Grand Canal d’Alsace
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The Grand Canal d’Alsace is a major artificial waterway in eastern France that diverts and regulates part of the Rhine for navigation, hydroelectric power, and flood control.
All labels observed (7)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T561549 — 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: Grand Canal d’Alsace Context triple: [Rhine, connectedByCanal, Grand Canal d’Alsace]
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Rhine–Herne Canal
The Rhine–Herne Canal is a major German shipping canal in the Ruhr area that links the Rhine River with the inland waterways of northern and eastern Germany, serving as an important industrial transport route.
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Sambre–Oise Canal
The Sambre–Oise Canal is a navigable waterway in northern France that connects the Sambre and Oise rivers and is historically noted as the site where World War I poet Wilfred Owen was killed in action.
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Canal du Midi
The Canal du Midi is a historic 17th-century canal in southern France, renowned as an engineering masterpiece that links the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea and is recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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Rhine–Main–Danube Canal
The Rhine–Main–Danube Canal is a major European waterway that links the North Sea to the Black Sea by connecting the Rhine, Main, and Danube river systems for continuous inland navigation.
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Canal Grande
Canal Grande is a historic canal in Trieste, Italy, lined with elegant buildings and bridges and serving as a picturesque focal point of the city’s waterfront.
- 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: Grand Canal d’Alsace Target entity description: The Grand Canal d’Alsace is a major artificial waterway in eastern France that diverts and regulates part of the Rhine for navigation, hydroelectric power, and flood control.
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A.
Rhine–Herne Canal
The Rhine–Herne Canal is a major German shipping canal in the Ruhr area that links the Rhine River with the inland waterways of northern and eastern Germany, serving as an important industrial transport route.
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B.
Sambre–Oise Canal
The Sambre–Oise Canal is a navigable waterway in northern France that connects the Sambre and Oise rivers and is historically noted as the site where World War I poet Wilfred Owen was killed in action.
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C.
Canal du Midi
The Canal du Midi is a historic 17th-century canal in southern France, renowned as an engineering masterpiece that links the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea and is recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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D.
Rhine–Main–Danube Canal
The Rhine–Main–Danube Canal is a major European waterway that links the North Sea to the Black Sea by connecting the Rhine, Main, and Danube river systems for continuous inland navigation.
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E.
Canal Grande
Canal Grande is a historic canal in Trieste, Italy, lined with elegant buildings and bridges and serving as a picturesque focal point of the city’s waterfront.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Grand Canal d’Alsace Description of subject: The Grand Canal d’Alsace is a major artificial waterway in eastern France that diverts and regulates part of the Rhine for navigation, hydroelectric power, and flood control.
Referenced by (21)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Grand Canal d’Alsace infrastructure
this entity surface form:
Grand Canal d’Alsace bypass channel
this entity surface form:
Grand Canal d’Alsace lock system
this entity surface form:
Grand Canal d’Alsace navigation system
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Grand Canal d’Alsace hydroelectric system
this entity surface form:
Grand Canal d’Alsace diversion channel