Hakkoda Mountains snow disaster of 1902
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The Hakkoda Mountains snow disaster of 1902 was a catastrophic Japanese military training tragedy in which nearly 200 soldiers died after becoming lost in severe winter conditions.
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| Hakkoda Mountains snow disaster of 1902 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18309842 — 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: Hakkoda Mountains snow disaster of 1902 Context triple: [Mount Hakkoda, knownFor, Hakkoda Mountains snow disaster of 1902]
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A.
1997 Brenva Glacier avalanche
The 1997 Brenva Glacier avalanche was a massive ice and rock slide on the Italian side of Mont Blanc that swept down the Brenva Glacier, causing significant destruction and highlighting the hazards of glacial instability in the Alps.
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B.
Mount Ontake
Mount Ontake is a large stratovolcano in central Japan known as a sacred mountain and popular hiking destination, as well as the site of a deadly 2014 phreatic eruption.
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C.
Townsend avalanche
The Townsend avalanche is a gas ionization process in which free electrons accelerate under an electric field and trigger a chain reaction of further ionizations, forming the basis of operation for many gaseous particle detectors.
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D.
Kamifurano
Kamifurano is a town in Hokkaido, Japan, known for its scenic rural landscapes, flower fields, and proximity to volcanic and hot spring areas.
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E.
Nankai earthquake of 1707
The Nankai earthquake of 1707 was a massive megathrust earthquake and tsunami along Japan’s Nankai Trough that caused widespread destruction across southwestern Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu.
- 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: Hakkoda Mountains snow disaster of 1902 Target entity description: The Hakkoda Mountains snow disaster of 1902 was a catastrophic Japanese military training tragedy in which nearly 200 soldiers died after becoming lost in severe winter conditions.
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A.
1997 Brenva Glacier avalanche
The 1997 Brenva Glacier avalanche was a massive ice and rock slide on the Italian side of Mont Blanc that swept down the Brenva Glacier, causing significant destruction and highlighting the hazards of glacial instability in the Alps.
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B.
Mount Ontake
Mount Ontake is a large stratovolcano in central Japan known as a sacred mountain and popular hiking destination, as well as the site of a deadly 2014 phreatic eruption.
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C.
Townsend avalanche
The Townsend avalanche is a gas ionization process in which free electrons accelerate under an electric field and trigger a chain reaction of further ionizations, forming the basis of operation for many gaseous particle detectors.
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D.
Kamifurano
Kamifurano is a town in Hokkaido, Japan, known for its scenic rural landscapes, flower fields, and proximity to volcanic and hot spring areas.
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E.
Nankai earthquake of 1707
The Nankai earthquake of 1707 was a massive megathrust earthquake and tsunami along Japan’s Nankai Trough that caused widespread destruction across southwestern Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu.
- F. None of above. chosen
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