Wilhelmina Canal Lock Complex at Tilburg
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The Wilhelmina Canal Lock Complex at Tilburg is a major Dutch inland waterway lock installation that regulates water levels and ship traffic on the Wilhelmina Canal near the city of Tilburg.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Wilhelmina Canal Lock Complex at Tilburg canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5670368 — 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: Wilhelmina Canal Lock Complex at Tilburg Context triple: [Wilhelmina Canal, connects, Wilhelmina Canal Lock Complex at Tilburg]
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A.
Canals of Middelburg
The Canals of Middelburg are a historic network of waterways that once served the city’s trade and defense and now form a picturesque feature of its old town.
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B.
IJmuiden locks
The IJmuiden locks are a major Dutch lock complex that forms the key maritime gateway between the North Sea and the port of Amsterdam.
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C.
Kinderdijk
Kinderdijk is a Dutch village in South Holland renowned for its historic windmills and UNESCO World Heritage-listed polder landscape.
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D.
Utrecht canal system
The Utrecht canal system is a historic network of waterways in the Dutch city of Utrecht, renowned for its unique sunken wharf cellars, picturesque quays, and central role in the city’s medieval and modern urban life.
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E.
Negombo Dutch Canal
The Negombo Dutch Canal is a historic waterway in Sri Lanka built and expanded during Portuguese and Dutch colonial rule to facilitate transport and trade between coastal settlements and inland areas.
- 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: Wilhelmina Canal Lock Complex at Tilburg Target entity description: The Wilhelmina Canal Lock Complex at Tilburg is a major Dutch inland waterway lock installation that regulates water levels and ship traffic on the Wilhelmina Canal near the city of Tilburg.
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A.
Canals of Middelburg
The Canals of Middelburg are a historic network of waterways that once served the city’s trade and defense and now form a picturesque feature of its old town.
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B.
IJmuiden locks
The IJmuiden locks are a major Dutch lock complex that forms the key maritime gateway between the North Sea and the port of Amsterdam.
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C.
Kinderdijk
Kinderdijk is a Dutch village in South Holland renowned for its historic windmills and UNESCO World Heritage-listed polder landscape.
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D.
Utrecht canal system
The Utrecht canal system is a historic network of waterways in the Dutch city of Utrecht, renowned for its unique sunken wharf cellars, picturesque quays, and central role in the city’s medieval and modern urban life.
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E.
Negombo Dutch Canal
The Negombo Dutch Canal is a historic waterway in Sri Lanka built and expanded during Portuguese and Dutch colonial rule to facilitate transport and trade between coastal settlements and inland areas.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
inland navigation lock
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lock complex ⓘ waterway infrastructure ⓘ |
| belongsToNetwork | Dutch inland waterway network ⓘ |
| controls | ship traffic on the Wilhelmina Canal near Tilburg ⓘ |
| country | Netherlands ⓘ |
| engineeringDiscipline | hydraulic engineering ⓘ |
| hasAccessRestriction | regulated vessel passage ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
control facilities
ⓘ
lock chambers ⓘ lock gates ⓘ water level measuring equipment ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
navigation control
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water level regulation ⓘ |
| hasImpactOn |
navigation conditions on the Wilhelmina Canal near Tilburg
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water management in the Tilburg area ⓘ |
| isBuiltOn | artificial canal ⓘ |
| isInfrastructureType | hydraulic engineering structure ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | North Brabant ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Netherlands ⓘ |
| locatedInOrNear | Tilburg ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | southern Netherlands ⓘ |
| locatedOnWaterway | Wilhelmina Canal ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Dutch waterway authorities ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Wilhelmina Canal ⓘ |
| navigationRole | bottleneck control point for vessel passage ⓘ |
| operatedFor | 24-hour or scheduled lock operations ⓘ |
| partOf |
Wilhelmina Canal infrastructure
ⓘ
linked to:
Wilhelmina Canal
|
| regulates | water level on the Wilhelmina Canal near Tilburg ⓘ |
| safetyRole | flood risk management support on the canal ⓘ |
| servesCity | Tilburg ⓘ |
| supports |
industrial transport in the Tilburg area
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regional economic activity ⓘ |
| trafficType |
barges
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inland cargo vessels ⓘ pleasure craft ⓘ |
| usedFor |
commercial cargo transport
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inland shipping ⓘ recreational boating ⓘ |
| waterwayRole | major node on the Wilhelmina Canal ⓘ |
| waterwayTypeServed | inland waterway ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Input
Subject: Wilhelmina Canal Lock Complex at Tilburg Description of subject: The Wilhelmina Canal Lock Complex at Tilburg is a major Dutch inland waterway lock installation that regulates water levels and ship traffic on the Wilhelmina Canal near the city of Tilburg.
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