Liverpool–Douglas ferry route
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The Liverpool–Douglas ferry route is a passenger and vehicle ferry service linking the English city of Liverpool with Douglas on the Isle of Man across the Irish Sea.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Douglas–Birkenhead ferry route | 1 |
| Douglas–Liverpool ferry route | 1 |
| Liverpool–Douglas ferry route canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T332950 — 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: Liverpool–Douglas ferry route Context triple: [Irish Sea, hasFerryRoute, Liverpool–Douglas ferry route]
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A.
Heysham–Douglas ferry route
The Heysham–Douglas ferry route is a passenger and vehicle sea link across the Irish Sea connecting Heysham in England with Douglas on the Isle of Man.
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B.
Fishguard–Rosslare ferry route
The Fishguard–Rosslare ferry route is a long-established passenger and vehicle sea crossing linking southwest Wales with southeast Ireland across the Irish Sea.
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C.
Holyhead–Dublin ferry route
The Holyhead–Dublin ferry route is a major maritime link between Wales and Ireland, carrying passengers and vehicles across the Irish Sea and forming a key part of the transport corridor between Great Britain and Ireland.
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D.
Port of Liverpool
The Port of Liverpool is a major British seaport on the River Mersey that serves as a key gateway for transatlantic and Irish Sea trade, handling container, bulk, and passenger traffic for the northwest of England.
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E.
Port of Belfast
The Port of Belfast is Northern Ireland’s principal maritime gateway, handling most of the region’s seaborne trade and serving as a major hub for freight, passenger, and cruise traffic.
- 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: Liverpool–Douglas ferry route Target entity description: The Liverpool–Douglas ferry route is a passenger and vehicle ferry service linking the English city of Liverpool with Douglas on the Isle of Man across the Irish Sea.
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A.
Heysham–Douglas ferry route
The Heysham–Douglas ferry route is a passenger and vehicle sea link across the Irish Sea connecting Heysham in England with Douglas on the Isle of Man.
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B.
Fishguard–Rosslare ferry route
The Fishguard–Rosslare ferry route is a long-established passenger and vehicle sea crossing linking southwest Wales with southeast Ireland across the Irish Sea.
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C.
Holyhead–Dublin ferry route
The Holyhead–Dublin ferry route is a major maritime link between Wales and Ireland, carrying passengers and vehicles across the Irish Sea and forming a key part of the transport corridor between Great Britain and Ireland.
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D.
Port of Liverpool
The Port of Liverpool is a major British seaport on the River Mersey that serves as a key gateway for transatlantic and Irish Sea trade, handling container, bulk, and passenger traffic for the northwest of England.
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E.
Port of Belfast
The Port of Belfast is Northern Ireland’s principal maritime gateway, handling most of the region’s seaborne trade and serving as a major hub for freight, passenger, and cruise traffic.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ferry route
ⓘ
passenger ferry service ⓘ transport route ⓘ vehicle ferry service ⓘ |
| bodyOfWater | Irish Sea ⓘ |
| connects |
Douglas
ⓘ
Liverpool ⓘ |
| countryServed |
Isle of Man
ⓘ
linked to:
Isle of Man (crown dependency)
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crosses | Irish Sea ⓘ |
| endPoint | Douglas ⓘ |
| hasMode | sea transport ⓘ |
| links |
England
ⓘ
Isle of Man ⓘ
linked to:
Isle of Man (crown dependency)
|
| locatedIn |
British Isles
ⓘ
Northern Europe ⓘ |
| operator | Isle of Man Steam Packet Company ⓘ |
| portServed |
Douglas Harbour
ⓘ
Port of Liverpool ⓘ |
| primaryUser |
passengers
ⓘ
vehicle traffic ⓘ |
| region |
Irish Sea region
ⓘ
linked to:
Irish Sea
|
| serviceType | scheduled ferry service ⓘ |
| startPoint | Liverpool ⓘ |
| terminus |
Douglas
ⓘ
Liverpool ⓘ |
| transportType | maritime transport ⓘ |
| usedFor |
commuter travel
ⓘ
freight transport ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Liverpool–Douglas ferry route Description of subject: The Liverpool–Douglas ferry route is a passenger and vehicle ferry service linking the English city of Liverpool with Douglas on the Isle of Man across the Irish Sea.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Liverpool–Douglas ferry route
linked to: Liverpool–Douglas ferry route