Gooseneck
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Gooseneck is a tight, uphill right-hand hairpin bend on the Snaefell Mountain Course used for the Isle of Man TT motorcycle races.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gooseneck canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4920484 — 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: Gooseneck Context triple: [Snaefell Mountain Course, hasSection, Gooseneck]
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A.
Hondo River
The Hondo River is a river in Central America that forms part of the border between Mexico and Belize and flows into Chetumal Bay.
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B.
Hondo River
The Hondo River is a waterway in southeastern New Mexico that flows near the city of Roswell and contributes to the region’s arid-land irrigation and drainage system.
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C.
Hondo River
The Hondo River is a waterway in Puerto Rico that flows through the municipality of Bayamón and contributes to its local watershed and landscape.
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D.
Ukiah
Ukiah is a small city in Northern California known as a regional hub for wine production, agriculture, and outdoor recreation in the Ukiah Valley.
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E.
Walker River
Walker River is a river in eastern California and western Nevada that flows from the Sierra Nevada through arid valleys into Walker Lake, providing vital water for ecosystems and agriculture in the region.
- 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: Gooseneck Target entity description: Gooseneck is a tight, uphill right-hand hairpin bend on the Snaefell Mountain Course used for the Isle of Man TT motorcycle races.
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A.
Hondo River
The Hondo River is a waterway in southeastern New Mexico that flows near the city of Roswell and contributes to the region’s arid-land irrigation and drainage system.
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B.
Hondo River
The Hondo River is a waterway in Puerto Rico that flows through the municipality of Bayamón and contributes to its local watershed and landscape.
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C.
Hondo River
The Hondo River is a river in Central America that forms part of the border between Mexico and Belize and flows into Chetumal Bay.
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D.
Ukiah
Ukiah is a small city in Northern California known as a regional hub for wine production, agriculture, and outdoor recreation in the Ukiah Valley.
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E.
Walker River
Walker River is a river in eastern California and western Nevada that flows from the Sierra Nevada through arid valleys into Walker Lake, providing vital water for ecosystems and agriculture in the region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hairpin bend
ⓘ
named corner ⓘ road corner ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Slopes of Snaefell
ⓘ
linked to:
Snaefell
|
| cornerType | tight hairpin ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| courseLengthPosition | approximately 24th milestone ⓘ |
| courseSection | Mountain section of Snaefell Mountain Course ⓘ |
| courseUsage | road racing ⓘ |
| followedBy |
The Mountain Mile
ⓘ
linked to:
Mountain Mile
|
| governedBy | Isle of Man Department of Infrastructure ⓘ |
| gradient | uphill ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
cambered surface
ⓘ
tight apex ⓘ |
| hasOfficialName | Gooseneck ⓘ |
| hasSignage | corner name board ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
North-east coast of Isle of Man
ⓘ
Ramsey town ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Isle of Man
ⓘ
linked to:
Isle of Man (crown dependency)
|
| locatedOn | Snaefell Mountain Course ⓘ |
| near | Ramsey ⓘ |
| notableFor |
sharp change of direction
ⓘ
significant elevation change ⓘ |
| openTo | public road traffic outside race periods ⓘ |
| partOf | A18 Mountain Road ⓘ |
| partOfEventRoute |
Isle of Man TT Senior TT race
ⓘ
linked to:
Isle of Man TT motorcycle races
Isle of Man TT Sidecar race ⓘ
linked to:
Isle of Man TT motorcycle races
Isle of Man TT Superbike race ⓘ
linked to:
Isle of Man TT motorcycle races
Isle of Man TT Supersport race ⓘ
linked to:
Isle of Man TT motorcycle races
Isle of Man TT Superstock race ⓘ
linked to:
Isle of Man TT motorcycle races
|
| precededBy | Waterworks ⓘ |
| requires | marshalling point during races ⓘ |
| requiresRidingSkill |
controlled acceleration on exit
ⓘ
heavy braking ⓘ tight cornering line ⓘ |
| riskLevel | high ⓘ |
| roadDirection | right-hand bend ⓘ |
| roadSurface | tarmac ⓘ |
| safetyFeature |
has protective barriers
ⓘ
has run-off area ⓘ |
| usedBy |
cars
ⓘ
motorcycles ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Isle of Man TT
ⓘ
linked to:
Isle of Man TT motorcycle races
Manx Grand Prix ⓘ |
| usedSince | 1911 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Gooseneck Description of subject: Gooseneck is a tight, uphill right-hand hairpin bend on the Snaefell Mountain Course used for the Isle of Man TT motorcycle races.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.