Skagway River
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The Skagway River is a glacially fed river in southeastern Alaska that flows through a steep valley to the port town of Skagway near the head of the Lynn Canal.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Skagway River canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11090041 — 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: Skagway River Context triple: [Klondike Highway, followsValleyOf, Skagway River]
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A.
Ketchikan Creek
Ketchikan Creek is a salmon-rich waterway running through the city of Ketchikan, Alaska, known for its historic Creek Street boardwalk and cultural significance to the local community.
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B.
Chilkoot River
The Chilkoot River is a scenic, salmon-rich waterway in Southeast Alaska known for its abundant wildlife viewing, especially brown bears, and popular fishing and recreation opportunities.
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C.
Yentna River
The Yentna River is a major glacial-fed river in south-central Alaska that flows through remote wilderness before joining the Susitna River.
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D.
Aniak River
The Aniak River is a significant waterway in western Alaska that flows into the Kuskokwim River and supports local communities, subsistence activities, and salmon fisheries.
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E.
Alsek River
The Alsek River is a major glacial-fed river in northwestern North America that flows through the Yukon and Alaska to the Pacific, renowned for its wild, remote character and world-class wilderness rafting.
- 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: Skagway River Target entity description: The Skagway River is a glacially fed river in southeastern Alaska that flows through a steep valley to the port town of Skagway near the head of the Lynn Canal.
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A.
Ketchikan Creek
Ketchikan Creek is a salmon-rich waterway running through the city of Ketchikan, Alaska, known for its historic Creek Street boardwalk and cultural significance to the local community.
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B.
Chilkoot River
The Chilkoot River is a scenic, salmon-rich waterway in Southeast Alaska known for its abundant wildlife viewing, especially brown bears, and popular fishing and recreation opportunities.
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C.
Yentna River
The Yentna River is a major glacial-fed river in south-central Alaska that flows through remote wilderness before joining the Susitna River.
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D.
Aniak River
The Aniak River is a significant waterway in western Alaska that flows into the Kuskokwim River and supports local communities, subsistence activities, and salmon fisheries.
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E.
Alsek River
The Alsek River is a major glacial-fed river in northwestern North America that flows through the Yukon and Alaska to the Pacific, renowned for its wild, remote character and world-class wilderness rafting.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | river ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Skagway Municipality
ⓘ
linked to:
Skagway Borough
|
| basinCountry |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| drainageBasin |
Lynn Canal watershed
ⓘ
linked to:
Lynn Canal
|
| flowsInto | Lynn Canal ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Skagway Valley
ⓘ
linked to:
Skagway River valley
steep valley ⓘ |
| hasEcosystemType | cold-water river ecosystem ⓘ |
| hasFlowDirection | generally southward toward Lynn Canal ⓘ |
| hasHydrologicalCharacteristic | glacially fed ⓘ |
| hasMouth | near Skagway ⓘ |
| hasMouthElevation | sea level ⓘ |
| hasNameLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasSourceRegion | coastal mountains of southeastern Alaska ⓘ |
| hasValleyType | glacial valley ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Alaska
ⓘ
southeastern Alaska ⓘ
linked to:
Southeastern Alaska
|
| mouthLocatedIn | Skagway ⓘ |
| mouthLocatedNear | head of Lynn Canal ⓘ |
| near |
Chilkoot Trail area
ⓘ
linked to:
Chilkoot Trail
port town of Skagway ⓘ |
| region |
Alaska Panhandle
ⓘ
linked to:
Panhandle of Alaska
|
| transportRole | adjacent to transportation corridor to interior Yukon ⓘ |
| usedFor |
fishing
ⓘ
rafting ⓘ recreation ⓘ |
| waterSource | glacial meltwater ⓘ |
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: Skagway River Description of subject: The Skagway River is a glacially fed river in southeastern Alaska that flows through a steep valley to the port town of Skagway near the head of the Lynn Canal.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.