Bellingham–Alaska route

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ferry route long-distance ferry corridor

The Bellingham–Alaska route is a long-distance ferry corridor connecting Bellingham, Washington, with multiple coastal communities in Southeast Alaska as part of the Alaska Marine Highway System.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Alaska Marine Highway System Bellingham–Southeast Alaska routes	1
Bellingham–Alaska route canonical	1
Bellingham–Southeast Alaska route	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3665436 — 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: Bellingham–Alaska route
Context triple: [Alaska Marine Highway System, hasRoute, Bellingham–Alaska route]

A. Metlakatla–Ketchikan route
The Metlakatla–Ketchikan route is a short Alaska Marine Highway ferry corridor connecting the indigenous community of Metlakatla on Annette Island with the regional hub city of Ketchikan.
B. Copper River Highway
The Copper River Highway is a remote road in Alaska that provides access from Cordova into the scenic Copper River Delta region, known for its wildlife and rugged landscapes.
C. Alaska Route 1
Alaska Route 1 is a major state highway in Alaska that connects Anchorage with key interior and coastal regions, serving as one of the state's primary road corridors.
D. Haines Highway
Haines Highway is a scenic cross-border road connecting coastal Alaska to the interior of British Columbia and the Yukon, renowned for its dramatic mountain and river valley landscapes.
E. Klondike Highway
Klondike Highway is a major road in northwestern Canada that connects the historic Klondike goldfields around Dawson City with the Alaskan port of Skagway, following part of the route of the Klondike Gold Rush.
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: Bellingham–Alaska route
Target entity description: The Bellingham–Alaska route is a long-distance ferry corridor connecting Bellingham, Washington, with multiple coastal communities in Southeast Alaska as part of the Alaska Marine Highway System.

A. Metlakatla–Ketchikan route
The Metlakatla–Ketchikan route is a short Alaska Marine Highway ferry corridor connecting the indigenous community of Metlakatla on Annette Island with the regional hub city of Ketchikan.
B. Copper River Highway
The Copper River Highway is a remote road in Alaska that provides access from Cordova into the scenic Copper River Delta region, known for its wildlife and rugged landscapes.
C. Alaska Route 1
Alaska Route 1 is a major state highway in Alaska that connects Anchorage with key interior and coastal regions, serving as one of the state's primary road corridors.
D. Haines Highway
Haines Highway is a scenic cross-border road connecting coastal Alaska to the interior of British Columbia and the Yukon, renowned for its dramatic mountain and river valley landscapes.
E. Klondike Highway
Klondike Highway is a major road in northwestern Canada that connects the historic Klondike goldfields around Dawson City with the Alaskan port of Skagway, following part of the route of the Klondike Gold Rush.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ferry route ⓘ long-distance ferry corridor ⓘ
connects	Alaska ⓘ Washington State ⓘ linked to: Washington State, United States
connectsToNetwork	Alaska Marine Highway Southeast routes ⓘ linked to: Alaska Marine Highway System
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
hasFeature	onboard cabins ⓘ overnight ferry service ⓘ passenger lounges ⓘ vehicle decks ⓘ
locatedIn	Pacific Northwest ⓘ Southeast Alaska ⓘ linked to: Southeastern Alaska
maritimeJurisdiction	U.S. territorial waters ⓘ
modeOfTransport	ferry ⓘ
operator	Alaska Marine Highway System ⓘ
partOf	Alaska Marine Highway System ⓘ
portOfCall	Haines, Alaska ⓘ Juneau, Alaska ⓘ linked to: Juneau Ketchikan, Alaska ⓘ linked to: Ketchikan Petersburg, Alaska ⓘ Sitka, Alaska ⓘ linked to: Sitka Skagway, Alaska ⓘ linked to: Skagway Wrangell, Alaska ⓘ
primaryAccessTo	roadless communities in Southeast Alaska ⓘ
regionServed	Southeast Alaska coastal communities ⓘ
seasonality	year-round service with seasonal schedule variations ⓘ
serves	Bellingham, Washington ⓘ Haines, Alaska ⓘ Juneau, Alaska ⓘ linked to: Juneau Ketchikan, Alaska ⓘ linked to: Ketchikan Petersburg, Alaska ⓘ Sitka, Alaska ⓘ linked to: Sitka Skagway, Alaska ⓘ linked to: Skagway Wrangell, Alaska ⓘ
serviceType	passenger transport ⓘ roll-on/roll-off ferry service ⓘ vehicle transport ⓘ
startPoint	Bellingham Cruise Terminal ⓘ
status	active ⓘ
terminus	Bellingham, Washington ⓘ Southeast Alaska ⓘ linked to: Southeastern Alaska
usedBy	Alaska residents ⓘ tourists ⓘ
usesWaterway	Inside Passage ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Alaska Marine Highway System → hasRoute → Bellingham–Alaska route ⓘ

subject linked to: AMHS

Alaska state ferry fleet → routeNetwork → Bellingham–Southeast Alaska route ⓘ

linked to: Bellingham–Alaska route

Alaska Marine Highway System Bellingham terminal → terminusOf → Alaska Marine Highway System Bellingham–Southeast Alaska routes ⓘ