Tooth of Hérens
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Tooth of Hérens is a prominent alpine peak in the Pennine Alps on the Swiss–Italian border, known for its sharp, tooth-like shape and challenging mountaineering routes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tooth of Hérens canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7178552 — 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: Tooth of Hérens Context triple: [Dent d'Hérens, nameMeaning, Tooth of Hérens]
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A.
Giant’s Tooth
Giant’s Tooth is the English name for the Dent du Géant, a prominent jagged granite peak in the Mont Blanc massif of the Alps renowned among climbers.
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B.
Orgelet
Orgelet is a small commune in eastern France’s Jura department, known for its proximity to the scenic Vouglans Reservoir and the surrounding lake and forest landscapes.
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C.
Horriwil
Horriwil is a small Swiss municipality located in the canton of Solothurn.
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D.
Cái Răng
Cái Răng is an urban district of Cần Thơ in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta, known for its bustling floating market and river-based commerce.
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E.
Taghmon
Taghmon is a village in County Wexford, Ireland, known for its historic ecclesiastical roots and rural community character.
- 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: Tooth of Hérens Target entity description: Tooth of Hérens is a prominent alpine peak in the Pennine Alps on the Swiss–Italian border, known for its sharp, tooth-like shape and challenging mountaineering routes.
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A.
Giant’s Tooth
Giant’s Tooth is the English name for the Dent du Géant, a prominent jagged granite peak in the Mont Blanc massif of the Alps renowned among climbers.
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B.
Orgelet
Orgelet is a small commune in eastern France’s Jura department, known for its proximity to the scenic Vouglans Reservoir and the surrounding lake and forest landscapes.
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C.
Horriwil
Horriwil is a small Swiss municipality located in the canton of Solothurn.
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D.
Cái Răng
Cái Răng is an urban district of Cần Thơ in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta, known for its bustling floating market and river-based commerce.
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E.
Taghmon
Taghmon is a village in County Wexford, Ireland, known for its historic ecclesiastical roots and rural community character.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (24)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | mountain ⓘ |
| activity |
ice climbing
ⓘ
mixed climbing ⓘ rock climbing ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country |
Italy
ⓘ
Switzerland ⓘ |
| hasClimbingRoutes | challenging routes ⓘ |
| knownFor |
dramatic appearance
ⓘ
technical climbing difficulties ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Pennine Alps
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Swiss–Italian border region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnBorderOf |
Italy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Switzerland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mountainRange | Pennine Alps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
challenging mountaineering routes
ⓘ
sharp, tooth-like shape ⓘ |
| partOf | Alps ⓘ |
| prominence | prominent peak in the Pennine Alps ⓘ |
| shape | tooth-like ⓘ |
| terrainType | alpine ⓘ |
| tourismType | mountain tourism ⓘ |
| usedFor |
alpine climbing
ⓘ
mountaineering ⓘ |
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
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Input
Subject: Tooth of Hérens Description of subject: Tooth of Hérens is a prominent alpine peak in the Pennine Alps on the Swiss–Italian border, known for its sharp, tooth-like shape and challenging mountaineering routes.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.