Vilkitsky Strait
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Vilkitsky Strait is a narrow Arctic waterway off the northern coast of Siberia that separates the Taymyr Peninsula from the Severnaya Zemlya archipelago and forms part of the Northern Sea Route.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vilkitsky Strait canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T926918 — 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: Vilkitsky Strait Context triple: [Laptev Sea, connectedByStrait, Vilkitsky Strait]
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A.
Nares Strait
Nares Strait is a narrow Arctic waterway between Greenland and Canada that links the Lincoln Sea to Baffin Bay and forms part of the Northwest Passage region.
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B.
Palk Strait
Palk Strait is a narrow stretch of sea between southeastern India and northern Sri Lanka, known for its shallow waters and significance as a maritime boundary.
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C.
La Pérouse Strait
La Pérouse Strait is a narrow international waterway between Japan’s Hokkaido and Russia’s Sakhalin Island that links the Sea of Japan with the Sea of Okhotsk.
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D.
Tatar Strait
The Tatar Strait is a narrow body of water in the Russian Far East that separates Sakhalin Island from the mainland and connects the Sea of Okhotsk with the Sea of Japan.
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E.
Barnum Island Channel
Barnum Island Channel is a tidal waterway in Nassau County, New York, separating Barnum Island from the nearby South Shore communities and connecting to the surrounding bays and inlets.
- 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: Vilkitsky Strait Target entity description: Vilkitsky Strait is a narrow Arctic waterway off the northern coast of Siberia that separates the Taymyr Peninsula from the Severnaya Zemlya archipelago and forms part of the Northern Sea Route.
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A.
Nares Strait
Nares Strait is a narrow Arctic waterway between Greenland and Canada that links the Lincoln Sea to Baffin Bay and forms part of the Northwest Passage region.
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B.
Palk Strait
Palk Strait is a narrow stretch of sea between southeastern India and northern Sri Lanka, known for its shallow waters and significance as a maritime boundary.
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C.
La Pérouse Strait
La Pérouse Strait is a narrow international waterway between Japan’s Hokkaido and Russia’s Sakhalin Island that links the Sea of Japan with the Sea of Okhotsk.
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D.
Tatar Strait
The Tatar Strait is a narrow body of water in the Russian Far East that separates Sakhalin Island from the mainland and connects the Sea of Okhotsk with the Sea of Japan.
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E.
Barnum Island Channel
Barnum Island Channel is a tidal waterway in Nassau County, New York, separating Barnum Island from the nearby South Shore communities and connecting to the surrounding bays and inlets.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Arctic waterway
ⓘ
strait ⓘ |
| administrativeRegion |
Krasnoyarsk Krai
ⓘ
linked to:
Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia
|
| belongsTo | Russian internal waters and territorial sea zone (as claimed by Russia) ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Severnaya Zemlya archipelago to the north
ⓘ
Taymyr Peninsula to the south ⓘ |
| climate | polar ⓘ |
| connects |
Kara Sea
ⓘ
Laptev Sea ⓘ |
| coordinates | approximately 77°N 103°E ⓘ |
| country | Russia ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Russian Arctic explorers ⓘ |
| environment | remote and sparsely populated region ⓘ |
| formsPartOf | sea route between Europe and East Asia via the Arctic ⓘ |
| governedBy | Russian maritime authorities ⓘ |
| hazard | sea ice and harsh weather conditions ⓘ |
| iceCoverage | covered by sea ice for most of the year ⓘ |
| length |
approximately 128 kilometres
ⓘ
approximately 80 miles ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Arctic Ocean
ⓘ
Russian Federation ⓘ
linked to:
Russia
Siberia ⓘ |
| locatedOffCoastOf | northern coast of Siberia ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Boris Vilkitsky ⓘ |
| namedForOccupation | hydrographer Boris Vilkitsky ⓘ |
| navigability | seasonally navigable ⓘ |
| navigationRequires | icebreaker assistance in most seasons ⓘ |
| near |
Severnaya Zemlya archipelago
ⓘ
Taymyr Peninsula ⓘ |
| oceanographicFeature | shallow Arctic shelf strait ⓘ |
| partOf |
Northeast Passage
ⓘ
Northern Sea Route ⓘ
linked to:
Northern Sea Route region
|
| region |
Russian Arctic
ⓘ
linked to:
Northern Russia
|
| salinity | saltwater ⓘ |
| seaIceType | first-year and multi-year sea ice ⓘ |
| separates |
Severnaya Zemlya
ⓘ
linked to:
Severnaya Zemlya archipelago
Taymyr Peninsula ⓘ |
| shippingUse | used by cargo vessels along the Northern Sea Route ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | key chokepoint on the Northern Sea Route ⓘ |
| waterBodyType | marine strait ⓘ |
| width |
approximately 35 miles
ⓘ
approximately 56 kilometres ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Vilkitsky Strait Description of subject: Vilkitsky Strait is a narrow Arctic waterway off the northern coast of Siberia that separates the Taymyr Peninsula from the Severnaya Zemlya archipelago and forms part of the Northern Sea Route.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
hydrographer Boris Vilkitsky