Porte des Morts (Death's Door) strait
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Porte des Morts (Death's Door) is a notoriously treacherous strait in Lake Michigan, off the tip of Wisconsin’s Door Peninsula, long feared for its dangerous currents, shipwrecks, and maritime legends.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Porte des Morts (Death's Door) strait canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3603335 — 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: Porte des Morts (Death's Door) strait Context triple: [Door Peninsula, adjacentTo, Porte des Morts (Death's Door) strait]
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A.
Peril Strait
Peril Strait is a narrow, island-dotted waterway in the Alexander Archipelago of southeastern Alaska, known for its strong currents and challenging navigation.
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B.
Friza Strait
Friza Strait is a sea passage located among Russia’s Kuril Islands in the northwest Pacific Ocean.
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C.
Tanon Strait
Tanon Strait is a narrow body of water in the central Philippines that separates the islands of Negros and Cebu and is known for its rich marine biodiversity.
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D.
Makanrushi Strait
Makanrushi Strait is a sea passage in the Kuril Islands chain, separating the island of Makanrushi from its neighboring islands in the northwest Pacific Ocean.
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E.
Mycale Strait
Mycale Strait is a narrow channel of the Aegean Sea between the Greek island of Samos and the Turkish mainland, known for its historical and strategic significance in ancient maritime routes.
- 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: Porte des Morts (Death's Door) strait Target entity description: Porte des Morts (Death's Door) is a notoriously treacherous strait in Lake Michigan, off the tip of Wisconsin’s Door Peninsula, long feared for its dangerous currents, shipwrecks, and maritime legends.
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A.
Peril Strait
Peril Strait is a narrow, island-dotted waterway in the Alexander Archipelago of southeastern Alaska, known for its strong currents and challenging navigation.
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B.
Friza Strait
Friza Strait is a sea passage located among Russia’s Kuril Islands in the northwest Pacific Ocean.
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C.
Tanon Strait
Tanon Strait is a narrow body of water in the central Philippines that separates the islands of Negros and Cebu and is known for its rich marine biodiversity.
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D.
Makanrushi Strait
Makanrushi Strait is a sea passage in the Kuril Islands chain, separating the island of Makanrushi from its neighboring islands in the northwest Pacific Ocean.
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E.
Mycale Strait
Mycale Strait is a narrow channel of the Aegean Sea between the Greek island of Samos and the Turkish mainland, known for its historical and strategic significance in ancient maritime routes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
body of water
ⓘ
geographic feature ⓘ strait ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Death's Door
ⓘ
linked to:
Death’s Door
|
| associatedWith |
Great Lakes shipping
ⓘ
linked to:
Great Lakes waterway
commercial navigation ⓘ recreational boating ⓘ |
| connects |
Green Bay
ⓘ
Lake Michigan proper ⓘ
linked to:
Lake Michigan
|
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| hasEtymologyLinkedTo | reports of many deaths in the passage ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
frequent fog
ⓘ
rocky shoals ⓘ strong currents ⓘ variable water depths ⓘ |
| hasHazard |
high waves
ⓘ
ice in winter ⓘ shifting sandbars ⓘ submerged rocks ⓘ |
| hasNameMeaning |
Door of the Dead
ⓘ
linked to:
Death’s Door
|
| hasNameOriginLanguage | French ⓘ |
| hasNavigationAid |
Pilot Island Light
ⓘ
Plum Island Range Lights ⓘ |
| hasNearbyIsland |
Detroit Island
ⓘ
Pilot Island ⓘ Plum Island ⓘ
linked to:
Plum Island, New York
Washington Island ⓘ |
| hasReputationFor |
dangerous currents
ⓘ
maritime legends ⓘ shipwrecks ⓘ sudden storms ⓘ treacherous navigation ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Great Lakes waterway system
ⓘ
linked to:
Great Lakes waterway
|
| isSubjectOf |
local Native American legends
ⓘ
maritime history studies ⓘ |
| isUsedBy |
Washington Island Ferry
ⓘ
linked to:
Washington Island Ferry Line
|
| knownFor |
danger to small craft
ⓘ
local maritime folklore ⓘ numerous shipwrecks ⓘ |
| locatedAtTipOf |
Door Peninsula
ⓘ
linked to:
Door Peninsula region
|
| locatedIn |
Lake Michigan
ⓘ
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
Wisconsin ⓘ |
| partOf |
Door County
ⓘ
Great Lakes ⓘ |
| separates |
Door Peninsula
ⓘ
linked to:
Door Peninsula region
Washington Island ⓘ |
| state | Wisconsin ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Porte des Morts (Death's Door) strait Description of subject: Porte des Morts (Death's Door) is a notoriously treacherous strait in Lake Michigan, off the tip of Wisconsin’s Door Peninsula, long feared for its dangerous currents, shipwrecks, and maritime legends.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Door Peninsula region