundary between El Salvador and Honduras, historically marked by territorial disputes and Cold War–era violence in Central America.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.