Wesel–Datteln Canal
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The Wesel–Datteln Canal is a major artificial waterway in western Germany that connects the Rhine with the Dortmund–Ems Canal, serving as an important route for inland shipping and regional industry.
All labels observed (1)
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| Wesel–Datteln Canal canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11921214 — 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: Wesel–Datteln Canal Context triple: [Marl, Germany, hasCanal, Wesel–Datteln Canal]
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Datteln-Hamm Canal
The Datteln-Hamm Canal is a major artificial waterway in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, that connects the Dortmund-Ems Canal at Datteln with the city of Hamm and supports regional inland shipping and industry.
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B.
Weser–Datteln Canal
The Weser–Datteln Canal is a major German shipping canal that links the River Weser with the Ruhr area’s inland waterway network, facilitating industrial transport across northwestern Germany.
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C.
Dortmund–Ems Canal
The Dortmund–Ems Canal is a major German inland waterway linking the industrial Ruhr region with the North Sea via the River Ems, serving as an important route for commercial shipping.
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D.
Weser–Elbe Canal
The Weser–Elbe Canal is a man-made waterway in northern Germany that links the Weser and Elbe river systems to facilitate inland shipping and regional transport.
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Rhine–Herne Canal
The Rhine–Herne Canal is a major German shipping canal in the Ruhr area that links the Rhine River with the inland waterways of northern and eastern Germany, serving as an important industrial transport route.
- 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: Wesel–Datteln Canal Target entity description: The Wesel–Datteln Canal is a major artificial waterway in western Germany that connects the Rhine with the Dortmund–Ems Canal, serving as an important route for inland shipping and regional industry.
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A.
Datteln-Hamm Canal
The Datteln-Hamm Canal is a major artificial waterway in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, that connects the Dortmund-Ems Canal at Datteln with the city of Hamm and supports regional inland shipping and industry.
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B.
Weser–Datteln Canal
The Weser–Datteln Canal is a major German shipping canal that links the River Weser with the Ruhr area’s inland waterway network, facilitating industrial transport across northwestern Germany.
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C.
Dortmund–Ems Canal
The Dortmund–Ems Canal is a major German inland waterway linking the industrial Ruhr region with the North Sea via the River Ems, serving as an important route for commercial shipping.
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D.
Weser–Elbe Canal
The Weser–Elbe Canal is a man-made waterway in northern Germany that links the Weser and Elbe river systems to facilitate inland shipping and regional transport.
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E.
Rhine–Herne Canal
The Rhine–Herne Canal is a major German shipping canal in the Ruhr area that links the Rhine River with the inland waterways of northern and eastern Germany, serving as an important industrial transport route.
- F. None of above. chosen
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