Duke Point terminal
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Duke Point terminal is a major BC Ferries facility near Nanaimo on Vancouver Island that serves as a key link for vehicle and passenger traffic across the Strait of Georgia.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Duke Point terminal canonical | 4 |
| Duke Point ferry terminal | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7873696 — 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: Duke Point terminal Context triple: [BC Ferries, primaryHub, Duke Point terminal]
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A.
Swartz Bay terminal
Swartz Bay terminal is a major ferry terminal on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, serving as a key passenger and vehicle gateway between the island and the BC mainland.
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B.
Greenwich Peninsula terminal
Greenwich Peninsula terminal is the riverside London station that serves as the southern end of the Emirates Air Line cable car, linking the Greenwich Peninsula to the Royal Docks across the Thames.
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C.
Dames Point Marine Terminal
Dames Point Marine Terminal is a major deepwater cargo facility in Jacksonville, Florida, serving as one of JAXPORT’s key hubs for container, bulk, and automobile shipping.
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D.
Ridley Island Coal Terminal
Ridley Island Coal Terminal is a major bulk export facility in Prince Rupert, British Columbia, specializing in the handling and shipment of coal to international markets.
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E.
Masonville Marine Terminal
Masonville Marine Terminal is a cargo-handling facility within the Port of Baltimore that supports maritime shipping and related industrial operations.
- 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: Duke Point terminal Target entity description: Duke Point terminal is a major BC Ferries facility near Nanaimo on Vancouver Island that serves as a key link for vehicle and passenger traffic across the Strait of Georgia.
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A.
Swartz Bay terminal
Swartz Bay terminal is a major ferry terminal on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, serving as a key passenger and vehicle gateway between the island and the BC mainland.
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B.
Greenwich Peninsula terminal
Greenwich Peninsula terminal is the riverside London station that serves as the southern end of the Emirates Air Line cable car, linking the Greenwich Peninsula to the Royal Docks across the Thames.
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C.
Dames Point Marine Terminal
Dames Point Marine Terminal is a major deepwater cargo facility in Jacksonville, Florida, serving as one of JAXPORT’s key hubs for container, bulk, and automobile shipping.
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D.
Ridley Island Coal Terminal
Ridley Island Coal Terminal is a major bulk export facility in Prince Rupert, British Columbia, specializing in the handling and shipment of coal to international markets.
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E.
Masonville Marine Terminal
Masonville Marine Terminal is a cargo-handling facility within the Port of Baltimore that supports maritime shipping and related industrial operations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ferry terminal
ⓘ
transport infrastructure ⓘ |
| connectedByHighway | local road network near Nanaimo ⓘ |
| connectsAcross |
Strait of Georgia
ⓘ
linked to:
Georgia Strait
|
| connectsTo |
Tsawwassen terminal
ⓘ
linked to:
Tsawwassen ferry terminal
|
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| distanceToNanaimoDowntown | approximately 20 km ⓘ |
| hasAccess | road access ⓘ |
| hasAmenity |
food services (seasonal or limited)
ⓘ
restrooms ⓘ seating areas ⓘ |
| hasBerths | multiple berths ⓘ |
| hasCheckIn | vehicle check-in booths ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
parking area
ⓘ
passenger waiting area ⓘ ticket office ⓘ vehicle holding compound ⓘ washrooms ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
passenger transport
ⓘ
vehicle transport ⓘ |
| hasLoadingMethod | roll-on/roll-off ⓘ |
| hasSecurity | vehicle screening ⓘ |
| hasServiceType | major route ⓘ |
| hasSignage | BC Ferries branding ⓘ |
| hasTicketing |
vehicle reservations
ⓘ
walk-on passengers ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
BC Ferries network
ⓘ
linked to:
BC Ferries
|
| locatedIn | Nanaimo ⓘ |
| locatedInProvince | British Columbia ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion |
Strait of Georgia
ⓘ
linked to:
Georgia Strait
|
| locatedOn | Vancouver Island ⓘ |
| near |
Duke Point industrial area
ⓘ
Nanaimo Airport ⓘ |
| operator | BC Ferries ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
BC Ferry Services Inc.
ⓘ
linked to:
BC Ferries
|
| primaryTrafficType | vehicle traffic ⓘ |
| regulatoryAuthority |
Province of British Columbia
ⓘ
linked to:
British Columbia
|
| routeNumber | Route 30 ⓘ |
| secondaryTrafficType | foot passengers ⓘ |
| servesCity | Nanaimo ⓘ |
| servesRegion |
Lower Mainland
ⓘ
Vancouver Island ⓘ |
| servesWaterBody | Salish Sea ⓘ |
| strategicRole | key link between Vancouver Island and mainland British Columbia ⓘ |
| usedFor |
commercial trucking
ⓘ
intercity travel ⓘ tourist travel ⓘ |
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: Duke Point terminal Description of subject: Duke Point terminal is a major BC Ferries facility near Nanaimo on Vancouver Island that serves as a key link for vehicle and passenger traffic across the Strait of Georgia.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Duke Point terminal