River Lee estuary
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The River Lee estuary is the tidal lower reach of the River Lee in County Cork, Ireland, where the river broadens and meets Cork Harbour before flowing into the Celtic Sea.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| River Lee estuary canonical | 12 |
| River Lee estuarine system | 1 |
| River Lee estuary system | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T624579 — 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: River Lee estuary Context triple: [Blackrock, County Cork, Ireland, hasViewOf, River Lee estuary]
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A.
Dee Estuary
The Dee Estuary is a large tidal estuary on the border of northwest England and northeast Wales, known for its extensive mudflats, saltmarshes, and internationally important bird habitats.
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B.
The Wash
The Wash is a large square-mouthed bay and estuary on the east coast of England, where several rivers meet the North Sea and which forms a natural boundary between Lincolnshire and Norfolk.
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C.
Hillsborough River
The Hillsborough River is a central waterway in west-central Florida that flows through Tampa, providing drinking water, recreation, and scenic natural habitats before emptying into Tampa Bay.
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D.
Shark River Slough
Shark River Slough is the primary freshwater flow-way through the southern Everglades, carrying water, sediments, and nutrients that shape the park’s wetlands ecosystem.
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E.
Newark Bay
Newark Bay is a tidal estuary in northeastern New Jersey that serves as a key industrial and shipping waterway within the New York metropolitan area.
- 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: River Lee estuary Target entity description: The River Lee estuary is the tidal lower reach of the River Lee in County Cork, Ireland, where the river broadens and meets Cork Harbour before flowing into the Celtic Sea.
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A.
Dee Estuary
The Dee Estuary is a large tidal estuary on the border of northwest England and northeast Wales, known for its extensive mudflats, saltmarshes, and internationally important bird habitats.
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B.
The Wash
The Wash is a large square-mouthed bay and estuary on the east coast of England, where several rivers meet the North Sea and which forms a natural boundary between Lincolnshire and Norfolk.
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C.
Hillsborough River
The Hillsborough River is a central waterway in west-central Florida that flows through Tampa, providing drinking water, recreation, and scenic natural habitats before emptying into Tampa Bay.
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D.
Shark River Slough
Shark River Slough is the primary freshwater flow-way through the southern Everglades, carrying water, sediments, and nutrients that shape the park’s wetlands ecosystem.
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E.
Newark Bay
Newark Bay is a tidal estuary in northeastern New Jersey that serves as a key industrial and shipping waterway within the New York metropolitan area.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
estuary
ⓘ
geographical feature ⓘ |
| connectedTo | Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| country | Ireland ⓘ |
| drainageBasin |
River Lee basin
ⓘ
linked to:
River Lee
|
| emptiesInto | Celtic Sea ⓘ |
| flowsInto |
Celtic Sea
ⓘ
Cork Harbour ⓘ |
| formsPartOf | Celtic Sea coastline of Ireland ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
brackish water
ⓘ
lower reach of River Lee ⓘ tidal ⓘ |
| hasEcosystemType | estuarine ecosystem ⓘ |
| hasMouthPosition | Cork Harbour ⓘ |
| hasSalinity | mix of freshwater and seawater ⓘ |
| hasUse |
navigation
ⓘ
recreation ⓘ shipping access to Cork ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cork Harbour area
ⓘ
linked to:
Cork Harbour
County Cork ⓘ Munster ⓘ southern Ireland ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Cork Harbour ⓘ |
| mouthOf | River Lee ⓘ |
| near | Cork city ⓘ |
| partOf |
Cork Harbour system
ⓘ
linked to:
Cork Harbour
River Lee ⓘ |
| region | south coast of Ireland ⓘ |
| watercourse | River Lee ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: River Lee estuary Description of subject: The River Lee estuary is the tidal lower reach of the River Lee in County Cork, Ireland, where the river broadens and meets Cork Harbour before flowing into the Celtic Sea.
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: River Lee estuary
linked to: River Lee estuary