Columbia River Bar Pilots
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The Columbia River Bar Pilots are a specialized group of maritime pilots who guide ships safely across the hazardous Columbia River Bar between the Pacific Ocean and the Columbia River.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Columbia River Bar Pilots canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18847204 — 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: Columbia River Bar Pilots Context triple: [Columbia River Bar, servedBy, Columbia River Bar Pilots]
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A.
Astoria–Megler ferry service
The Astoria–Megler ferry service was a cross-river ferry operation that transported vehicles and passengers across the Columbia River between Astoria, Oregon, and Megler, Washington, before the construction of the Astoria–Megler Bridge.
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B.
Shannon Navigation
Shannon Navigation is the managed waterway system of Ireland’s River Shannon, comprising locks, channels, and related infrastructure that enable safe and continuous inland boating and commercial navigation.
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C.
Columbia River Fishing and Trading Company
The Columbia River Fishing and Trading Company was a 19th-century fur trading enterprise involved in the early commercial exploitation and settlement of the Pacific Northwest.
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D.
Douglas Navigation
Douglas Navigation was an 18th-century canalised waterway in Lancashire, England, created by improving the River Douglas to allow the transport of coal and other goods before being superseded by later canal developments.
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E.
Columbia River Bar
The Columbia River Bar is a notoriously dangerous sandbar and shipping passage at the mouth of the Columbia River, often called the "Graveyard of the Pacific" due to its treacherous waves and frequent shipwrecks.
- 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: Columbia River Bar Pilots Target entity description: The Columbia River Bar Pilots are a specialized group of maritime pilots who guide ships safely across the hazardous Columbia River Bar between the Pacific Ocean and the Columbia River.
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A.
Astoria–Megler ferry service
The Astoria–Megler ferry service was a cross-river ferry operation that transported vehicles and passengers across the Columbia River between Astoria, Oregon, and Megler, Washington, before the construction of the Astoria–Megler Bridge.
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B.
Shannon Navigation
Shannon Navigation is the managed waterway system of Ireland’s River Shannon, comprising locks, channels, and related infrastructure that enable safe and continuous inland boating and commercial navigation.
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C.
Columbia River Fishing and Trading Company
The Columbia River Fishing and Trading Company was a 19th-century fur trading enterprise involved in the early commercial exploitation and settlement of the Pacific Northwest.
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D.
Douglas Navigation
Douglas Navigation was an 18th-century canalised waterway in Lancashire, England, created by improving the River Douglas to allow the transport of coal and other goods before being superseded by later canal developments.
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E.
Columbia River Bar
The Columbia River Bar is a notoriously dangerous sandbar and shipping passage at the mouth of the Columbia River, often called the "Graveyard of the Pacific" due to its treacherous waves and frequent shipwrecks.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.