Drake Passage
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Drake Passage is the turbulent body of water between South America's Cape Horn and Antarctica, known for linking the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans and some of the roughest seas in the world.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Drake Passage canonical | 47 |
| Drake Passage region | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T27379 — 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: Drake Passage Context triple: [Pacific Ocean, connectedVia, Drake Passage]
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A.
Zephyr Cove
Zephyr Cove is a small lakeside community and popular recreation area on the southeastern shore of Lake Tahoe in Nevada, known for its beaches, boating, and scenic mountain views.
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B.
Turtle Bay
Turtle Bay is a neighborhood on Manhattan’s East Side in New York City, best known as the site of the United Nations Headquarters.
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C.
Sirena Deep
Sirena Deep is one of the deepest known points in the world's oceans, located within the Mariana Trench in the western Pacific Ocean.
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D.
Molloy Deep
Molloy Deep is the deepest known part of the Arctic Ocean, located in the Fram Strait between Greenland and Svalbard.
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E.
Canary Current
The Canary Current is a cool, southward-flowing eastern boundary current off the northwest coast of Africa that forms part of the North Atlantic subtropical gyre and strongly influences the region’s climate and marine productivity.
- 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: Drake Passage Target entity description: Drake Passage is the turbulent body of water between South America's Cape Horn and Antarctica, known for linking the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans and some of the roughest seas in the world.
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A.
Zephyr Cove
Zephyr Cove is a small lakeside community and popular recreation area on the southeastern shore of Lake Tahoe in Nevada, known for its beaches, boating, and scenic mountain views.
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B.
Turtle Bay
Turtle Bay is a neighborhood on Manhattan’s East Side in New York City, best known as the site of the United Nations Headquarters.
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C.
Sirena Deep
Sirena Deep is one of the deepest known points in the world's oceans, located within the Mariana Trench in the western Pacific Ocean.
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D.
Molloy Deep
Molloy Deep is the deepest known part of the Arctic Ocean, located in the Fram Strait between Greenland and Svalbard.
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E.
Canary Current
The Canary Current is a cool, southward-flowing eastern boundary current off the northwest coast of Africa that forms part of the North Atlantic subtropical gyre and strongly influences the region’s climate and marine productivity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
sea passage
ⓘ
strait ⓘ |
| connectsBodyOfWater |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| countryOnShore |
Argentina
ⓘ
Chile ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeDescription | body of water between Cape Horn and the South Shetland Islands ⓘ |
| hasApproximateMaximumWidth |
about 1000 km
ⓘ
about 620 miles ⓘ |
| hasApproximateMinimumWidth |
about 500 miles
ⓘ
about 800 km ⓘ |
| hasAverageSeaSurfaceTemperature |
a few degrees above freezing in summer
ⓘ
near freezing in winter ⓘ |
| hasHazard |
high waves
ⓘ
rapidly changing weather ⓘ strong currents ⓘ |
| hasNearbyPort |
Punta Arenas
ⓘ
linked to:
Punta Arenas, Chile
Ushuaia ⓘ |
| hasOceanCurrent | Antarctic Circumpolar Current ⓘ |
| hasSeaStateNicknames |
Drake Lake
ⓘ
Drake Shake ⓘ |
| hasTypicalWindPattern | westerly winds ⓘ |
| historicallySignificantFor |
exploration of Antarctica
ⓘ
trade routes between Europe and the Pacific ⓘ |
| isImportantFor |
exchange between Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
ⓘ
global ocean mixing ⓘ |
| isMajorRouteFor | voyages from South America to Antarctica ⓘ |
| knownFor |
frequent storms
ⓘ
large ocean swells ⓘ strong winds ⓘ very rough seas ⓘ |
| liesWithinLatitudeBand |
the Furious Fifties
ⓘ
the Screaming Sixties ⓘ |
| locatedBetween |
Cape Horn and Antarctic Peninsula
ⓘ
linked to:
Cape Horn Archipelago
|
| locatedIn | Southern Ocean ⓘ |
| locatedOff |
Cape Horn
ⓘ
linked to:
Cape Horn Archipelago
|
| namedAfter | Francis Drake ⓘ |
| oceanographicSignificance | gateway for deep water exchange between oceans ⓘ |
| partOf | circumpolar route around Antarctica ⓘ |
| roleInClimate |
allows unimpeded flow of water around Antarctica
ⓘ
facilitates global thermohaline circulation ⓘ |
| separates |
Antarctica
ⓘ
South America ⓘ |
| traversedBy |
Antarctic cruise ships
ⓘ
commercial shipping ⓘ research vessels ⓘ |
| usedSince | Age of Sail ⓘ |
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: Drake Passage Description of subject: Drake Passage is the turbulent body of water between South America's Cape Horn and Antarctica, known for linking the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans and some of the roughest seas in the world.
Referenced by (51)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Drake Passage
linked to: Drake Passage
subject linked to:
ACC
subject linked to:
ACC
subject linked to:
Atlantic Ocean (via Sheepshead Bay inlet)
linked to: Drake Passage
linked to: Drake Passage
subject linked to:
Pacific Ocean (via Long Beach Harbor)