Canary Islands to Caribbean
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Canary Islands to Caribbean is a transatlantic ocean rowing route spanning from the eastern Atlantic off northwest Africa to the Caribbean, used for endurance races and record-setting crossings.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Canary Islands to Caribbean canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10478568 — 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: Canary Islands to Caribbean Context triple: [Atlantic Rowing Race, hasRoute, Canary Islands to Caribbean]
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A.
Spanish West Indies
The Spanish West Indies were Spain’s Caribbean and surrounding mainland colonies that served as a key hub of its early American empire, centered on lucrative sugar, silver, and trade routes.
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B.
Greater Antilles
The Greater Antilles is a major island group in the Caribbean comprising the large islands of Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, and Puerto Rico, and forms the northern boundary of the Caribbean Sea.
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C.
Caribbean islands
The Caribbean islands are a tropical region of the Americas comprising hundreds of islands and archipelagos known for their diverse cultures, colonial history, and tourism-driven economies.
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D.
Lesser Antilles and Lucayan Archipelago
The Lesser Antilles and Lucayan Archipelago is a major Caribbean regional grouping that encompasses the chain of smaller islands curving from the Virgin Islands to Trinidad along with the Bahamian and Turks and Caicos island groups in the Atlantic.
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E.
Los Canarios
Los Canarios is a village on the island of La Palma in Spain’s Canary Islands, known for its volcanic landscapes and proximity to the Fuencaliente volcanoes and vineyards.
- 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: Canary Islands to Caribbean Target entity description: Canary Islands to Caribbean is a transatlantic ocean rowing route spanning from the eastern Atlantic off northwest Africa to the Caribbean, used for endurance races and record-setting crossings.
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A.
Spanish West Indies
The Spanish West Indies were Spain’s Caribbean and surrounding mainland colonies that served as a key hub of its early American empire, centered on lucrative sugar, silver, and trade routes.
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B.
Greater Antilles
The Greater Antilles is a major island group in the Caribbean comprising the large islands of Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, and Puerto Rico, and forms the northern boundary of the Caribbean Sea.
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C.
Caribbean islands
The Caribbean islands are a tropical region of the Americas comprising hundreds of islands and archipelagos known for their diverse cultures, colonial history, and tourism-driven economies.
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D.
Lesser Antilles and Lucayan Archipelago
The Lesser Antilles and Lucayan Archipelago is a major Caribbean regional grouping that encompasses the chain of smaller islands curving from the Virgin Islands to Trinidad along with the Bahamian and Turks and Caicos island groups in the Atlantic.
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E.
Los Canarios
Los Canarios is a village on the island of La Palma in Spain’s Canary Islands, known for its volcanic landscapes and proximity to the Fuencaliente volcanoes and vineyards.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
endurance sports route
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ocean rowing route ⓘ transatlantic route ⓘ |
| approximateDistance |
3000 nautical miles
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about 4800 kilometers ⓘ |
| connectsFrom | Canary Islands ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Caribbean Sea
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Caribbean region ⓘ
linked to:
Caribbean
|
| follows |
North Equatorial Current
ⓘ
linked to:
North Atlantic Equatorial Current
trade winds ⓘ |
| governedBy | ocean rowing rules ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
continuous open-ocean segment
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no scheduled resupply ⓘ |
| hazard |
Atlantic storms
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capsize risk ⓘ collision with shipping ⓘ dehydration ⓘ equipment failure ⓘ large ocean swell ⓘ salt sores ⓘ sleep deprivation ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| notableEventType |
first-time crossings
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speed records ⓘ world record attempts ⓘ |
| partOf | transatlantic rowing routes ⓘ |
| requires |
desalination equipment
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emergency beacons ⓘ navigation equipment ⓘ ocean rowing boat ⓘ satellite communication equipment ⓘ |
| season | boreal winter ⓘ |
| sportsDiscipline |
ocean rowing
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ultra-endurance sport ⓘ |
| typicalDepartureMonths |
December
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January ⓘ |
| typicalEndPoint |
Antigua and Barbuda
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Barbados ⓘ English Harbour ⓘ Port St. Charles ⓘ |
| typicalStartPoint |
Canary Islands
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La Gomera ⓘ San Sebastián de La Gomera ⓘ |
| usedBy |
fours rowing teams
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multi-person rowing crews ⓘ pairs rowing teams ⓘ solo rowers ⓘ |
| usedFor |
endurance challenges
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ocean rowing races ⓘ record-setting ocean crossings ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Canary Islands to Caribbean Description of subject: Canary Islands to Caribbean is a transatlantic ocean rowing route spanning from the eastern Atlantic off northwest Africa to the Caribbean, used for endurance races and record-setting crossings.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.