Triple
T3754058
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Asia–Caribbean shipping routes |
E82001
|
entity |
| Predicate | usesMaritimeChokepoint |
P27556
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Panama Canal |
E7762
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (3 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Panama Canal | Statement: [Asia–Caribbean shipping routes, usesMaritimeChokepoint, Panama Canal]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Panama Canal Context triple: [Asia–Caribbean shipping routes, usesMaritimeChokepoint, Panama Canal]
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A.
Panama Canal
chosen
The Panama Canal is a man-made waterway in Panama that dramatically shortens maritime travel by allowing ships to pass between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans through Central America.
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B.
Isthmus of Panama
The Isthmus of Panama is the narrow strip of land in Central America that links North and South America and separates the Caribbean Sea from the Pacific Ocean.
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C.
Gatun Locks
Gatun Locks is a major lock complex on the Panama Canal that raises and lowers ships between sea level and Gatun Lake as they transit the waterway.
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D.
Suez Canal
The Suez Canal is a man-made waterway in Egypt that links the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea, serving as one of the world’s most important shipping routes between Europe and Asia.
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E.
Küsten Canal
The Küsten Canal is a major shipping canal in northwestern Germany that links the Ems and Weser river systems and supports regional inland water transport.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: usesMaritimeChokepoint Context triple: [Asia–Caribbean shipping routes, usesMaritimeChokepoint, Panama Canal]
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A.
hasMajorSeaLane
Indicates that a significant maritime shipping or navigation route passes through, borders, or is closely associated with the referenced entity.
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B.
maritimeGatewayFor
Indicates a relationship where one location serves as the primary seaport or ocean-access point enabling maritime connectivity and trade for another location.
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C.
hasStrategicStrait
Indicates that one entity possesses or controls a strategically important narrow waterway that is relevant to another entity.
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D.
isInternationalWaterway
Indicates that a waterway is recognized as lying beyond the territorial jurisdiction of any single state and is subject to international navigation or legal regimes.
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E.
hasSeaRouteConnection
chosen
Indicates that there exists a navigable maritime route linking two locations or entities.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (4 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69ad8b1db40081908b61ffa6b78afd4d |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:43 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69adcb94ffc08190a7fd1ce71a15f787 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 7:18 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b4fb0fc6248190b2f4adf3fd2d73d9 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 6:07 a.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69adc04adebc819088d7f36d0ac343a6 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 6:30 p.m. |
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:35 p.m.