Pacific locks section
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The Pacific locks section is the portion of the Panama Canal on its Pacific side that contains the lock complexes used to raise and lower ships between sea level and the canal’s interior waterways.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Pacific locks section canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1840317 — 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: Pacific locks section Context triple: [Pedro Miguel Locks, belongsToCanalSection, Pacific locks section]
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A.
Soo Locks
The Soo Locks are a set of ship locks on the St. Marys River between Lake Superior and Lake Huron that enable vessels to bypass the river’s rapids and navigate the Great Lakes.
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B.
Merrickville Locks
Merrickville Locks are a historic set of canal locks in Merrickville, Ontario, that form part of the UNESCO-listed Rideau Canal waterway.
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C.
Eastham Locks
Eastham Locks is a set of ship locks on the Manchester Ship Canal in Cheshire, England, serving as a key gateway between the canal and the River Mersey.
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D.
Burleigh Falls Lock
Burleigh Falls Lock is a canal lock on Ontario’s Trent–Severn Waterway, known for managing navigation and water levels near the scenic Burleigh Falls area.
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E.
Kingston Mills Locks
Kingston Mills Locks is a historic lockstation at the southern entrance of Canada’s Rideau Canal, known for its 19th-century engineering works and scenic setting near Kingston, Ontario.
- 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: Pacific locks section Target entity description: The Pacific locks section is the portion of the Panama Canal on its Pacific side that contains the lock complexes used to raise and lower ships between sea level and the canal’s interior waterways.
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A.
Soo Locks
The Soo Locks are a set of ship locks on the St. Marys River between Lake Superior and Lake Huron that enable vessels to bypass the river’s rapids and navigate the Great Lakes.
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B.
Merrickville Locks
Merrickville Locks are a historic set of canal locks in Merrickville, Ontario, that form part of the UNESCO-listed Rideau Canal waterway.
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C.
Eastham Locks
Eastham Locks is a set of ship locks on the Manchester Ship Canal in Cheshire, England, serving as a key gateway between the canal and the River Mersey.
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D.
Burleigh Falls Lock
Burleigh Falls Lock is a canal lock on Ontario’s Trent–Severn Waterway, known for managing navigation and water levels near the scenic Burleigh Falls area.
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E.
Kingston Mills Locks
Kingston Mills Locks is a historic lockstation at the southern entrance of Canada’s Rideau Canal, known for its 19th-century engineering works and scenic setting near Kingston, Ontario.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canal infrastructure section
ⓘ
part of Panama Canal ⓘ |
| accessCity | Panama City ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Gulf of Panama
ⓘ
Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| connects |
Pacific Ocean
ⓘ
Panama Canal interior waterways ⓘ |
| contains | lock complexes ⓘ |
| country | Panama ⓘ |
| elevationChangeRole | provides vertical lift for transiting vessels ⓘ |
| engineeringFeature | staircase of lock chambers ⓘ |
| function |
lower ships between canal interior waterways and Pacific sea level
ⓘ
raise ships between Pacific sea level and canal interior waterways ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Cocolí Locks
ⓘ
linked to:
Miraflores Locks
Miraflores Locks ⓘ Pedro Miguel Locks ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Pacific side of Panama Canal
ⓘ
linked to:
Pacific approach to the Panama Canal
Panama ⓘ |
| modernization | expanded with new locks as part of Panama Canal expansion project ⓘ |
| openedWith | original Panama Canal locks in 1914 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Panama Canal Authority ⓘ |
| partOf |
Panama Canal
ⓘ
Panama Canal lock system ⓘ
linked to:
Panama Canal ancillary facilities
|
| region |
Panama Canal Zone area (historical)
ⓘ
linked to:
Panama Canal Zone (historical)
|
| strategicImportance | key node in global maritime trade routes ⓘ |
| trafficType |
bulk carriers
ⓘ
container ships ⓘ ocean-going commercial vessels ⓘ tankers ⓘ |
| usedFor | maritime transit between Atlantic and Pacific Oceans ⓘ |
| uses | gravity-fed water to fill and empty lock chambers ⓘ |
| waterwayServed |
Gatun Lake access route
ⓘ
Panama Canal main channel ⓘ
linked to:
Panama Canal
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Pacific locks section Description of subject: The Pacific locks section is the portion of the Panama Canal on its Pacific side that contains the lock complexes used to raise and lower ships between sea level and the canal’s interior waterways.
Referenced by (1)
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