Maas-Waal canal
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The Maas-Waal Canal is a major Dutch waterway in the province of Gelderland that connects the River Meuse (Maas) to the River Waal, facilitating inland shipping and regional water management.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Maas–Waal canal | 2 |
| Maas-Waal Canal | 1 |
| Maas-Waal canal canonical | 1 |
| Maas–Waal Canal | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4045505 — 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: Maas-Waal canal Context triple: [Heumen, locatedOn, Maas-Waal canal]
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A.
Wilhelmina Canal
The Wilhelmina Canal is a major Dutch waterway in the province of North Brabant, constructed to improve regional shipping and industrial transport connections.
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B.
Ringvaart canal
The Ringvaart canal is a major encircling waterway in North Holland, Netherlands, constructed to drain the Haarlemmermeer polder and now serving both drainage and navigation purposes.
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C.
Amsterdam–Rhine Canal
The Amsterdam–Rhine Canal is a major Dutch waterway that connects Amsterdam to the Rhine River, serving as an important route for inland shipping and transport.
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D.
Van Starkenborghkanaal
The Van Starkenborghkanaal is a key Dutch shipping canal in the province of Groningen that forms part of an important east–west inland waterway connection in the northern Netherlands.
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E.
Pannerdens Kanaal
Pannerdens Kanaal is a man-made canal in the Netherlands that diverts water from the Rhine to regulate flow between the Waal and IJssel rivers and support 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: Maas-Waal canal Target entity description: The Maas-Waal Canal is a major Dutch waterway in the province of Gelderland that connects the River Meuse (Maas) to the River Waal, facilitating inland shipping and regional water management.
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A.
Wilhelmina Canal
The Wilhelmina Canal is a major Dutch waterway in the province of North Brabant, constructed to improve regional shipping and industrial transport connections.
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B.
Ringvaart canal
The Ringvaart canal is a major encircling waterway in North Holland, Netherlands, constructed to drain the Haarlemmermeer polder and now serving both drainage and navigation purposes.
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C.
Amsterdam–Rhine Canal
The Amsterdam–Rhine Canal is a major Dutch waterway that connects Amsterdam to the Rhine River, serving as an important route for inland shipping and transport.
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D.
Van Starkenborghkanaal
The Van Starkenborghkanaal is a key Dutch shipping canal in the province of Groningen that forms part of an important east–west inland waterway connection in the northern Netherlands.
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E.
Pannerdens Kanaal
Pannerdens Kanaal is a man-made canal in the Netherlands that diverts water from the Rhine to regulate flow between the Waal and IJssel rivers and support navigation and flood control.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canal
ⓘ
waterway ⓘ |
| basinCountry | Netherlands ⓘ |
| connectsRiverSystem |
Meuse river system
ⓘ
linked to:
Meuse basin
Rhine river system ⓘ
linked to:
Rhine–Meuse river system
|
| connectsWith |
Maas
ⓘ
River Meuse ⓘ
linked to:
Meuse
River Waal ⓘ Waal ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1920s ⓘ |
| country | Netherlands ⓘ |
| crossesMunicipality |
Heumen
ⓘ
Nijmegen ⓘ Wijchen ⓘ |
| hasBridge |
Alverna railway bridge
ⓘ
Hatertsebrug ⓘ Neerbosschebrug ⓘ Prins Mauritssingel bridge ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
improves navigability between southern Netherlands and German hinterland
ⓘ
relieves traffic on the River Waal ⓘ short-cut between Meuse and Waal ⓘ |
| hasLock |
Heumen lock
ⓘ
Weurt locks ⓘ
linked to:
Weurt lock
|
| hasTowpath | yes ⓘ |
| isPartOfCorridor | Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt inland shipping corridor ⓘ |
| length |
about 8.4 miles
ⓘ
approximately 13.5 kilometres ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Betuwe region vicinity
ⓘ
eastern Netherlands ⓘ province of Gelderland ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
city of Nijmegen
ⓘ
linked to:
Nijmegen
city of Wijchen ⓘ village of Heumen ⓘ village of Weurt ⓘ |
| mouthLocation | River Waal near Nijmegen ⓘ |
| navigationClass | large Rhine–Meuse cargo vessels ⓘ |
| opened | 1927 ⓘ |
| operator | Rijkswaterstaat ⓘ |
| partOf | Dutch inland waterway network ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Gelderland
ⓘ
Nijmegen urban region ⓘ
linked to:
Arnhem–Nijmegen metropolitan area
|
| sourceLocation | River Meuse near Heumen ⓘ |
| use |
flood control support
ⓘ
inland shipping ⓘ navigation ⓘ regional water management ⓘ |
| waterManagementRole |
distribution of Meuse water to Waal system
ⓘ
regulation of water levels ⓘ |
| waterwayType | inland shipping canal ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Maas-Waal canal Description of subject: The Maas-Waal Canal is a major Dutch waterway in the province of Gelderland that connects the River Meuse (Maas) to the River Waal, facilitating inland shipping and regional water management.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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linked to: Maas-Waal canal