Catherine Canal
E167899
Catherine Canal was the former name of the Griboyedov Canal, a historic waterway running through central Saint Petersburg, Russia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Catherine Canal canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1420351 — 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: Catherine Canal Context triple: [Griboyedov Canal, formerName, Catherine Canal]
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A.
Juliana Canal
The Juliana Canal is a major Dutch shipping canal in the province of Limburg that runs roughly parallel to the river Meuse (Maas) to facilitate inland navigation and flood management.
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B.
Buttermilk Channel
Buttermilk Channel is a tidal strait in New York City that separates Brooklyn from Governors Island and connects Upper New York Bay with the East River.
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C.
Garrison Channel
Garrison Channel is a waterway in downtown Tampa, Florida, that separates the city’s central business district from Harbour Island and serves as a key part of the Tampa waterfront.
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D.
Cape Cod Canal
The Cape Cod Canal is a man-made waterway in Massachusetts that cuts across the base of the Cape Cod peninsula, providing a shortcut between Cape Cod Bay and Buzzards Bay for maritime traffic.
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E.
Holland Harbor Channel
Holland Harbor Channel is a navigational waterway in Holland, Michigan, connecting Lake Macatawa to Lake Michigan and bordered by popular beaches and the iconic Holland Harbor Lighthouse.
- 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: Catherine Canal Target entity description: Catherine Canal was the former name of the Griboyedov Canal, a historic waterway running through central Saint Petersburg, Russia.
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A.
Juliana Canal
The Juliana Canal is a major Dutch shipping canal in the province of Limburg that runs roughly parallel to the river Meuse (Maas) to facilitate inland navigation and flood management.
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B.
Buttermilk Channel
Buttermilk Channel is a tidal strait in New York City that separates Brooklyn from Governors Island and connects Upper New York Bay with the East River.
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C.
Garrison Channel
Garrison Channel is a waterway in downtown Tampa, Florida, that separates the city’s central business district from Harbour Island and serves as a key part of the Tampa waterfront.
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D.
Cape Cod Canal
The Cape Cod Canal is a man-made waterway in Massachusetts that cuts across the base of the Cape Cod peninsula, providing a shortcut between Cape Cod Bay and Buzzards Bay for maritime traffic.
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E.
Holland Harbor Channel
Holland Harbor Channel is a navigational waterway in Holland, Michigan, connecting Lake Macatawa to Lake Michigan and bordered by popular beaches and the iconic Holland Harbor Lighthouse.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (15)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canal
ⓘ
canal ⓘ waterway ⓘ waterway ⓘ |
| country | Russia ⓘ |
| formerNameOf | Griboyedov Canal ⓘ |
| hasFormerName | Catherine Canal ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Russia
ⓘ
Russia ⓘ Saint Petersburg ⓘ
linked to:
St. Petersburg
Saint Petersburg ⓘ
linked to:
St. Petersburg
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| namedAfter |
Catherine the Great
ⓘ
linked to:
Catherine II of Russia
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| partOf | historic waterways of Saint Petersburg ⓘ |
| runsThrough | central Saint Petersburg ⓘ |
| status | former name ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Catherine Canal Description of subject: Catherine Canal was the former name of the Griboyedov Canal, a historic waterway running through central Saint Petersburg, Russia.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.