Vistula Spit canal (Poland)
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The Vistula Spit canal in Poland is a navigable waterway cut through the Vistula Spit to provide ships with direct access between the Vistula Lagoon and the Baltic Sea, bypassing Russian-controlled waters.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vistula Spit Shipping Canal | 1 |
| Vistula Spit canal (Poland) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5522737 — 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: Vistula Spit canal (Poland) Context triple: [Vistula Spit, hasInfrastructure, Vistula Spit canal (Poland)]
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A.
Oder–Havel Canal
The Oder–Havel Canal is a major German waterway that links the Havel and Oder river systems, forming part of an important inland shipping route between Berlin and Poland.
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B.
Kiel Canal
The Kiel Canal is a major artificial waterway in northern Germany that connects the North Sea with the Baltic Sea, significantly shortening maritime routes and facilitating international shipping.
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C.
Berlin-Spandau Ship Canal
The Berlin-Spandau Ship Canal is a major artificial waterway in Berlin that connects the River Spree with the River Havel, serving both commercial shipping and urban transport.
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D.
Zihl Canal
The Zihl Canal is a Swiss waterway that channels the outflow of Lake Biel toward the Aare River, helping regulate water levels in the Seeland region.
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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: Vistula Spit canal (Poland) Target entity description: The Vistula Spit canal in Poland is a navigable waterway cut through the Vistula Spit to provide ships with direct access between the Vistula Lagoon and the Baltic Sea, bypassing Russian-controlled waters.
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A.
Oder–Havel Canal
The Oder–Havel Canal is a major German waterway that links the Havel and Oder river systems, forming part of an important inland shipping route between Berlin and Poland.
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B.
Kiel Canal
The Kiel Canal is a major artificial waterway in northern Germany that connects the North Sea with the Baltic Sea, significantly shortening maritime routes and facilitating international shipping.
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C.
Berlin-Spandau Ship Canal
The Berlin-Spandau Ship Canal is a major artificial waterway in Berlin that connects the River Spree with the River Havel, serving both commercial shipping and urban transport.
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D.
Zihl Canal
The Zihl Canal is a Swiss waterway that channels the outflow of Lake Biel toward the Aare River, helping regulate water levels in the Seeland region.
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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 (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
navigable waterway
ⓘ
shipping canal ⓘ |
| affectsPort | Port of Elbląg ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Nowy Świat canal
ⓘ
Vistula Spit Shipping Canal ⓘ
linked to:
Vistula Spit canal (Poland)
|
| belongsToBasin |
Baltic Sea basin
ⓘ
linked to:
Baltic Sea drainage basin
|
| connectsBodyOfWater |
Baltic Sea
ⓘ
Vistula Lagoon ⓘ |
| constructionCost | several billion Polish złoty ⓘ |
| constructionMethod | cut through sandy spit ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 2019-02-16 ⓘ |
| country | Poland ⓘ |
| criticizedBy |
Russian Federation
ⓘ
linked to:
Russia
environmental organizations ⓘ |
| designedFor | sea-going vessels ⓘ |
| environmentalConcern |
impact on Vistula Lagoon water exchange
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impact on Vistula Spit dune ecosystem ⓘ |
| hasLockChamber | to separate water levels between the Baltic Sea and Vistula Lagoon ⓘ |
| hasNavigationChannel |
approach fairway on the Baltic Sea side
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fairway through the Vistula Lagoon ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
breakwaters
ⓘ
road bridge ⓘ shipping lock ⓘ swing bridge ⓘ |
| length | approximately 1.3 km ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Vistula Spit ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | Pomeranian Voivodeship ⓘ |
| maximumDraught | 4.5 m ⓘ |
| maximumShipLength | 100 m ⓘ |
| maximumShipWidth | 20 m ⓘ |
| navigationStatus |
open to commercial shipping
ⓘ
open to passenger vessels ⓘ open to recreational craft ⓘ |
| nearCity | Elbląg ⓘ |
| nearSettlement |
Nowy Świat
ⓘ
Przebrno ⓘ |
| officialOpeningBy |
President of Poland Andrzej Duda
ⓘ
linked to:
Andrzej Duda
|
| opened | 2022-09-17 ⓘ |
| operator | Maritime Office in Gdynia ⓘ |
| partOf | Poland’s maritime infrastructure ⓘ |
| politicalContext | reduces dependence on passage through Russian territorial waters near Baltiysk ⓘ |
| purpose |
to bypass Russian-controlled waters in the Strait of Baltiysk
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to provide direct access between the Vistula Lagoon and the Baltic Sea ⓘ |
| securityRole | enhances Poland’s control over access to the Vistula Lagoon ⓘ |
| strategicFunction | to ensure independent access of Polish ports on the Vistula Lagoon to the Baltic Sea ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Vistula Spit canal (Poland) Description of subject: The Vistula Spit canal in Poland is a navigable waterway cut through the Vistula Spit to provide ships with direct access between the Vistula Lagoon and the Baltic Sea, bypassing Russian-controlled waters.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Vistula Spit canal (Poland)