Shanwick Oceanic Control Area
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The Shanwick Oceanic Control Area is a major North Atlantic air traffic control region jointly managed by the UK and Ireland, responsible for organizing and separating transatlantic flights over a large expanse of oceanic airspace.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shanwick Oceanic Control Area canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11835514 — 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: Shanwick Oceanic Control Area Context triple: [United Kingdom airspace, contains, Shanwick Oceanic Control Area]
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A.
Halifax Range
The Halifax Range is a small mountain range located on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada.
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B.
Clyde Sea area
The Clyde Sea area is a coastal marine region in western Scotland encompassing several sea lochs and inlets that form part of the Firth of Clyde.
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C.
Jade Bight
Jade Bight is a large bay of the North Sea on the northwestern coast of Germany, known for its tidal flats and nearby port and naval facilities.
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D.
Kemod Shoal
Kemod Shoal is a popular scuba diving site near Malapascua Island in the Philippines, known for its rich marine life and frequent thresher shark sightings.
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E.
Tors Cove
Tors Cove is a small coastal community in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, known for its scenic location along the Irish Loop and views of the Witless Bay Ecological Reserve.
- 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: Shanwick Oceanic Control Area Target entity description: The Shanwick Oceanic Control Area is a major North Atlantic air traffic control region jointly managed by the UK and Ireland, responsible for organizing and separating transatlantic flights over a large expanse of oceanic airspace.
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A.
Halifax Range
The Halifax Range is a small mountain range located on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada.
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B.
Clyde Sea area
The Clyde Sea area is a coastal marine region in western Scotland encompassing several sea lochs and inlets that form part of the Firth of Clyde.
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C.
Jade Bight
Jade Bight is a large bay of the North Sea on the northwestern coast of Germany, known for its tidal flats and nearby port and naval facilities.
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D.
Kemod Shoal
Kemod Shoal is a popular scuba diving site near Malapascua Island in the Philippines, known for its rich marine life and frequent thresher shark sightings.
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E.
Tors Cove
Tors Cove is a small coastal community in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, known for its scenic location along the Irish Loop and views of the Witless Bay Ecological Reserve.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
North Atlantic air traffic control region
ⓘ
airspace region ⓘ oceanic control area ⓘ |
| airTrafficControlProvidedBy |
Irish Aviation Authority
ⓘ
NATS ⓘ |
| belongsToICAORegion | EUR/NAT ⓘ |
| coordinatesWith |
Gander Oceanic Control Area
ⓘ
linked to:
Gander
New York Oceanic Control Area ⓘ Reykjavik Oceanic Control Area ⓘ
linked to:
Reykjavik Flight Information Region
Santa Maria Oceanic Control Area ⓘ
linked to:
Santa Maria Oceanic Control Center
|
| governedBy |
ICAO Annex 11
ⓘ
ICAO North Atlantic Regional Supplementary Procedures ⓘ
linked to:
ICAO Doc 10066
|
| hasAirspaceClass | Class A airspace ⓘ |
| hasControllingState |
Ireland
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryATCUnit |
Shanwick Oceanic Control Centre
ⓘ
linked to:
Santa Maria Oceanic Control Center
|
| hasPrimaryFunction |
organization of North Atlantic traffic flows
ⓘ
separation of transatlantic flights ⓘ |
| hasRadioCallsign | Shanwick Radio ⓘ |
| hasTrafficDirectionality |
predominantly eastbound at night
ⓘ
predominantly westbound during daytime ⓘ |
| hasTypicalTraffic |
long-haul cargo flights
ⓘ
transatlantic airline flights ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
North Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
linked to:
North Atlantic
|
| managedBy |
Ireland
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| nameDerivedFrom |
Prestwick
ⓘ
Shannon ⓘ |
| partOf |
North Atlantic Organized Track System
ⓘ
linked to:
North Atlantic Tracks
|
| requiresEquipment |
HF radio capability
ⓘ
long-range navigation systems ⓘ transponder with altitude reporting ⓘ |
| requiresFlightPlanType | oceanic clearance ⓘ |
| requiresPositionReporting | periodic position reports ⓘ |
| safetyOversightBy |
Irish Aviation Authority
ⓘ
UK Civil Aviation Authority ⓘ |
| subjectTo | North Atlantic Operations and Airspace Manual ⓘ |
| timeZoneReference | UTC ⓘ |
| usesCommunicationMethod |
CPDLC
ⓘ
HF radio ⓘ SATCOM ⓘ |
| usesNavigationStandard |
MNPS
ⓘ
RNP4 ⓘ |
| usesProceduralControl | non-radar separation ⓘ |
| usesSeparationStandard |
reduced lateral separation
ⓘ
reduced longitudinal separation ⓘ |
| usesTrafficManagementTool |
North Atlantic Track system
ⓘ
linked to:
North Atlantic Tracks
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Shanwick Oceanic Control Area Description of subject: The Shanwick Oceanic Control Area is a major North Atlantic air traffic control region jointly managed by the UK and Ireland, responsible for organizing and separating transatlantic flights over a large expanse of oceanic airspace.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.