The Wedge
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The Wedge is a famous surf spot in Newport Beach, California, known for its powerful, shore-breaking waves that attract experienced bodyboarders and surfers.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Wedge canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6322640 — 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 Wedge Context triple: [Newport Beach, hasBeach, The Wedge]
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A.
The Wheel
The Wheel is a prominent observation wheel attraction at ICON Park in Orlando, offering panoramic views of the city and surrounding area.
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B.
The Peg
The Peg is a colloquial nickname for Winnipeg, the capital and largest city of the Canadian province of Manitoba.
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C.
The Van
"The Van" is a 1996 Irish comedy-drama film, based on Roddy Doyle’s novel, about two friends who start a fish-and-chip van business in Dublin after one of them loses his job.
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D.
Winged Wheel
Winged Wheel is the iconic winged tire logo that symbolizes the Detroit Red Wings hockey franchise.
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E.
The Whip
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- 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 Wedge Target entity description: The Wedge is a famous surf spot in Newport Beach, California, known for its powerful, shore-breaking waves that attract experienced bodyboarders and surfers.
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A.
The Wheel
The Wheel is a prominent observation wheel attraction at ICON Park in Orlando, offering panoramic views of the city and surrounding area.
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B.
The Peg
The Peg is a colloquial nickname for Winnipeg, the capital and largest city of the Canadian province of Manitoba.
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C.
The Van
"The Van" is a 1996 Irish comedy-drama film, based on Roddy Doyle’s novel, about two friends who start a fish-and-chip van business in Dublin after one of them loses his job.
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D.
Winged Wheel
Winged Wheel is the iconic winged tire logo that symbolizes the Detroit Red Wings hockey franchise.
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E.
The Whip
"The Whip" is a notable poem by American poet Edwin Arlington Robinson, recognized for its psychological depth and exploration of human emotion.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
surf break
ⓘ
surf spot ⓘ |
| attracts |
experienced bodyboarders
ⓘ
experienced bodysurfers ⓘ experienced surfers ⓘ |
| bestSeason |
early fall
ⓘ
summer ⓘ |
| bestSwellDirection |
south swell
ⓘ
southwest swell ⓘ |
| city | Newport Beach ⓘ |
| coast |
Southern California coast
ⓘ
linked to:
Southern California Bight
|
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| environment | sandy bottom ⓘ |
| faces | Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| hasAccess | public beach access ⓘ |
| hasAlternateName | Wedge ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
refracted swell from jetty
ⓘ
strong backwash ⓘ waves that break very close to shore ⓘ |
| hasMediaCoverage | featured in surf films and videos ⓘ |
| hasRegulation | blackball flag restrictions for surfboards at times ⓘ |
| hasReputation |
hazardous for inexperienced swimmers
ⓘ
one of the heaviest shorebreaks in California ⓘ |
| knownFor |
bodyboarding
ⓘ
bodysurfing ⓘ dangerous surf conditions ⓘ large, steep waves ⓘ powerful shore-breaking waves ⓘ surfing ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California
ⓘ
linked to:
California, United States
Newport Beach, California ⓘ
linked to:
Newport Beach
Orange County, California ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| near | east jetty of Newport Harbor ⓘ |
| partOf | Newport Harbor entrance area ⓘ |
| popularWith | spectators watching large surf ⓘ |
| region | Southern California ⓘ |
| risk |
being slammed into shallow sand
ⓘ
neck and spinal injuries ⓘ |
| suitableFor | advanced riders only ⓘ |
| waterBody | Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| waveHeight | can exceed 20 feet on large swells ⓘ |
| waveType |
beach break
ⓘ
shorebreak ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: The Wedge Description of subject: The Wedge is a famous surf spot in Newport Beach, California, known for its powerful, shore-breaking waves that attract experienced bodyboarders and surfers.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.