North Dakota–Minnesota border
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The North Dakota–Minnesota border is the state line in the northern United States largely defined by the Red River of the North, separating North Dakota to the west from Minnesota to the east.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| North Dakota border near Oslo, Minnesota | 1 |
| North Dakota–Minnesota border canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8393285 — 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: North Dakota–Minnesota border Context triple: [Grand Forks metropolitan area, crosses, North Dakota–Minnesota border]
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A.
South Dakota–North Dakota border
The South Dakota–North Dakota border is the straight east–west state line separating South Dakota and North Dakota in the north-central United States.
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B.
Minnesota–South Dakota border
The Minnesota–South Dakota border is the state line in the north-central United States separating Minnesota and South Dakota, much of which follows natural features such as rivers and survey lines across the prairie.
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C.
Iowa–Minnesota border
The Iowa–Minnesota border is the state line separating Iowa and Minnesota in the Midwestern United States, largely following straight survey lines with some sections defined by rivers.
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D.
Nebraska–South Dakota border
The Nebraska–South Dakota border is a U.S. state boundary running largely along the Missouri River, separating Nebraska to the south from South Dakota to the north.
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E.
Iowa–South Dakota border
The Iowa–South Dakota border is the state line in the north-central United States that largely follows the course of the Big Sioux River, separating Iowa from South Dakota.
- 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: North Dakota–Minnesota border Target entity description: The North Dakota–Minnesota border is the state line in the northern United States largely defined by the Red River of the North, separating North Dakota to the west from Minnesota to the east.
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A.
South Dakota–North Dakota border
The South Dakota–North Dakota border is the straight east–west state line separating South Dakota and North Dakota in the north-central United States.
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B.
Minnesota–South Dakota border
The Minnesota–South Dakota border is the state line in the north-central United States separating Minnesota and South Dakota, much of which follows natural features such as rivers and survey lines across the prairie.
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C.
Iowa–Minnesota border
The Iowa–Minnesota border is the state line separating Iowa and Minnesota in the Midwestern United States, largely following straight survey lines with some sections defined by rivers.
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D.
Nebraska–South Dakota border
The Nebraska–South Dakota border is a U.S. state boundary running largely along the Missouri River, separating Nebraska to the south from South Dakota to the north.
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E.
Iowa–South Dakota border
The Iowa–South Dakota border is the state line in the north-central United States that largely follows the course of the Big Sioux River, separating Iowa from South Dakota.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | interstate border ⓘ |
| administrativeBoundaryFor |
state court jurisdictions
ⓘ
state law enforcement jurisdictions ⓘ state legislative districts at the edge of each state ⓘ |
| climateRegion | continental climate zone ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| createdBy | admission of North Dakota and Minnesota as U.S. states ⓘ |
| definedByNaturalFeature | Red River of the North ⓘ |
| drainageRiver | Red River of the North ⓘ |
| easternSideState | Minnesota ⓘ |
| flowsToward | Lake Winnipeg via Red River of the North ⓘ |
| followsRiver | Red River of the North ⓘ |
| hasAdjacentCityPair |
Drayton, North Dakota – Oslo, Minnesota
ⓘ
linked to:
Drayton, North Dakota
Fargo, North Dakota – Moorhead, Minnesota ⓘ
linked to:
Fargo–Moorhead metropolitan area
Grand Forks, North Dakota – East Grand Forks, Minnesota ⓘ
linked to:
Grand Forks metropolitan area
Wahpeton, North Dakota – Breckenridge, Minnesota ⓘ
linked to:
Wahpeton, North Dakota
|
| hasHistoricalEvent | 1997 Red River flood affecting communities along the border ⓘ |
| hasMajorCrossing |
Highway bridges between Wahpeton, North Dakota and Breckenridge, Minnesota
ⓘ
Interstate 29 to U.S. Highway 75 corridor via bridges at Grand Forks–East Grand Forks ⓘ Interstate 94 bridge between Fargo and Moorhead ⓘ U.S. Route 2 bridge between Grand Forks and East Grand Forks ⓘ |
| hydrologicalBasin | Hudson Bay drainage basin ⓘ |
| legalBasis | acts of the United States Congress defining state boundaries ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion |
Midwestern United States
ⓘ
Northern United States ⓘ |
| naturalBoundaryType | river boundary ⓘ |
| nearbyMajorCity |
East Grand Forks, Minnesota
ⓘ
Fargo, North Dakota ⓘ Grand Forks, North Dakota ⓘ Moorhead, Minnesota ⓘ |
| orientation |
north–south
ⓘ
south–north ⓘ |
| partOf |
borders of Minnesota
ⓘ
borders of North Dakota ⓘ |
| passesThrough | Red River Valley ⓘ |
| riverFormsBoundaryFor |
Cass County, North Dakota – Clay County, Minnesota
ⓘ
linked to:
Cass County, North Dakota
Grand Forks County, North Dakota – Polk County, Minnesota ⓘ
linked to:
Grand Forks County
Richland County, North Dakota – Wilkin County, Minnesota ⓘ
linked to:
Richland County, North Dakota
|
| separatesState |
Minnesota
ⓘ
North Dakota ⓘ |
| subjectTo |
flooding of the Red River of the North
ⓘ
interstate compacts and agreements between North Dakota and Minnesota ⓘ |
| usedFor |
allocation of water resources between states
ⓘ
jurisdictional separation of state laws ⓘ taxation jurisdiction separation ⓘ |
| westernSideState | North Dakota ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: North Dakota–Minnesota border Description of subject: The North Dakota–Minnesota border is the state line in the northern United States largely defined by the Red River of the North, separating North Dakota to the west from Minnesota to the east.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: North Dakota–Minnesota border