Gulf of Tarentum
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The Gulf of Tarentum is a large inlet of the Ionian Sea off the southern coast of Italy, bordered by the regions of Apulia, Basilicata, and Calabria.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gulf of Taranto | 9 |
| Gulf of Tarentum canonical | 3 |
| Bay of Taranto | 1 |
| Gulf of Hipponium | 1 |
| Gulf of Tarentum coast | 1 |
| Tarentine Gulf | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2043459 — 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: Gulf of Tarentum Context triple: [Lucania, hasCoastOn, Gulf of Tarentum]
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A.
Gulf of Patras
The Gulf of Patras is a bay of the Ionian Sea in western Greece, serving as an important maritime route that connects the open Ionian with the Gulf of Corinth near the city of Patras.
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B.
Bay of Clestrain
The Bay of Clestrain is a sheltered coastal inlet in Orkney, Scotland, known for its historic associations with Arctic explorer John Rae and its views across the southern coast of Mainland.
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C.
Argolic Gulf
The Argolic Gulf is a bay of the Aegean Sea along the eastern coast of the Peloponnese in Greece, known for its sheltered waters and proximity to historic ancient Greek sites.
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D.
Saronic Gulf
The Saronic Gulf is a body of water in the Aegean Sea, dotted with popular Greek islands and lying between the Attica peninsula and the northeastern Peloponnese.
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E.
South Euboean Gulf
The South Euboean Gulf is a narrow arm of the Aegean Sea separating the southern part of the island of Euboea from mainland Greece.
- 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: Gulf of Tarentum Target entity description: The Gulf of Tarentum is a large inlet of the Ionian Sea off the southern coast of Italy, bordered by the regions of Apulia, Basilicata, and Calabria.
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A.
Gulf of Patras
The Gulf of Patras is a bay of the Ionian Sea in western Greece, serving as an important maritime route that connects the open Ionian with the Gulf of Corinth near the city of Patras.
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B.
Bay of Clestrain
The Bay of Clestrain is a sheltered coastal inlet in Orkney, Scotland, known for its historic associations with Arctic explorer John Rae and its views across the southern coast of Mainland.
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C.
Argolic Gulf
The Argolic Gulf is a bay of the Aegean Sea along the eastern coast of the Peloponnese in Greece, known for its sheltered waters and proximity to historic ancient Greek sites.
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D.
Saronic Gulf
The Saronic Gulf is a body of water in the Aegean Sea, dotted with popular Greek islands and lying between the Attica peninsula and the northeastern Peloponnese.
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E.
South Euboean Gulf
The South Euboean Gulf is a narrow arm of the Aegean Sea separating the southern part of the island of Euboea from mainland Greece.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
body of water
ⓘ
gulf ⓘ inlet ⓘ |
| basinCountry | Italy ⓘ |
| borders |
Apulia
ⓘ
Basilicata ⓘ Calabria ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| hasCoastOn |
Apulia
ⓘ
Basilicata ⓘ Calabria ⓘ |
| hasMajorPort | Taranto ⓘ |
| hasUse |
fishing area
ⓘ
shipping route ⓘ tourism area ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Apulia region
ⓘ
linked to:
Apulia
Basilicata region ⓘ
linked to:
Basilicata
Calabria region ⓘ
linked to:
Calabria
Europe ⓘ Ionian Sea ⓘ southern Italy ⓘ
linked to:
Southern Italy
|
| locatedOnCoastOf |
Apulia
ⓘ
Basilicata ⓘ Calabria ⓘ |
| locatedOnSideOf | southern coast of Italy ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Taranto ⓘ |
| partOf |
European coastal waters
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Italian seas ⓘ Mediterranean Sea ⓘ |
| waterBodyType | marine gulf ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Gulf of Tarentum Description of subject: The Gulf of Tarentum is a large inlet of the Ionian Sea off the southern coast of Italy, bordered by the regions of Apulia, Basilicata, and Calabria.
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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