United Kingdom exclusive economic zone

All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
United Kingdom exclusive economic zone canonical	7
UK Exclusive Economic Zone	4
United Kingdom Continental Shelf	2
UK Exclusive Economic Zone (in part)	1
United Kingdom Exclusive Economic Zone	1
United Kingdom continental shelf	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2025489 — 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: United Kingdom exclusive economic zone
Context triple: [Robin Rigg Offshore Wind Farm, locatedInExclusiveEconomicZone, United Kingdom exclusive economic zone]

A. United Kingdom territorial waters
United Kingdom territorial waters are the maritime areas extending from the UK’s coastline over which it exercises full sovereignty and jurisdiction, including parts of surrounding seas such as the North Sea, English Channel, Irish Sea, and Atlantic approaches.
B. Australian Exclusive Economic Zone
The Australian Exclusive Economic Zone is a vast maritime area surrounding Australia over which it has special rights to explore, exploit, conserve, and manage marine resources under international law.
C. New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone
The New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone is a vast maritime area surrounding New Zealand over which the country has special rights to explore, manage, and use marine resources.
D. Bristol Channel Islands
The Bristol Channel Islands are a small group of islands and rocky islets located in the Bristol Channel between South Wales and South West England, known for their rugged coastlines and important wildlife habitats.
E. British Isles maritime region
The British Isles maritime region is the collective network of surrounding seas, channels, and coastal waters that encircle and connect the islands of Great Britain, Ireland, and their smaller neighboring islands.
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: United Kingdom exclusive economic zone
Target entity description: The United Kingdom exclusive economic zone is the maritime area over which the UK has special rights regarding the exploration and use of marine resources, extending up to 200 nautical miles from its coast.

A. United Kingdom territorial waters
United Kingdom territorial waters are the maritime areas extending from the UK’s coastline over which it exercises full sovereignty and jurisdiction, including parts of surrounding seas such as the North Sea, English Channel, Irish Sea, and Atlantic approaches.
B. Australian Exclusive Economic Zone
The Australian Exclusive Economic Zone is a vast maritime area surrounding Australia over which it has special rights to explore, exploit, conserve, and manage marine resources under international law.
C. New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone
The New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone is a vast maritime area surrounding New Zealand over which the country has special rights to explore, manage, and use marine resources.
D. Bristol Channel Islands
The Bristol Channel Islands are a small group of islands and rocky islets located in the Bristol Channel between South Wales and South West England, known for their rugged coastlines and important wildlife habitats.
E. British Isles maritime region
The British Isles maritime region is the collective network of surrounding seas, channels, and coastal waters that encircle and connect the islands of Great Britain, Ireland, and their smaller neighboring islands.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	exclusive economic zone ⓘ maritime zone ⓘ
containsResource	fisheries resources ⓘ offshore natural gas ⓘ offshore oil ⓘ offshore wind energy potential ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
distinguishedFrom	high seas ⓘ
governingAuthority	UK Government ⓘ linked to: UK government UK Marine Management Organisation ⓘ linked to: Marine Management Organisation devolved administrations of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland ⓘ
governingLaw	UK Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 ⓘ linked to: Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009
includesSeaArea	Atlantic Ocean ⓘ Celtic Sea ⓘ English Channel ⓘ Irish Sea ⓘ North Sea ⓘ Scottish continental shelf waters ⓘ waters west of Shetland ⓘ
includesWatersOf	England ⓘ Northern Ireland ⓘ Scotland ⓘ Wales ⓘ
jurisdictionType	limited jurisdiction over environmental protection ⓘ limited jurisdiction over marine scientific research ⓘ sovereign rights for resource purposes ⓘ
legalBasis	United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea ⓘ
maximumExtent	200 nautical miles from the UK baselines ⓘ
neighboringEEZ	Belgium exclusive economic zone ⓘ linked to: Belgian exclusive economic zone Denmark exclusive economic zone ⓘ linked to: Denmark Faroe Islands exclusive economic zone ⓘ France exclusive economic zone ⓘ Iceland exclusive economic zone ⓘ Ireland exclusive economic zone ⓘ linked to: Irish Exclusive Economic Zone Netherlands exclusive economic zone ⓘ Norway exclusive economic zone ⓘ linked to: Norwegian waters
purpose	development of offshore energy ⓘ management of fisheries ⓘ protection of the marine environment ⓘ
relatedConcept	UK continental shelf ⓘ territorial waters of the United Kingdom ⓘ
right	conservation of marine resources ⓘ exploitation of marine resources ⓘ exploration of marine resources ⓘ management of marine resources ⓘ production of energy from currents ⓘ production of energy from water ⓘ production of energy from winds ⓘ
sovereignState	United Kingdom ⓘ

How these facts were elicited