The Hump (India–China air route)
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The Hump (India–China air route) was a perilous World War II aerial supply corridor over the eastern Himalayas used by Allied forces to transport vital materiel to China after Japanese forces cut the Burma Road.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Hump (Himalayan airlift route) | 1 |
| The Hump (India–China air route) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20881443 — 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: The Hump (India–China air route) Context triple: [Curtiss C-46 Commando, usedOnRoute, The Hump (India–China air route)]
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A.
Hindustan–Tibet Road
The Hindustan–Tibet Road is a historic high-altitude mountain highway in the Indian Himalayas that connects Shimla to the Tibetan border, traversing remote and rugged terrain.
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B.
Tea Horse Road
The Tea Horse Road was an ancient network of trade routes in Southwest China used primarily to transport tea to Tibet and beyond in exchange for horses, linking Chinese, Tibetan, and Southeast Asian cultures.
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C.
Panitanki–Kakarbhitta crossing
The Panitanki–Kakarbhitta crossing is a key road border checkpoint linking eastern Nepal with the Indian state of West Bengal, serving as an important route for trade and passenger movement between the two countries.
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D.
Karakoram Highway
The Karakoram Highway is a high-altitude international road linking Pakistan and China through the Karakoram mountain range, renowned as one of the world’s highest paved routes and a key part of the ancient Silk Road corridor.
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E.
Kashmir Highway
Kashmir Highway is a major arterial road in Islamabad, Pakistan, serving as a key route linking the city’s central areas with its surrounding regions and national highways.
- 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: The Hump (India–China air route) Target entity description: The Hump (India–China air route) was a perilous World War II aerial supply corridor over the eastern Himalayas used by Allied forces to transport vital materiel to China after Japanese forces cut the Burma Road.
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A.
Hindustan–Tibet Road
The Hindustan–Tibet Road is a historic high-altitude mountain highway in the Indian Himalayas that connects Shimla to the Tibetan border, traversing remote and rugged terrain.
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B.
Tea Horse Road
The Tea Horse Road was an ancient network of trade routes in Southwest China used primarily to transport tea to Tibet and beyond in exchange for horses, linking Chinese, Tibetan, and Southeast Asian cultures.
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C.
Panitanki–Kakarbhitta crossing
The Panitanki–Kakarbhitta crossing is a key road border checkpoint linking eastern Nepal with the Indian state of West Bengal, serving as an important route for trade and passenger movement between the two countries.
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D.
Karakoram Highway
The Karakoram Highway is a high-altitude international road linking Pakistan and China through the Karakoram mountain range, renowned as one of the world’s highest paved routes and a key part of the ancient Silk Road corridor.
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E.
Kashmir Highway
Kashmir Highway is a major arterial road in Islamabad, Pakistan, serving as a key route linking the city’s central areas with its surrounding regions and national highways.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
The Whale
linked to: The Hump (India–China air route)