Yucatán Channel
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The Yucatán Channel is a strait between Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula and Cuba that connects the Caribbean Sea with the Gulf of Mexico and serves as a major passage for ocean currents.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Yucatán Channel canonical | 4 |
| Caribbean Sea to Yucatán Peninsula to Gulf of Mexico to Florida to Atlantic Ocean | 1 |
| Caribbean–Gulf of Mexico exchange system | 1 |
| Cozumel Channel | 1 |
| Yucatán Strait | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2966198 — 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: Yucatán Channel Context triple: [Yucatán Basin, separatedBy, Yucatán Channel]
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A.
Gulf of Honduras
The Gulf of Honduras is a coastal inlet of the western Caribbean bordered by Belize, Guatemala, and Honduras, known for its rich marine biodiversity, coral reefs, and mangrove ecosystems.
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B.
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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C.
Bay of Chetumal
The Bay of Chetumal is a coastal inlet on the western Caribbean Sea along the border of Mexico and Belize, known for its sheltered waters and the port city of Chetumal on its shores.
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D.
Straits of Florida
The Straits of Florida is the narrow body of water between the Florida Keys and Cuba that connects the Gulf of Mexico with the Atlantic Ocean and forms a major shipping and ocean current passage.
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E.
Gulf of Batabanó
The Gulf of Batabanó is a shallow, island-dotted gulf off the southern coast of western Cuba, known for its rich marine life and important fishing grounds.
- 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: Yucatán Channel Target entity description: The Yucatán Channel is a strait between Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula and Cuba that connects the Caribbean Sea with the Gulf of Mexico and serves as a major passage for ocean currents.
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A.
Gulf of Honduras
The Gulf of Honduras is a coastal inlet of the western Caribbean bordered by Belize, Guatemala, and Honduras, known for its rich marine biodiversity, coral reefs, and mangrove ecosystems.
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B.
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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C.
Bay of Chetumal
The Bay of Chetumal is a coastal inlet on the western Caribbean Sea along the border of Mexico and Belize, known for its sheltered waters and the port city of Chetumal on its shores.
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D.
Straits of Florida
The Straits of Florida is the narrow body of water between the Florida Keys and Cuba that connects the Gulf of Mexico with the Atlantic Ocean and forms a major shipping and ocean current passage.
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E.
Gulf of Batabanó
The Gulf of Batabanó is a shallow, island-dotted gulf off the southern coast of western Cuba, known for its rich marine life and important fishing grounds.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
marine waterway
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strait ⓘ |
| affects | hurricane intensity in the Gulf of Mexico through heat transport ⓘ |
| borderRegion |
Isla de la Juventud Special Municipality
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linked to:
Isla de la Juventud
Pinar del Río Province ⓘ Quintana Roo ⓘ |
| carriesCurrent |
Loop Current inflow
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Yucatán Current ⓘ
linked to:
Antilles Current
|
| connectsBodyOfWater |
Caribbean Sea
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Gulf of Mexico ⓘ |
| countryBorder |
Cuba
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Mexico ⓘ |
| governedBy | international maritime law ⓘ |
| hasAlternateName |
Yucatán Strait
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linked to:
Yucatán Channel
|
| hasEcologicalSignificance | corridor for marine species between Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionalWatersOf |
Cuba
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Mexico ⓘ |
| hasMaximumDepth | approximately 2800 m ⓘ |
| hasMinimumWidth | approximately 200 km ⓘ |
| hasOrientation | roughly northeast–southwest ⓘ |
| hasSalinity | typical open-ocean subtropical Atlantic salinity ⓘ |
| hasSurfaceCurrentDirection | generally northward ⓘ |
| hasTemperature | warm tropical surface waters ⓘ |
| influences |
Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation
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Gulf of Mexico circulation ⓘ Loop Current variability ⓘ |
| isImportantFor |
heat transport from Caribbean to Gulf of Mexico
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nutrient exchange between Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico ⓘ regional climate regulation ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Caribbean–Gulf of Mexico exchange system
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linked to:
Yucatán Channel
|
| isStudiedIn |
climate science
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marine ecology ⓘ physical oceanography ⓘ |
| locatedBetween | Yucatán Peninsula and western Cuba ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Caribbean Sea ⓘ |
| majorFunction | primary passage of Caribbean waters into the Gulf of Mexico ⓘ |
| oceanographicFeature |
mesoscale eddies
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strong baroclinic currents ⓘ |
| partOf |
Atlantic Ocean basin
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linked to:
Atlantic Ocean drainage basin
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| separates |
Cuba
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Yucatán Peninsula ⓘ |
| usedFor |
international shipping
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regional fishing ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Yucatán Channel Description of subject: The Yucatán Channel is a strait between Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula and Cuba that connects the Caribbean Sea with the Gulf of Mexico and serves as a major passage for ocean currents.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Yucatán Channel
linked to: Yucatán Channel
Hurricane Wilma
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track
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Caribbean Sea to Yucatán Peninsula to Gulf of Mexico to Florida to Atlantic Ocean
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linked to: Yucatán Channel
linked to: Yucatán Channel