North Sea via Brouwerssluis
E94071
The North Sea via Brouwerssluis refers to the controlled connection where water from the Grevelingen flows into the North Sea through the Brouwerssluis sluice complex in the Netherlands.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| North Sea via Brouwerssluis canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T791873 — 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: North Sea via Brouwerssluis Context triple: [Grevelingen, hasOutflow, North Sea via Brouwerssluis]
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A.
Eastern Scheldt
Eastern Scheldt is a large tidal estuary in the Dutch province of Zeeland, known for its rich marine ecosystem and the Delta Works storm surge barrier that protects it from the North Sea.
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B.
North Sea Canal
The North Sea Canal is a major Dutch waterway that links Amsterdam to the North Sea, enabling seagoing vessels to access the city’s port.
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C.
Western Scheldt
The Western Scheldt is the estuarine mouth of the Scheldt River in the southwestern Netherlands, forming a key shipping route to the port of Antwerp and a major waterway in the province of Zeeland.
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D.
North Sea drainage basin
The North Sea drainage basin is the extensive hydrological region whose rivers and streams collect and channel water from surrounding lands into the North Sea.
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E.
Scheldt
The Scheldt is a major river in Western Europe that flows through France, Belgium, and the Netherlands, playing a key role in regional trade and navigation.
- 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: North Sea via Brouwerssluis Target entity description: The North Sea via Brouwerssluis refers to the controlled connection where water from the Grevelingen flows into the North Sea through the Brouwerssluis sluice complex in the Netherlands.
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A.
Eastern Scheldt
Eastern Scheldt is a large tidal estuary in the Dutch province of Zeeland, known for its rich marine ecosystem and the Delta Works storm surge barrier that protects it from the North Sea.
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B.
North Sea Canal
The North Sea Canal is a major Dutch waterway that links Amsterdam to the North Sea, enabling seagoing vessels to access the city’s port.
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C.
Western Scheldt
The Western Scheldt is the estuarine mouth of the Scheldt River in the southwestern Netherlands, forming a key shipping route to the port of Antwerp and a major waterway in the province of Zeeland.
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D.
North Sea drainage basin
The North Sea drainage basin is the extensive hydrological region whose rivers and streams collect and channel water from surrounding lands into the North Sea.
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E.
Scheldt
The Scheldt is a major river in Western Europe that flows through France, Belgium, and the Netherlands, playing a key role in regional trade and navigation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hydraulic connection
ⓘ
sluice-controlled sea connection ⓘ waterway segment ⓘ |
| connectsBodyOfWater |
Grevelingen
ⓘ
North Sea ⓘ |
| controlledBy | sluice gates ⓘ |
| country | Netherlands ⓘ |
| hasEngineeringPurpose |
coastal defense support
ⓘ
flood risk management ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
ecological water exchange
ⓘ
flushing of Grevelingen ⓘ salinity management ⓘ water level control ⓘ |
| hasNavigationRestriction | primarily for water management, not shipping ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Brouwerssluis
ⓘ
linked to:
Brouwersdam
|
| locatedIn |
South Holland
ⓘ
Zeeland ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion |
Southwestern Delta of the Netherlands
ⓘ
linked to:
Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta
|
| locatedOnStructure | Brouwersdam ⓘ |
| nearPlace |
Ouddorp
ⓘ
Schouwen-Duiveland ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Rijkswaterstaat ⓘ |
| partOf |
Delta Works
ⓘ
Dutch coastal defense system ⓘ |
| regulates | tidal influence on Grevelingen ⓘ |
| relatedInfrastructure |
Grevelingendam
ⓘ
Haringvlietdam ⓘ Oosterscheldekering ⓘ
linked to:
Oosterscheldekering storm surge barrier
|
| waterBodyTypeConnected |
open sea
ⓘ
saltwater lagoon ⓘ |
| waterFlowsFrom | Grevelingen ⓘ |
| waterFlowsTo | North Sea ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: North Sea via Brouwerssluis Description of subject: The North Sea via Brouwerssluis refers to the controlled connection where water from the Grevelingen flows into the North Sea through the Brouwerssluis sluice complex in the Netherlands.
Referenced by (1)
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