Departure Bay
E205627
Departure Bay is a coastal area and major BC Ferries terminal in Nanaimo, British Columbia, serving as a key link between Vancouver Island and mainland Canada.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Departure Bay canonical | 8 |
| Horseshoe Bay–Departure Bay | 4 |
| Departure Bay terminal | 1 |
| Departure Bay–Horseshoe Bay | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1770864 — 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: Departure Bay Context triple: [Nanaimo, hasFerryTerminal, Departure Bay]
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A.
Fannie Bay
Fannie Bay is a coastal suburb of Darwin in Australia's Northern Territory, known for its beach, racecourse, and historic gaol.
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B.
Douglas Harbour
Douglas Harbour is the principal port and maritime gateway of the Isle of Man, serving as its key hub for passenger and freight transport.
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C.
Cook's Bay
Cook's Bay is the southernmost bay of Lake Simcoe in Ontario, Canada, known for recreational boating and fishing.
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D.
Hanlan’s Point
Hanlan’s Point is a popular recreational area on the Toronto Islands known for its beaches, parkland, and views of the Toronto skyline.
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E.
Kaunakakai Harbor
Kaunakakai Harbor is the main commercial and transportation port serving the island of Molokaʻi in Hawaii.
- 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: Departure Bay Target entity description: Departure Bay is a coastal area and major BC Ferries terminal in Nanaimo, British Columbia, serving as a key link between Vancouver Island and mainland Canada.
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A.
Fannie Bay
Fannie Bay is a coastal suburb of Darwin in Australia's Northern Territory, known for its beach, racecourse, and historic gaol.
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B.
Douglas Harbour
Douglas Harbour is the principal port and maritime gateway of the Isle of Man, serving as its key hub for passenger and freight transport.
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C.
Cook's Bay
Cook's Bay is the southernmost bay of Lake Simcoe in Ontario, Canada, known for recreational boating and fishing.
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D.
Hanlan’s Point
Hanlan’s Point is a popular recreational area on the Toronto Islands known for its beaches, parkland, and views of the Toronto skyline.
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E.
Kaunakakai Harbor
Kaunakakai Harbor is the main commercial and transportation port serving the island of Molokaʻi in Hawaii.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bay
ⓘ
coastal area ⓘ ferry terminal ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Departure Bay Beach
ⓘ
residential neighbourhoods of Nanaimo ⓘ |
| category |
Bays of British Columbia
ⓘ
Ferry terminals in British Columbia ⓘ Transport in Nanaimo ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Horseshoe Bay
ⓘ
West Vancouver ⓘ mainland Canada ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
ferry berths
ⓘ
food services ⓘ parking areas ⓘ passenger terminal building ⓘ ticketing office ⓘ vehicle staging area ⓘ waiting lounge ⓘ washrooms ⓘ |
| hasNearbyCity | Nanaimo ⓘ |
| hasOperator | BC Ferries ⓘ |
| hasTrafficType |
passenger traffic
ⓘ
vehicle traffic ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
British Columbia
ⓘ
Nanaimo ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Pacific Time Zone ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Vancouver Island ⓘ |
| operatedBy | BC Ferries ⓘ |
| partOf |
Strait of Georgia
ⓘ
linked to:
Georgia Strait
|
| primaryRoute |
Departure Bay–Horseshoe Bay route
ⓘ
linked to:
Horseshoe Bay–Departure Bay route
|
| province | British Columbia ⓘ |
| region | Vancouver Island ⓘ |
| role | key link between Vancouver Island and mainland Canada ⓘ |
| servesAs | major BC Ferries terminal ⓘ |
| transportMode |
passenger ferry
ⓘ
vehicle ferry ⓘ |
| usedFor |
beach recreation
ⓘ
marine transportation ⓘ recreational boating ⓘ |
| waterBody | Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
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: Departure Bay Description of subject: Departure Bay is a coastal area and major BC Ferries terminal in Nanaimo, British Columbia, serving as a key link between Vancouver Island and mainland Canada.
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Departure Bay
subject linked to:
album "The Girl in the Other Room"
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