Mont-aux-Sources plateau
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The Mont-aux-Sources plateau is a high, rugged tableland in the Drakensberg Mountains of southern Africa, renowned as the source region of several major rivers and for its dramatic cliffs and scenery.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mont-aux-Sources plateau canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5509779 — 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: Mont-aux-Sources plateau Context triple: [Royal Natal National Park, hasFeature, Mont-aux-Sources plateau]
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A.
Montmorency plateau
The Montmorency plateau is a raised geographic area in the Val-d'Oise department of northern France, known for its suburban communities overlooking the Paris metropolitan region.
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B.
Lévézou plateau
The Lévézou plateau is a high, windswept upland region in southern France’s Aveyron department, known for its lakes, pastoral landscapes, and extensive wind farms.
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C.
Plateau de Millevaches
Plateau de Millevaches is a high granite plateau in central France known for its forests, peat bogs, and sparsely populated rural landscapes within the Massif Central.
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D.
Aubrac plateau
The Aubrac plateau is a high volcanic and granitic upland in southern France known for its wide open pastures, traditional cattle breeding, and rugged, sparsely populated landscapes.
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E.
Sidobre granite plateau
The Sidobre granite plateau is a distinctive geological area in southern France known for its vast granite formations, unusual rock shapes, and active stone quarrying industry.
- 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: Mont-aux-Sources plateau Target entity description: The Mont-aux-Sources plateau is a high, rugged tableland in the Drakensberg Mountains of southern Africa, renowned as the source region of several major rivers and for its dramatic cliffs and scenery.
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A.
Montmorency plateau
The Montmorency plateau is a raised geographic area in the Val-d'Oise department of northern France, known for its suburban communities overlooking the Paris metropolitan region.
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B.
Lévézou plateau
The Lévézou plateau is a high, windswept upland region in southern France’s Aveyron department, known for its lakes, pastoral landscapes, and extensive wind farms.
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C.
Plateau de Millevaches
Plateau de Millevaches is a high granite plateau in central France known for its forests, peat bogs, and sparsely populated rural landscapes within the Massif Central.
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D.
Aubrac plateau
The Aubrac plateau is a high volcanic and granitic upland in southern France known for its wide open pastures, traditional cattle breeding, and rugged, sparsely populated landscapes.
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E.
Sidobre granite plateau
The Sidobre granite plateau is a distinctive geological area in southern France known for its vast granite formations, unusual rock shapes, and active stone quarrying industry.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical feature
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plateau ⓘ |
| borderBetween |
Lesotho
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South Africa ⓘ |
| climate |
cool high-mountain climate
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frequent mist and cloud cover ⓘ winter snowfall ⓘ |
| country |
Lesotho
ⓘ
South Africa ⓘ |
| drainageBasin |
Atlantic Ocean via Orange River
ⓘ
Indian Ocean via Tugela River ⓘ |
| ecoregion |
Drakensberg alti-montane grasslands and woodlands
ⓘ
linked to:
uKhahlamba-Drakensberg region
|
| elevation |
approximately 10767 feet above sea level
ⓘ
approximately 3282 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| geology |
mainly basalt
ⓘ
part of Karoo volcanic sequence ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Tugela Falls escarpment
ⓘ
linked to:
Great Escarpment of southern Africa
high-altitude grasslands ⓘ rocky tableland ⓘ sheer basalt cliffs ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Amphitheatre cliff face
ⓘ
linked to:
The Amphitheatre cliff face
Royal Natal National Park ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being a major watershed
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dramatic cliffs ⓘ high rainfall ⓘ rugged scenery ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Africa
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Drakensberg Mountains ⓘ southern Africa ⓘ
linked to:
Southern Africa
|
| nameLanguage | French ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | mountain of sources ⓘ |
| nearestMajorTown |
Bergville
ⓘ
Phuthaditjhaba ⓘ |
| partOf |
Great Escarpment of southern Africa
ⓘ
uKhahlamba-Drakensberg region ⓘ |
| region |
Free State
ⓘ
KwaZulu-Natal ⓘ Lesotho Highlands ⓘ |
| sourceOf |
Elands River (Drakensberg)
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Orange River ⓘ Tugela River ⓘ other tributaries of major southern African rivers ⓘ |
| UNESCOStatus | adjacent to uKhahlamba-Drakensberg World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| usedFor |
hiking
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mountain climbing ⓘ nature tourism ⓘ |
| withinProtectedArea |
uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park (on South African side)
ⓘ
linked to:
uKhahlamba / Drakensberg Park
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mont-aux-Sources plateau Description of subject: The Mont-aux-Sources plateau is a high, rugged tableland in the Drakensberg Mountains of southern Africa, renowned as the source region of several major rivers and for its dramatic cliffs and scenery.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.