Swinomish Channel
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Swinomish Channel is a narrow, man-made waterway in northwestern Washington State that separates Fidalgo Island from the mainland and serves as an important navigation route and tidal passage.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Swinomish Channel canonical | 14 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2499958 — 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: Swinomish Channel Context triple: [Mount Vernon–Anacortes metropolitan area, borderedByWaterBody, Swinomish Channel]
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A.
Hood Canal
Hood Canal is a long, narrow fjord-like arm of Puget Sound in western Washington known for its scenic shorelines, shellfish beds, and recreational boating and fishing.
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B.
Muskeget Channel
Muskeget Channel is a tidal waterway off the coast of Massachusetts that separates Nantucket from Martha’s Vineyard and connects the surrounding coastal waters of the Atlantic.
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C.
Buttermilk Channel
Buttermilk Channel is a tidal strait in New York City that separates Brooklyn from Governors Island and connects Upper New York Bay with the East River.
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D.
Gastineau Channel
Gastineau Channel is a narrow tidal waterway in southeastern Alaska that separates Douglas Island from the mainland and provides the waterfront setting for the city of Juneau.
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E.
Haro Strait
Haro Strait is a major marine waterway in the Salish Sea between Vancouver Island and the San Juan Islands, forming part of the Canada–United States border and serving as an important shipping route.
- 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: Swinomish Channel Target entity description: Swinomish Channel is a narrow, man-made waterway in northwestern Washington State that separates Fidalgo Island from the mainland and serves as an important navigation route and tidal passage.
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A.
Hood Canal
Hood Canal is a long, narrow fjord-like arm of Puget Sound in western Washington known for its scenic shorelines, shellfish beds, and recreational boating and fishing.
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B.
Muskeget Channel
Muskeget Channel is a tidal waterway off the coast of Massachusetts that separates Nantucket from Martha’s Vineyard and connects the surrounding coastal waters of the Atlantic.
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C.
Buttermilk Channel
Buttermilk Channel is a tidal strait in New York City that separates Brooklyn from Governors Island and connects Upper New York Bay with the East River.
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D.
Gastineau Channel
Gastineau Channel is a narrow tidal waterway in southeastern Alaska that separates Douglas Island from the mainland and provides the waterfront setting for the city of Juneau.
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E.
Haro Strait
Haro Strait is a major marine waterway in the Salish Sea between Vancouver Island and the San Juan Islands, forming part of the Canada–United States border and serving as an important shipping route.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canal
ⓘ
tidal channel ⓘ waterway ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Swinomish Indian Tribal Community reservation ⓘ |
| connects |
Padilla Bay
ⓘ
Saratoga Passage via Skagit Bay ⓘ Skagit Bay ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| crossedBy | Rainbow Bridge (La Conner) ⓘ |
| dredged | true ⓘ |
| hasAdjacentLandform |
Fidalgo Island
ⓘ
Skagit River delta ⓘ |
| hasCurrentType | tidal current ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
bypassing exposed waters of Deception Pass for small craft
ⓘ
providing sheltered inside passage for vessels ⓘ |
| hasHazard |
shallow areas at low tide
ⓘ
strong tidal currents ⓘ |
| hasLength |
approximately 11 miles
ⓘ
approximately 18 kilometers ⓘ |
| hasNavigationAids |
buoys
ⓘ
channel markers ⓘ range markers ⓘ |
| hasNearbySettlement |
Anacortes, Washington
ⓘ
linked to:
Anacortes
La Conner, Washington ⓘ |
| isArtificial | true ⓘ |
| isNarrow | true ⓘ |
| isPartOfRoute | inside passage for small vessels between Puget Sound and northern waters ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Washington State
ⓘ
linked to:
Washington
northwestern Washington State ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeEntity |
Skagit County, Washington
ⓘ
linked to:
Skagit County
|
| locatedNear | Puget Sound ⓘ |
| maintainedBy |
United States Army Corps of Engineers
ⓘ
linked to:
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
|
| namedAfter | Swinomish people ⓘ |
| partOf |
Inland waters of Washington
ⓘ
Salish Sea region ⓘ
linked to:
Salish Sea
|
| region | Pacific Northwest ⓘ |
| separates |
Fidalgo Island
ⓘ
Skagit County mainland ⓘ mainland of Washington State ⓘ |
| usedFor |
commercial vessel traffic
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ marine navigation ⓘ recreational boating ⓘ transit between Skagit Bay and Padilla Bay ⓘ |
| waterBody | saltwater ⓘ |
| waterwayType |
man-made navigation channel
ⓘ
tidal passage ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Swinomish Channel Description of subject: Swinomish Channel is a narrow, man-made waterway in northwestern Washington State that separates Fidalgo Island from the mainland and serves as an important navigation route and tidal passage.
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.