Port of Port-au-Prince
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The Port of Port-au-Prince is Haiti’s principal seaport and a key hub for the country’s international maritime trade and cargo operations.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Port of Port-au-Prince canonical | 3 |
| Port international de Port-au-Prince | 2 |
| Port-au-Prince Harbor | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1380161 — 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: Port of Port-au-Prince Context triple: [Port-au-Prince, hasHarbor, Port of Port-au-Prince]
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A.
Port of Kingston
The Port of Kingston is a major maritime facility in Kingston, Jamaica, serving as one of the Caribbean’s key container transshipment and cargo hubs.
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B.
Petit-Goâve
Petit-Goâve is a coastal town in southwestern Haiti known as one of the country’s older colonial settlements and a local center of commerce and fishing.
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C.
Port of Paramaribo
The Port of Paramaribo is Suriname’s principal seaport and a key hub for the country’s international trade and maritime transport.
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D.
Port of Ponce
The Port of Ponce is a major seaport on Puerto Rico’s southern coast that serves as an important hub for regional maritime commerce and cargo operations.
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E.
Grand-Goâve
Grand-Goâve is a coastal commune in southwestern Haiti known for its location along the Gulf of Gonâve and its vulnerability to earthquakes and hurricanes.
- 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: Port of Port-au-Prince Target entity description: The Port of Port-au-Prince is Haiti’s principal seaport and a key hub for the country’s international maritime trade and cargo operations.
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A.
Port of Kingston
The Port of Kingston is a major maritime facility in Kingston, Jamaica, serving as one of the Caribbean’s key container transshipment and cargo hubs.
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B.
Petit-Goâve
Petit-Goâve is a coastal town in southwestern Haiti known as one of the country’s older colonial settlements and a local center of commerce and fishing.
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C.
Port of Paramaribo
The Port of Paramaribo is Suriname’s principal seaport and a key hub for the country’s international trade and maritime transport.
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D.
Port of Ponce
The Port of Ponce is a major seaport on Puerto Rico’s southern coast that serves as an important hub for regional maritime commerce and cargo operations.
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E.
Grand-Goâve
Grand-Goâve is a coastal commune in southwestern Haiti known for its location along the Gulf of Gonâve and its vulnerability to earthquakes and hurricanes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
port
ⓘ
seaport ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
international shipping routes in the Caribbean
ⓘ
road network of Port-au-Prince ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | Haiti ⓘ |
| handles |
bulk cargo
ⓘ
containerized cargo ⓘ general cargo ⓘ passenger traffic ⓘ |
| hasAlternateName |
Port international de Port-au-Prince
ⓘ
linked to:
Port of Port-au-Prince
Port-au-Prince Harbor ⓘ
linked to:
Port of Port-au-Prince
|
| hasFunction |
berthing of ocean-going vessels
ⓘ
cargo storage ⓘ customs clearance ⓘ export operations ⓘ import operations ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure |
berths
ⓘ
cargo terminals ⓘ container yard ⓘ port access roads ⓘ warehouses ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
French
ⓘ
Haitian Creole ⓘ |
| hasRoleIn | disaster relief operations in Haiti ⓘ |
| isPrincipalSeaportOf | Haiti ⓘ |
| isStrategicFor |
Haiti’s international trade
ⓘ
humanitarian aid logistics in Haiti ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Ouest Department
ⓘ
Port-au-Prince ⓘ |
| locatedOnWaterbody |
Caribbean Sea
ⓘ
Gulf of Gonâve ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Port-au-Prince ⓘ |
| region | Caribbean ⓘ |
| serves |
Haitian economy
ⓘ
Port-au-Prince metropolitan area ⓘ
linked to:
Port-au-Prince
|
| servesAs |
key hub for Haiti’s international maritime trade
ⓘ
main cargo port of Haiti ⓘ |
| UNLOCODE | HTPAP ⓘ |
| wasDamagedBy | 2010 Haiti earthquake ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Port of Port-au-Prince Description of subject: The Port of Port-au-Prince is Haiti’s principal seaport and a key hub for the country’s international maritime trade and cargo operations.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Port of Port-au-Prince
linked to: Port of Port-au-Prince
linked to: Port of Port-au-Prince