Camotes Sea
E140187
The Camotes Sea is a small sea in the central Philippines, lying between the islands of Cebu, Leyte, and Bohol, and known for its clear waters and rich marine life.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Camotes Sea canonical | 64 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T807516 — 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: Camotes Sea Context triple: [Visayas, bodyOfWater, Camotes Sea]
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A.
Bohol Sea
The Bohol Sea, also known as the Mindanao Sea, is a deep basin in the southern Philippines renowned for its rich marine biodiversity and popular dive sites.
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B.
Lingayen Gulf
Lingayen Gulf is a large bay on the northwestern coast of Luzon in the Philippines, known for its historical role in World War II and its fishing and coastal communities.
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C.
Mactan Channel
Mactan Channel is a narrow strait in the central Philippines that separates Mactan Island from Cebu Island and serves as an important maritime passage and harbor area.
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D.
Flores Sea
The Flores Sea is a marginal sea in the western Pacific Ocean, located in Indonesia between the islands of Flores, Sulawesi, and Sumbawa, and known for its deep basins and rich marine biodiversity.
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E.
Visayan Sea
The Visayan Sea is a central Philippine sea renowned for its rich fishing grounds and its location surrounded by the islands of the Visayas.
- 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: Camotes Sea Target entity description: The Camotes Sea is a small sea in the central Philippines, lying between the islands of Cebu, Leyte, and Bohol, and known for its clear waters and rich marine life.
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A.
Bohol Sea
The Bohol Sea, also known as the Mindanao Sea, is a deep basin in the southern Philippines renowned for its rich marine biodiversity and popular dive sites.
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B.
Lingayen Gulf
Lingayen Gulf is a large bay on the northwestern coast of Luzon in the Philippines, known for its historical role in World War II and its fishing and coastal communities.
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C.
Mactan Channel
Mactan Channel is a narrow strait in the central Philippines that separates Mactan Island from Cebu Island and serves as an important maritime passage and harbor area.
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D.
Flores Sea
The Flores Sea is a marginal sea in the western Pacific Ocean, located in Indonesia between the islands of Flores, Sulawesi, and Sumbawa, and known for its deep basins and rich marine biodiversity.
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E.
Visayan Sea
The Visayan Sea is a central Philippine sea renowned for its rich fishing grounds and its location surrounded by the islands of the Visayas.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
body of water
ⓘ
sea ⓘ |
| basinCountry | Philippines ⓘ |
| borders |
Bohol
ⓘ
linked to:
Bohol Island
Camotes Islands ⓘ Cebu ⓘ Leyte ⓘ |
| climate | tropical ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Bohol Sea
ⓘ
Cebu Strait ⓘ Visayan Sea ⓘ |
| country | Philippines ⓘ |
| hasBiodiversity | tropical marine species ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
coastal tourism
ⓘ
small-scale fisheries ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
coral reefs
ⓘ
seagrass beds ⓘ small islands ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Bohol Strait
ⓘ
Camotes Islands ⓘ Cebu Strait ⓘ Hilutangan Channel ⓘ
linked to:
Hilutungan Channel
Mactan Island ⓘ
linked to:
Mactan
Olango Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasUse |
fishing
ⓘ
marine transportation ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| knownFor |
clear waters
ⓘ
diving sites ⓘ rich marine life ⓘ snorkeling areas ⓘ |
| locatedBetween |
Cebu and Bohol
ⓘ
Cebu and Leyte ⓘ Leyte and Bohol ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Visayas
ⓘ
central Philippines ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Cebu City
ⓘ
linked to:
Cebu
Ormoc ⓘ Tagbilaran City ⓘ
linked to:
Tagbilaran
|
| marineEcoregion | Central Philippine marine ecoregion ⓘ |
| partOf |
Pacific Ocean
ⓘ
Philippine archipelago ⓘ
linked to:
Philippine Archipelago
Western Pacific Ocean ⓘ
linked to:
western Pacific Ocean
|
| region |
Central Visayas
ⓘ
Eastern Visayas ⓘ |
| separates |
Bohol
ⓘ
linked to:
Bohol Island
Cebu ⓘ Leyte ⓘ |
| waterType | saltwater ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Camotes Sea Description of subject: The Camotes Sea is a small sea in the central Philippines, lying between the islands of Cebu, Leyte, and Bohol, and known for its clear waters and rich marine life.
Referenced by (64)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.