San Rafael Reef
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San Rafael Reef is a dramatic, jagged sandstone escarpment in central Utah known for its steep cliffs, slot canyons, and striking geologic formations along the eastern edge of the San Rafael Swell.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| San Rafael Reef canonical | 4 |
| San Rafael Reef Wilderness Study Areas | 1 |
| San Rafael Reef area | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6493209 — 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: San Rafael Reef Context triple: [San Rafael Swell, contains, San Rafael Reef]
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A.
Marion Reef
Marion Reef is a large coral reef formation in the Coral Sea off the coast of northeastern Australia, known for its rich marine biodiversity and remote location.
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B.
Bird Rock reef
Bird Rock reef is a marine reef formation located off Bird Rock that is known for its rich coastal ecology and underwater habitats.
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Duxbury Reef
Duxbury Reef is a large rocky intertidal reef and marine protected area off the coast of Marin County, California, known for its rich tidepool ecosystems and coastal biodiversity.
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Cato Reef
Cato Reef is a remote coral reef and atoll in the Coral Sea known for its rich marine biodiversity and relatively undisturbed ecosystems.
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Middleton Reef
Middleton Reef is a remote coral reef and atoll in the Tasman Sea, known as one of the southernmost true coral reefs in the world and part of Australia’s offshore marine reserves.
- 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: San Rafael Reef Target entity description: San Rafael Reef is a dramatic, jagged sandstone escarpment in central Utah known for its steep cliffs, slot canyons, and striking geologic formations along the eastern edge of the San Rafael Swell.
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A.
Marion Reef
Marion Reef is a large coral reef formation in the Coral Sea off the coast of northeastern Australia, known for its rich marine biodiversity and remote location.
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B.
Bird Rock reef
Bird Rock reef is a marine reef formation located off Bird Rock that is known for its rich coastal ecology and underwater habitats.
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C.
Duxbury Reef
Duxbury Reef is a large rocky intertidal reef and marine protected area off the coast of Marin County, California, known for its rich tidepool ecosystems and coastal biodiversity.
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D.
Cato Reef
Cato Reef is a remote coral reef and atoll in the Coral Sea known for its rich marine biodiversity and relatively undisturbed ecosystems.
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E.
Middleton Reef
Middleton Reef is a remote coral reef and atoll in the Tasman Sea, known as one of the southernmost true coral reefs in the world and part of Australia’s offshore marine reserves.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
escarpment
ⓘ
geologic formation ⓘ |
| contains |
Bell Canyon
ⓘ
Chute Canyon ⓘ Crack Canyon ⓘ Little Wild Horse Canyon ⓘ Wild Horse Canyon ⓘ
linked to:
Little Wild Horse Canyon
|
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| drainage | tributaries of the San Rafael River ⓘ |
| erosionProcess |
water erosion
ⓘ
wind erosion ⓘ |
| formedBy | Laramide orogeny-related uplift and folding ⓘ |
| forms | eastern edge of the San Rafael Swell ⓘ |
| geologicAge |
Jurassic
ⓘ
Mesozoic ⓘ
linked to:
Mesozoic Era
|
| geologicalComposition | sandstone ⓘ |
| hasAccessPoint |
San Rafael Reef exit on Interstate 70
ⓘ
Temple Mountain Road ⓘ |
| hasGeologicalFeature |
erosional landforms
ⓘ
monocline ⓘ tilted rock layers ⓘ |
| hasLandform |
arches
ⓘ
buttes ⓘ canyons ⓘ fins ⓘ mesas ⓘ |
| hasOrientation | north-south trending ⓘ |
| hasViewOf | San Rafael Swell ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Emery County, Utah
ⓘ
Utah ⓘ central Utah ⓘ |
| near |
Interstate 70 in Utah
ⓘ
linked to:
Interstate 70
|
| notableFor |
dramatic scenery
ⓘ
jagged ridges ⓘ slot canyons ⓘ steep cliffs ⓘ striking geologic formations ⓘ |
| partOf | San Rafael Swell ⓘ |
| protectedBy |
Bureau of Land Management
ⓘ
linked to:
U.S. Bureau of Land Management
|
| rockType |
Kayenta Formation
ⓘ
Navajo Sandstone ⓘ Wingate Sandstone ⓘ |
| usedFor |
backpacking
ⓘ
canyoneering ⓘ hiking ⓘ photography ⓘ rock climbing ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: San Rafael Reef Description of subject: San Rafael Reef is a dramatic, jagged sandstone escarpment in central Utah known for its steep cliffs, slot canyons, and striking geologic formations along the eastern edge of the San Rafael Swell.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: San Rafael Reef
linked to: San Rafael Reef