Kaiparowits Plateau
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Kaiparowits Plateau is a remote, high-elevation mesa complex in southern Utah known for its rugged canyons, rich dinosaur fossil beds, and inclusion within Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Kaiparowits Plateau canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1128572 — 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: Kaiparowits Plateau Context triple: [Colorado Plateau, contains, Kaiparowits Plateau]
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A.
Langres Plateau
The Langres Plateau is a high limestone upland in northeastern France known as a major watershed that gives rise to several important rivers, including the Seine.
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B.
Modoc Plateau
The Modoc Plateau is a high, volcanic tableland in northeastern California and adjacent parts of Oregon and Nevada, characterized by lava flows, sagebrush steppe, and scattered forests.
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C.
Pennyroyal Plateau
The Pennyroyal Plateau is a broad karst region in south-central Kentucky characterized by rolling farmland, sinkholes, and extensive cave systems including parts of Mammoth Cave.
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D.
Ukok Plateau
The Ukok Plateau is a remote high-altitude grassland region in the Altai, renowned for its pristine natural landscapes, rich archaeological finds, and status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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E.
Carso Plateau
The Carso Plateau is a rocky limestone region spanning northeastern Italy and southwestern Slovenia, known for its harsh terrain and as a major battleground during World War I.
- 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: Kaiparowits Plateau Target entity description: Kaiparowits Plateau is a remote, high-elevation mesa complex in southern Utah known for its rugged canyons, rich dinosaur fossil beds, and inclusion within Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument.
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A.
Langres Plateau
The Langres Plateau is a high limestone upland in northeastern France known as a major watershed that gives rise to several important rivers, including the Seine.
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B.
Modoc Plateau
The Modoc Plateau is a high, volcanic tableland in northeastern California and adjacent parts of Oregon and Nevada, characterized by lava flows, sagebrush steppe, and scattered forests.
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C.
Pennyroyal Plateau
The Pennyroyal Plateau is a broad karst region in south-central Kentucky characterized by rolling farmland, sinkholes, and extensive cave systems including parts of Mammoth Cave.
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D.
Ukok Plateau
The Ukok Plateau is a remote high-altitude grassland region in the Altai, renowned for its pristine natural landscapes, rich archaeological finds, and status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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E.
Carso Plateau
The Carso Plateau is a rocky limestone region spanning northeastern Italy and southwestern Slovenia, known for its harsh terrain and as a major battleground during World War I.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geologic formation
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mesa complex ⓘ plateau ⓘ |
| accessibleFrom |
Big Water, Utah
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Escalante, Utah ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Escalante River canyons
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Glen Canyon National Recreation Area ⓘ Lake Powell ⓘ |
| climate | semi-arid ⓘ |
| contains |
Kaiparowits Formation
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Straight Cliffs Formation ⓘ Wahweap Formation ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| drainedBy |
Colorado River
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Escalante River ⓘ |
| ecosystem |
desert shrubland
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pinyon-juniper woodland ⓘ sagebrush steppe ⓘ |
| elevation |
approximately 2300 meters
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approximately 7500 feet ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | Cretaceous ⓘ |
| geology |
mudstone
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sandstone ⓘ shale ⓘ |
| hasLandUseHistory |
grazing
ⓘ
proposed coal mining ⓘ |
| hasProtectionStatus | federal protected area ⓘ |
| hasScientificResearch |
sedimentology
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stratigraphy ⓘ vertebrate paleontology ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Cretaceous fossils
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dinosaur fossil beds ⓘ paleontological significance ⓘ remote wilderness ⓘ rugged canyons ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Colorado Plateau
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Garfield County, Utah ⓘ Kane County, Utah ⓘ Utah ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | southern Utah ⓘ |
| notableFor |
high endemism of Late Cretaceous dinosaurs
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well-preserved terrestrial ecosystems of Late Cretaceous North America ⓘ |
| partOf |
Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument
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surface form:
Grand Staircase physiographic region
Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kaiparowits Plateau Description of subject: Kaiparowits Plateau is a remote, high-elevation mesa complex in southern Utah known for its rugged canyons, rich dinosaur fossil beds, and inclusion within Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.