Sōya Strait
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Sōya Strait is the narrow sea passage between Japan’s Hokkaido and Russia’s Sakhalin Island, serving as a key shipping route connecting the Sea of Japan with the Sea of Okhotsk.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sōya Strait canonical | 8 |
| Soya Strait | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1067643 — 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: Sōya Strait Context triple: [La Pérouse Strait, alsoKnownAs, Sōya Strait]
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A.
Tsugaru Strait
The Tsugaru Strait is a narrow body of water separating Japan’s Honshu and Hokkaido islands, serving as a key maritime passage between the Sea of Japan and the Pacific Ocean.
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B.
Tokara Strait
Tokara Strait is a body of water in southern Japan that separates the Tokara Islands from the Amami Islands, forming part of the boundary between the East China Sea and the Pacific Ocean.
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C.
Kuril straits
The Kuril Straits are a series of narrow sea passages between the Kuril Islands that form an important maritime route between the Sea of Okhotsk and the North Pacific Ocean.
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D.
Kanmon Straits
Kanmon Straits is a narrow sea passage in southwestern Japan that separates the islands of Honshu and Kyushu and serves as an important shipping and transportation route.
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E.
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.
- 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: Sōya Strait Target entity description: Sōya Strait is the narrow sea passage between Japan’s Hokkaido and Russia’s Sakhalin Island, serving as a key shipping route connecting the Sea of Japan with the Sea of Okhotsk.
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A.
Tsugaru Strait
The Tsugaru Strait is a narrow body of water separating Japan’s Honshu and Hokkaido islands, serving as a key maritime passage between the Sea of Japan and the Pacific Ocean.
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B.
Tokara Strait
Tokara Strait is a body of water in southern Japan that separates the Tokara Islands from the Amami Islands, forming part of the boundary between the East China Sea and the Pacific Ocean.
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C.
Kuril straits
The Kuril Straits are a series of narrow sea passages between the Kuril Islands that form an important maritime route between the Sea of Okhotsk and the North Pacific Ocean.
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D.
Kanmon Straits
Kanmon Straits is a narrow sea passage in southwestern Japan that separates the islands of Honshu and Kyushu and serves as an important shipping and transportation route.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
sea passage
ⓘ
strait ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
La Pérouse Strait
ⓘ
Strait of La Pérouse ⓘ
linked to:
La Pérouse Strait
|
| borderedBy |
Hokkaido
ⓘ
Korsakovsky District, Sakhalin Oblast ⓘ Sakhalin Island ⓘ Wakkanai, Hokkaido ⓘ
linked to:
Wakkanai
|
| climate | cold temperate maritime ⓘ |
| connects | Sea of Japan and Sea of Okhotsk shipping lanes ⓘ |
| connectsBodyOfWater |
Sea of Japan
ⓘ
Sea of Okhotsk ⓘ |
| country |
Japan
ⓘ
Russia ⓘ |
| ecoregion | Sea of Okhotsk marine ecosystem ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Japan Coast Guard (Japanese side)
ⓘ
linked to:
Japan Coast Guard
Russian maritime authorities (Russian side) ⓘ
linked to:
Russian maritime authorities
|
| hasFerryRoutes | seasonal and regional ferries ⓘ |
| hasJapaneseName | 宗谷海峡 ⓘ |
| hasLighthouse |
Cape Sōya Lighthouse
ⓘ
linked to:
Wakkanai Lighthouse
|
| hasRussianName | Лаперу́зов пролив ⓘ |
| hasSeaIceInWinter | true ⓘ |
| hasStrongCurrents | true ⓘ |
| isBorderArea | true ⓘ |
| isInternationalShippingRoute | true ⓘ |
| isNorthernmostStraitOf | Japan ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
East Asia
ⓘ
Hokkaido region ⓘ
linked to:
Hokkaido
Northwest Pacific Ocean ⓘ Russian Far East region ⓘ
linked to:
Russia Far East
|
| maximumDepth | approximately 118 meters ⓘ |
| minimumWidth | approximately 43 kilometers ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Jean-François de Galaup, comte de Lapérouse
ⓘ
linked to:
Jean-François de Galaup, comte de La Pérouse
|
| navigationHazard |
fog
ⓘ
sea ice ⓘ strong tidal currents ⓘ |
| nearbyCape |
Cape Krilon
ⓘ
Cape Sōya ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Wakkanai ⓘ |
| partOf |
Pacific Ocean basin
ⓘ
linked to:
Pacific Ocean drainage basin
boundary between Sea of Japan and Sea of Okhotsk ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Japan–Russia maritime relations ⓘ |
| separates |
Hokkaido
ⓘ
Sakhalin Island ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | maritime route between Japan and Russian Far East ⓘ |
| usedFor |
commercial shipping
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ military navigation ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sōya Strait Description of subject: Sōya Strait is the narrow sea passage between Japan’s Hokkaido and Russia’s Sakhalin Island, serving as a key shipping route connecting the Sea of Japan with the Sea of Okhotsk.
Referenced by (9)
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