Great Bahama Canyon system
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The Great Bahama Canyon system is a massive submarine canyon complex in the Bahamas, notable for its deep, steep-walled channels that carve between the Bahama Banks.
All labels observed (1)
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| Great Bahama Canyon system canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7364383 — 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: Great Bahama Canyon system Context triple: [Tongue of the Ocean, partOf, Great Bahama Canyon system]
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A.
Cayman Trough
The Cayman Trough is a deep undersea trench and tectonic plate boundary in the western Caribbean, known as the deepest point in the Caribbean Sea.
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B.
Sardine Canyon
Sardine Canyon is a mountain pass and scenic canyon in northern Utah that serves as a primary route between Brigham City and Cache Valley.
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C.
East Luzon Trough
The East Luzon Trough is a deep oceanic trench off the eastern coast of Luzon in the Philippines, formed by the subduction of the Philippine Sea Plate beneath the Philippine Mobile Belt.
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D.
Bering Sea canyon system
The Bering Sea canyon system is a vast network of deep submarine canyons on the Bering Sea continental margin that supports rich marine ecosystems and influences regional ocean circulation and productivity.
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E.
Caribbean Reef
Caribbean Reef is a large, circular saltwater exhibit at Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium that recreates a vibrant Caribbean coral reef ecosystem with diverse tropical marine life.
- 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: Great Bahama Canyon system Target entity description: The Great Bahama Canyon system is a massive submarine canyon complex in the Bahamas, notable for its deep, steep-walled channels that carve between the Bahama Banks.
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A.
Cayman Trough
The Cayman Trough is a deep undersea trench and tectonic plate boundary in the western Caribbean, known as the deepest point in the Caribbean Sea.
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B.
Sardine Canyon
Sardine Canyon is a mountain pass and scenic canyon in northern Utah that serves as a primary route between Brigham City and Cache Valley.
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C.
East Luzon Trough
The East Luzon Trough is a deep oceanic trench off the eastern coast of Luzon in the Philippines, formed by the subduction of the Philippine Sea Plate beneath the Philippine Mobile Belt.
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D.
Bering Sea canyon system
The Bering Sea canyon system is a vast network of deep submarine canyons on the Bering Sea continental margin that supports rich marine ecosystems and influences regional ocean circulation and productivity.
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E.
Caribbean Reef
Caribbean Reef is a large, circular saltwater exhibit at Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium that recreates a vibrant Caribbean coral reef ecosystem with diverse tropical marine life.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
marine geological feature
ⓘ
submarine canyon system ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Great Bahama Bank margin
ⓘ
linked to:
Bahama Banks
Little Bahama Bank margin ⓘ New Providence Island region ⓘ
linked to:
New Providence Island
|
| connectedTo | abyssal plain of the Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| drains | sediments from Bahama Banks ⓘ |
| extendsFrom | shelf edge of the Bahama Banks ⓘ |
| extendsTo | deep Atlantic basin ⓘ |
| formedBy |
gravity-driven sediment flows
ⓘ
marine erosion ⓘ |
| formedIn | carbonate platform margin ⓘ |
| geologicalSetting | passive continental margin ⓘ |
| hasBathymetry | complex network of channels and basins ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
deep
ⓘ
narrow in places ⓘ steep-walled ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Exuma Sound
ⓘ
linked to:
Exuma
Northeast Providence Channel ⓘ Northwest Providence Channel ⓘ Tongue of the Ocean ⓘ deep submarine channels ⓘ |
| hasSlope | very steep canyon walls ⓘ |
| influences |
local ocean circulation around the Bahamas
ⓘ
sediment transport on the Bahama Platform ⓘ |
| knownFor |
one of the deepest submarine canyon systems in the Atlantic region
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pronounced relief between adjacent banks and basins ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
Bahamas ⓘ |
| partOf |
Bahama Platform
ⓘ
linked to:
Bahamas Platform
|
| researchField |
marine geology
ⓘ
oceanography ⓘ |
| separates |
Bahama Banks
ⓘ
Great Bahama Bank ⓘ
linked to:
Bahama Banks
Little Bahama Bank ⓘ
linked to:
Bahama Banks
|
| subjectOf |
bathymetric mapping studies
ⓘ
sedimentological research ⓘ seismic reflection surveys ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Great Bahama Canyon system Description of subject: The Great Bahama Canyon system is a massive submarine canyon complex in the Bahamas, notable for its deep, steep-walled channels that carve between the Bahama Banks.
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