New Waterway
E420379
The New Waterway is a major artificial ship canal in the Netherlands that provides Rotterdam with direct access to the North Sea.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| New Waterway canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4195764 — 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: New Waterway Context triple: [Hoek van Holland, locatedAtMouthOf, New Waterway]
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A.
New Canal
New Canal is a historic waterway, likely referring to the Nieuwegracht in the Dutch city of Utrecht, known for its picturesque canalside houses and wharf cellars.
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B.
New Canal
New Canal is a historic street and commercial thoroughfare in the city centre of Salisbury, England, known for its shops and period architecture.
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C.
River Can
River Can is a small river in Essex, England, that flows through the city of Chelmsford and forms part of the River Chelmer system.
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D.
The Hydro
The Hydro is a major indoor arena in Glasgow, Scotland, renowned for hosting large-scale concerts and entertainment events.
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E.
Sitcum Waterway
Sitcum Waterway is an industrial maritime channel in Tacoma, Washington, forming part of the harbor infrastructure connected to Commencement Bay.
- 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: New Waterway Target entity description: The New Waterway is a major artificial ship canal in the Netherlands that provides Rotterdam with direct access to the North Sea.
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A.
New Canal
New Canal is a historic waterway, likely referring to the Nieuwegracht in the Dutch city of Utrecht, known for its picturesque canalside houses and wharf cellars.
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B.
New Canal
New Canal is a historic street and commercial thoroughfare in the city centre of Salisbury, England, known for its shops and period architecture.
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C.
River Can
River Can is a small river in Essex, England, that flows through the city of Chelmsford and forms part of the River Chelmer system.
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D.
The Hydro
The Hydro is a major indoor arena in Glasgow, Scotland, renowned for hosting large-scale concerts and entertainment events.
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E.
Sitcum Waterway
Sitcum Waterway is an industrial maritime channel in Tacoma, Washington, forming part of the harbor infrastructure connected to Commencement Bay.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artificial waterway
ⓘ
ship canal ⓘ |
| connects |
North Sea
ⓘ
Port of Rotterdam ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1863 ⓘ |
| country | Netherlands ⓘ |
| DutchName | Nieuwe Waterweg ⓘ |
| economicImportance | critical to Dutch and European trade ⓘ |
| engineer | Pieter Caland ⓘ |
| flowsInto | North Sea ⓘ |
| follows | course of the river Rhine toward the North Sea ⓘ |
| fromRiverSystem | Rhine–Meuse river system ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
breakwaters at the North Sea entrance
ⓘ
sea dikes ⓘ training walls ⓘ |
| isPartOf | approach channel system of the Port of Rotterdam ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Dutch ⓘ |
| locatedIn | South Holland ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Hook of Holland ⓘ |
| locatedOn | North Sea coast of the Netherlands ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Dutch water authorities ⓘ |
| mouthLocation | Hook of Holland ⓘ |
| navigationType | maritime navigation ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1872 ⓘ |
| partOf |
Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta
ⓘ
main shipping route to Rotterdam ⓘ |
| purpose |
improve maritime access to the Port of Rotterdam
ⓘ
provide Rotterdam with direct access to the North Sea ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Rotterdam–Rijnmond region
ⓘ
linked to:
Rijnmond region
|
| replaced | older, less direct river routes to the sea ⓘ |
| significance | key maritime access route for one of the world’s largest ports ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| terminusBodyOfWater | North Sea ⓘ |
| terminusCity | Rotterdam ⓘ |
| usedFor |
bulk carrier traffic
ⓘ
commercial shipping ⓘ container ship traffic ⓘ sea-going vessel traffic ⓘ tanker traffic ⓘ |
| waterwayType | sea access 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: New Waterway Description of subject: The New Waterway is a major artificial ship canal in the Netherlands that provides Rotterdam with direct access to the North Sea.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.