Maputo Bay

E349714

bay inlet

Maputo Bay is a large, sheltered inlet of the Indian Ocean on the southern coast of Mozambique, known for its strategic port, rich marine life, and proximity to the capital city, Maputo.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Maputo Bay canonical	10
Delagoa Bay	2
Delagoa Bay region	1
Delagoa Bight	1
Maputo port access channel	1
Maputo waterfront	1
Rio do Maputo	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3337306 — 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: Maputo Bay
Context triple: [Maputo, locatedOn, Maputo Bay]

A. Kosi Bay
Kosi Bay is a coastal lake system in northeastern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, renowned for its rich biodiversity, traditional fish traps, and unspoiled beaches near the Mozambique border.
B. Richards Bay
Richards Bay is a coastal industrial city and major port on South Africa’s east coast.
C. Beira Lake
Beira Lake is a prominent urban lake in central Colombo, Sri Lanka, known for its scenic views, religious sites, and recreational activities amid the city’s commercial district.
D. False Bay
False Bay is a large, scenic bay on the southeastern side of the Cape Peninsula in South Africa, known for its rich marine life, beaches, and proximity to Cape Town.
E. Knysna
Knysna is a picturesque coastal town in South Africa known for its lagoon, indigenous forests, and role as a major tourist destination along the Garden 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: Maputo Bay
Target entity description: Maputo Bay is a large, sheltered inlet of the Indian Ocean on the southern coast of Mozambique, known for its strategic port, rich marine life, and proximity to the capital city, Maputo.

A. Kosi Bay
Kosi Bay is a coastal lake system in northeastern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, renowned for its rich biodiversity, traditional fish traps, and unspoiled beaches near the Mozambique border.
B. Richards Bay
Richards Bay is a coastal industrial city and major port on South Africa’s east coast.
C. Beira Lake
Beira Lake is a prominent urban lake in central Colombo, Sri Lanka, known for its scenic views, religious sites, and recreational activities amid the city’s commercial district.
D. False Bay
False Bay is a large, scenic bay on the southeastern side of the Cape Peninsula in South Africa, known for its rich marine life, beaches, and proximity to Cape Town.
E. Knysna
Knysna is a picturesque coastal town in South Africa known for its lagoon, indigenous forests, and role as a major tourist destination along the Garden Route.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	bay ⓘ inlet ⓘ
adjacentTo	Maputo ⓘ
borderedBy	Inhaca Island to the east ⓘ Machangulo Peninsula to the southeast ⓘ Maputo city shoreline to the northwest ⓘ
climate	tropical ⓘ
country	Mozambique ⓘ
economicImportance	supports Port of Maputo operations ⓘ supports coastal tourism industry ⓘ supports local fisheries ⓘ
hasConservationArea	Inhaca Island marine reserves ⓘ partial marine protected zones ⓘ
hasEcologicalSignificance	feeding grounds for birds ⓘ important habitat for marine species ⓘ nursery area for fish ⓘ
hasFeature	coral reefs ⓘ estuaries ⓘ mangrove forests ⓘ sandbanks ⓘ
hasIsland	Inhaca Island ⓘ Inhaca Peninsula ⓘ linked to: Inhaca Island Portuguese Island ⓘ Xefina Island ⓘ
hasPort	Port of Maputo ⓘ
knownFor	rich marine life ⓘ sheltered waters ⓘ strategic port ⓘ
locatedIn	Indian Ocean ⓘ southern Mozambique ⓘ
locatedInRegion	Maputo Province ⓘ
locatedOnCoastOf	Mozambique ⓘ
nearCity	Maputo ⓘ
opensTo	Indian Ocean ⓘ
partOf	Mozambique Channel ⓘ coast of East Africa ⓘ
receivesRiver	Incomati River ⓘ Maputo River ⓘ Tembe River ⓘ Umbeluzi River ⓘ
strategicFor	access to inland southern Africa ⓘ regional trade ⓘ
usedFor	commercial shipping ⓘ fishing ⓘ recreation ⓘ tourism ⓘ
waterType	saltwater ⓘ