Tampa Bay shipping channel
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The Tampa Bay shipping channel is a deep-draft maritime route that allows large commercial vessels to access the Port of Tampa from the Gulf of Mexico.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hillsborough Bay shipping channels | 1 |
| Tampa Bay shipping channel canonical | 1 |
| Tampa Bay shipping channels | 1 |
| Tampa Bay shipping lanes | 1 |
| Tampa harbor system | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3591901 — 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: Tampa Bay shipping channel Context triple: [Port of Tampa, hasNavigationChannel, Tampa Bay shipping channel]
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A.
Houston Ship Channel
The Houston Ship Channel is a major industrial waterway in Texas that connects the Port of Houston to the Gulf of Mexico and serves as a critical hub for petrochemical shipping and commerce.
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B.
Ybor Channel
Ybor Channel is a waterway in Tampa, Florida, that forms part of the city’s port and waterfront district near historic Ybor City.
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C.
Gulf Intracoastal Waterway
The Gulf Intracoastal Waterway is a protected inland waterway system along the Gulf Coast of the United States that supports commercial shipping and recreational boating by connecting bays, lagoons, and sounds behind barrier islands.
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D.
Port of Tampa
The Port of Tampa is a major deep-water seaport in Florida that serves as a key hub for cargo shipping, petroleum imports, and cruise operations in the southeastern United States.
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E.
Miami Canal
The Miami Canal is a man-made waterway in South Florida that channels water from the Miami River inland for drainage, navigation, and flood control.
- 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: Tampa Bay shipping channel Target entity description: The Tampa Bay shipping channel is a deep-draft maritime route that allows large commercial vessels to access the Port of Tampa from the Gulf of Mexico.
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A.
Houston Ship Channel
The Houston Ship Channel is a major industrial waterway in Texas that connects the Port of Houston to the Gulf of Mexico and serves as a critical hub for petrochemical shipping and commerce.
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B.
Ybor Channel
Ybor Channel is a waterway in Tampa, Florida, that forms part of the city’s port and waterfront district near historic Ybor City.
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C.
Gulf Intracoastal Waterway
The Gulf Intracoastal Waterway is a protected inland waterway system along the Gulf Coast of the United States that supports commercial shipping and recreational boating by connecting bays, lagoons, and sounds behind barrier islands.
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D.
Port of Tampa
The Port of Tampa is a major deep-water seaport in Florida that serves as a key hub for cargo shipping, petroleum imports, and cruise operations in the southeastern United States.
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E.
Miami Canal
The Miami Canal is a man-made waterway in South Florida that channels water from the Miami River inland for drainage, navigation, and flood control.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
deep-draft channel
ⓘ
maritime navigation channel ⓘ shipping channel ⓘ |
| connects |
Gulf of Mexico
ⓘ
Port Tampa Bay ⓘ
linked to:
Port of Tampa
|
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| economicRole |
critical infrastructure for Port Tampa Bay
ⓘ
major regional trade route ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
buoy system
ⓘ
channel markers ⓘ dredged channel ⓘ navigation aids ⓘ pilotage requirements ⓘ |
| importance | primary deepwater access to Tampa Bay ports ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Gulf of Mexico
ⓘ
Tampa Bay ⓘ
linked to:
Tampa Bay area
|
| maintainedBy |
Port Tampa Bay Authority
ⓘ
linked to:
Port of Tampa
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ⓘ |
| navigationRequirement | compulsory pilotage for large vessels ⓘ |
| near |
Egmont Key
ⓘ
Hillsborough Bay ⓘ Sunshine Skyway Bridge ⓘ |
| partOf | federal navigation project ⓘ |
| region | West Central Florida ⓘ |
| risk |
grounding
ⓘ
oil spill ⓘ vessel collision ⓘ |
| serves |
Port Tampa Bay
ⓘ
linked to:
Port of Tampa
Port of Tampa ⓘ |
| state | Florida ⓘ |
| subjectTo |
U.S. Coast Guard regulations
ⓘ
linked to:
United States Coast Guard
environmental protection rules ⓘ maritime traffic control ⓘ |
| supports |
cruise ship access
ⓘ
petroleum imports ⓘ phosphate exports ⓘ |
| trafficType |
bulk carriers
ⓘ
commercial vessels ⓘ container ships ⓘ cruise ships ⓘ tankers ⓘ |
| usedFor |
bulk carrier traffic
ⓘ
cargo transport ⓘ commercial shipping ⓘ container ship traffic ⓘ tanker traffic ⓘ |
| waterwayType | harbor approach channel ⓘ |
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: Tampa Bay shipping channel Description of subject: The Tampa Bay shipping channel is a deep-draft maritime route that allows large commercial vessels to access the Port of Tampa from the Gulf of Mexico.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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