Ringvaart of the Haarlemmermeer
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The Ringvaart of the Haarlemmermeer is a large encircling canal in the Netherlands that was constructed to drain the former Haarlemmermeer lake and now serves as a major waterway.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ringvaart of the Haarlemmermeer canonical | 17 |
| Haarlemmermeer polder edge | 1 |
| Haarlemmermeer reclamation area | 1 |
| Haarlemmermeer ringvaart | 1 |
| Ringvaart of the Haarlemmermeer polder | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1932041 — 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: Ringvaart of the Haarlemmermeer Context triple: [Abbenes, nearbyWaterBody, Ringvaart of the Haarlemmermeer]
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A.
Haarlemmermeer
Haarlemmermeer is a municipality in the province of North Holland in the Netherlands, best known for encompassing Amsterdam Airport Schiphol.
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B.
Grevelingenmeer
Grevelingenmeer is a large saltwater lake in the southwestern Netherlands, known for its water sports, nature reserves, and role in the Delta Works coastal defense system.
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C.
Volkerakmeer
Volkerakmeer is a lake in the southwestern Netherlands that forms part of the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta and serves as an important waterway and water management area.
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D.
Ooijpolder
Ooijpolder is a Dutch riverine polder and nature area near Nijmegen, known for its scenic floodplains, wetlands, and rich birdlife along the Waal River.
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E.
Giethoorn
Giethoorn is a picturesque Dutch village famous for its canals, thatched-roof farmhouses, and boat-only waterways, often called the "Venice of the Netherlands."
- 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: Ringvaart of the Haarlemmermeer Target entity description: The Ringvaart of the Haarlemmermeer is a large encircling canal in the Netherlands that was constructed to drain the former Haarlemmermeer lake and now serves as a major waterway.
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A.
Haarlemmermeer
Haarlemmermeer is a municipality in the province of North Holland in the Netherlands, best known for encompassing Amsterdam Airport Schiphol.
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B.
Grevelingenmeer
Grevelingenmeer is a large saltwater lake in the southwestern Netherlands, known for its water sports, nature reserves, and role in the Delta Works coastal defense system.
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C.
Volkerakmeer
Volkerakmeer is a lake in the southwestern Netherlands that forms part of the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta and serves as an important waterway and water management area.
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D.
Ooijpolder
Ooijpolder is a Dutch riverine polder and nature area near Nijmegen, known for its scenic floodplains, wetlands, and rich birdlife along the Waal River.
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E.
Giethoorn
Giethoorn is a picturesque Dutch village famous for its canals, thatched-roof farmhouses, and boat-only waterways, often called the "Venice of the Netherlands."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canal
ⓘ
drainage canal ⓘ waterway ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Aalsmeer
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hoofddorp NERFINISHED ⓘ Lisse ⓘ Nieuw-Vennep ⓘ Schiphol Airport ⓘ
linked to:
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
|
| associatedWith | poldering of Haarlemmermeer ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Amstel-Drecht canal system
ⓘ
linked to:
Drecht waterway
Drecht ⓘ Kagerplassen ⓘ Leidsevaart ⓘ North Sea Canal ⓘ Spaarne ⓘ Westeinderplassen ⓘ |
| constructionMethod | excavated by hand and machinery ⓘ |
| country | Netherlands ⓘ |
| encircles |
Haarlemmermeer polder
ⓘ
linked to:
Haarlemmermeer
|
| formerlyEncircled |
Haarlemmermeer lake
ⓘ
linked to:
Haarlemmermeer
|
| function | boundary of Haarlemmermeer polder ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure |
bridges
ⓘ
locks ⓘ pumping stations ⓘ |
| hasRoleIn |
flood protection
ⓘ
regulation of water levels in Haarlemmermeer polder ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | enabled reclamation of Haarlemmermeer lake ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Dutch ⓘ |
| literalMeaning | ring canal of the Haarlemmermeer ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Randstad region
ⓘ
linked to:
Randstad metropolitan region
province of North Holland ⓘ |
| near |
Amsterdam
ⓘ
Haarlem ⓘ Leiden ⓘ |
| partOf |
Dutch canal network
ⓘ
Haarlemmermeer drainage system ⓘ
linked to:
Haarlemmermeer drainage project
|
| purpose |
drainage of Haarlemmermeer lake
ⓘ
navigation ⓘ |
| region | western Netherlands ⓘ |
| shape | roughly circular ⓘ |
| surrounds | municipality of Haarlemmermeer ⓘ |
| transportCorridorFor | inland shipping between Amsterdam region and south-west Netherlands ⓘ |
| usedFor |
commercial shipping
ⓘ
recreational boating ⓘ water management ⓘ |
| waterManagementAuthority | Hoogheemraadschap van Rijnland ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ringvaart of the Haarlemmermeer Description of subject: The Ringvaart of the Haarlemmermeer is a large encircling canal in the Netherlands that was constructed to drain the former Haarlemmermeer lake and now serves as a major waterway.
Referenced by (21)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Ringvaart of the Haarlemmermeer
subject linked to:
municipality of Haarlemmermeer
subject linked to:
municipality of Haarlemmermeer
linked to: Ringvaart of the Haarlemmermeer