Matochkin Strait
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Matochkin Strait is a narrow Arctic sea passage in northern Russia that divides the two main islands of the Novaya Zemlya archipelago.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Matochkin Strait canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22640808 — 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: Matochkin Strait Context triple: [Severny Island, separatedBy, Matochkin Strait]
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A.
Vilkitsky Strait
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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B.
Shokalsky Strait
Shokalsky Strait is a narrow Arctic sea passage in the Russian high north, separating islands of the Severnaya Zemlya archipelago.
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C.
Yugorsky Strait
Yugorsky Strait is a narrow Arctic waterway in northern Russia that separates Vaygach Island from the mainland and connects the Barents Sea with the Kara Sea.
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D.
Zayachy Strait
Zayachy Strait is a narrow waterway in Saint Petersburg, Russia, separating Hare Island from the surrounding Neva River delta.
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E.
Zimovia Strait
Zimovia Strait is a narrow marine channel in southeastern Alaska that separates Wrangell Island from the mainland and forms part of the Inside Passage.
- 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: Matochkin Strait Target entity description: Matochkin Strait is a narrow Arctic sea passage in northern Russia that divides the two main islands of the Novaya Zemlya archipelago.
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A.
Vilkitsky Strait
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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B.
Shokalsky Strait
Shokalsky Strait is a narrow Arctic sea passage in the Russian high north, separating islands of the Severnaya Zemlya archipelago.
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C.
Yugorsky Strait
Yugorsky Strait is a narrow Arctic waterway in northern Russia that separates Vaygach Island from the mainland and connects the Barents Sea with the Kara Sea.
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D.
Zayachy Strait
Zayachy Strait is a narrow waterway in Saint Petersburg, Russia, separating Hare Island from the surrounding Neva River delta.
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E.
Zimovia Strait
Zimovia Strait is a narrow marine channel in southeastern Alaska that separates Wrangell Island from the mainland and forms part of the Inside Passage.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.