Veerse Gatdam
E111936
Veerse Gatdam is a Dutch dam and causeway that forms part of the Delta Works coastal defense system, separating the Veerse Meer lagoon from the North Sea.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Veerse Gatdam canonical | 8 |
| Veerse Gat | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T857657 — 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: Veerse Gatdam Context triple: [Delta Works, hasPart, Veerse Gatdam]
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A.
Schiedam Gate
Schiedam Gate was a historic city gate in Delft, Netherlands, best known today for its prominent appearance in Johannes Vermeer’s painting "View of Delft."
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B.
Stadhouderspoort
Stadhouderspoort is a historic gate within The Hague’s Binnenhof complex, traditionally associated with the access route used by the stadtholders of the Dutch Republic.
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C.
Grevelingendam
Grevelingendam is a major dam in the southwestern Netherlands that forms part of the Delta Works, protecting the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta from flooding while separating the Grevelingenmeer from the North Sea.
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D.
Sluis
Sluis is a historic municipality and town in the southwestern Dutch province of Zeeland, near the Belgian border.
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E.
Europoort
Europoort is a major port and industrial area forming part of the Port of Rotterdam in the Netherlands, known as a key hub for maritime trade and petrochemical industries.
- 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: Veerse Gatdam Target entity description: Veerse Gatdam is a Dutch dam and causeway that forms part of the Delta Works coastal defense system, separating the Veerse Meer lagoon from the North Sea.
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A.
Schiedam Gate
Schiedam Gate was a historic city gate in Delft, Netherlands, best known today for its prominent appearance in Johannes Vermeer’s painting "View of Delft."
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B.
Stadhouderspoort
Stadhouderspoort is a historic gate within The Hague’s Binnenhof complex, traditionally associated with the access route used by the stadtholders of the Dutch Republic.
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C.
Grevelingendam
Grevelingendam is a major dam in the southwestern Netherlands that forms part of the Delta Works, protecting the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta from flooding while separating the Grevelingenmeer from the North Sea.
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D.
Sluis
Sluis is a historic municipality and town in the southwestern Dutch province of Zeeland, near the Belgian border.
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E.
Europoort
Europoort is a major port and industrial area forming part of the Port of Rotterdam in the Netherlands, known as a key hub for maritime trade and petrochemical industries.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Delta Works structure
ⓘ
causeway ⓘ dam ⓘ |
| country | Netherlands ⓘ |
| hasEngineeringStructureType | sea defense dam ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
coastal defense
ⓘ
road connection ⓘ storm surge protection ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructureType | road embankment ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfName | Dutch ⓘ |
| hasNameInDutch | Veerse Gatdam ⓘ |
| hasWaterControlRole | regulation of water exchange between Veerse Meer and North Sea ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Zeeland ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Province of Zeeland
ⓘ
linked to:
Zeeland
|
| locatedInBodyOfWater |
North Sea
ⓘ
Veerse Meer ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Southwestern Netherlands ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Veere ⓘ |
| partOf |
Delta Works
ⓘ
Delta Works coastal defense system ⓘ
linked to:
Delta Works
Dutch flood protection system ⓘ |
| protects |
Veerse Meer lagoon
ⓘ
linked to:
Veerse Meer
Zeeland coast ⓘ
linked to:
North Sea coast of the Netherlands
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| separates |
North Sea
ⓘ
Veerse Meer ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Veerse Gatdam Description of subject: Veerse Gatdam is a Dutch dam and causeway that forms part of the Delta Works coastal defense system, separating the Veerse Meer lagoon from the North Sea.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Veerse Gatdam