Hulhulé–Malé channel
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The Hulhulé–Malé channel is a stretch of sea in the Maldives that forms the waterway between the capital island Malé and the nearby airport island Hulhulé.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hulhulé–Malé channel canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18534488 — 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: Hulhulé–Malé channel Context triple: [Hulhulé Island, separatedBy, Hulhulé–Malé channel]
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A.
Jintotolo Channel
Jintotolo Channel is a strait in the central Philippines that separates the islands of Masbate and Panay and forms part of an important shipping route between the Sibuyan Sea and the Visayan Sea.
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B.
Jambelí Channel
Jambelí Channel is a coastal waterway in southwestern Ecuador that connects the Gulf of Guayaquil with the Pacific Ocean and separates the mainland from Jambelí Island.
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C.
Pailolo Channel
Pailolo Channel is a notoriously windy and rough stretch of ocean between the Hawaiian islands of Maui and Molokaʻi, known for challenging sailing and paddling conditions.
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D.
Biliran Strait
Biliran Strait is a narrow body of water in the central Philippines that separates Biliran Island from neighboring landmasses in the Visayan Sea region.
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E.
Loniu Passage
Loniu Passage is a narrow waterway in Papua New Guinea that separates Los Negros Island from the neighboring landmass and serves as an important local marine channel.
- 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: Hulhulé–Malé channel Target entity description: The Hulhulé–Malé channel is a stretch of sea in the Maldives that forms the waterway between the capital island Malé and the nearby airport island Hulhulé.
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A.
Jintotolo Channel
Jintotolo Channel is a strait in the central Philippines that separates the islands of Masbate and Panay and forms part of an important shipping route between the Sibuyan Sea and the Visayan Sea.
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B.
Jambelí Channel
Jambelí Channel is a coastal waterway in southwestern Ecuador that connects the Gulf of Guayaquil with the Pacific Ocean and separates the mainland from Jambelí Island.
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C.
Pailolo Channel
Pailolo Channel is a notoriously windy and rough stretch of ocean between the Hawaiian islands of Maui and Molokaʻi, known for challenging sailing and paddling conditions.
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D.
Biliran Strait
Biliran Strait is a narrow body of water in the central Philippines that separates Biliran Island from neighboring landmasses in the Visayan Sea region.
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E.
Loniu Passage
Loniu Passage is a narrow waterway in Papua New Guinea that separates Los Negros Island from the neighboring landmass and serves as an important local marine channel.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.