San Juanico Strait
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San Juanico Strait is a narrow, picturesque waterway in the central Philippines known for separating the islands of Samar and Leyte and for the iconic San Juanico Bridge that spans it.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| San Juanico Strait canonical | 9 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2375834 — 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: San Juanico Strait Context triple: [Eastern Visayas, bordersBodyOfWater, San Juanico Strait]
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A.
San Bernardino Strait
San Bernardino Strait is a vital waterway in the central Philippines that separates the islands of Luzon and Samar and links the Philippine Sea with the inland seas of the archipelago.
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B.
Jaco Strait
Jaco Strait is a narrow body of water off the eastern tip of Timor that separates Jaco Island from the main island.
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C.
Surigao Strait
Surigao Strait is a narrow body of water in the southern Philippines that separates the islands of Mindanao and Leyte and serves as a vital maritime passage between the Bohol Sea and the Philippine Sea.
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D.
Rosario Strait
Rosario Strait is a major marine waterway in the Salish Sea of Washington State, separating the San Juan Islands from the mainland and serving as an important shipping and ecological corridor.
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E.
Cebu Strait
Cebu Strait is a narrow channel in the central Philippines that separates the islands of Cebu and Bohol and serves as an important maritime route in the Visayas region.
- 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: San Juanico Strait Target entity description: San Juanico Strait is a narrow, picturesque waterway in the central Philippines known for separating the islands of Samar and Leyte and for the iconic San Juanico Bridge that spans it.
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A.
San Bernardino Strait
San Bernardino Strait is a vital waterway in the central Philippines that separates the islands of Luzon and Samar and links the Philippine Sea with the inland seas of the archipelago.
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B.
Jaco Strait
Jaco Strait is a narrow body of water off the eastern tip of Timor that separates Jaco Island from the main island.
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C.
Surigao Strait
Surigao Strait is a narrow body of water in the southern Philippines that separates the islands of Mindanao and Leyte and serves as a vital maritime passage between the Bohol Sea and the Philippine Sea.
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D.
Rosario Strait
Rosario Strait is a major marine waterway in the Salish Sea of Washington State, separating the San Juan Islands from the mainland and serving as an important shipping and ecological corridor.
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E.
Cebu Strait
Cebu Strait is a narrow channel in the central Philippines that separates the islands of Cebu and Bohol and serves as an important maritime route in the Visayas region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
body of water
ⓘ
strait ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Leyte Gulf
ⓘ
Samar Sea ⓘ |
| country | Philippines ⓘ |
| countrySubdivision |
Province of Leyte
ⓘ
Province of Samar ⓘ |
| crossedBy | San Juanico Bridge ⓘ |
| hasEcosystem | coastal marine ecosystem ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
islands and islets
ⓘ
tidal whirlpools ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin | named after San Juanico (Saint John) ⓘ |
| hasStructure | San Juanico Bridge ⓘ |
| knownFor |
narrow waterway
ⓘ
picturesque scenery ⓘ strong tidal currents ⓘ |
| languageLocalName | Filipino ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Eastern Visayas ⓘ |
| locatedInBody | Visayan Sea region ⓘ |
| near |
Palo, Leyte
ⓘ
Santa Rita, Samar ⓘ Tacloban City ⓘ
linked to:
Tacloban
|
| partOf |
Philippine archipelago
ⓘ
linked to:
Philippine Archipelago
waters between Samar and Leyte ⓘ |
| region | Region VIII ⓘ |
| separates |
Leyte
ⓘ
Samar ⓘ
linked to:
Samar Island
|
| tourism | popular sightseeing area ⓘ |
| usedFor |
fishing
ⓘ
local navigation ⓘ |
| waterwayType | marine strait ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: San Juanico Strait Description of subject: San Juanico Strait is a narrow, picturesque waterway in the central Philippines known for separating the islands of Samar and Leyte and for the iconic San Juanico Bridge that spans it.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.