Reichenbach Falls
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Reichenbach Falls is a dramatic Swiss waterfall famously known as the setting of Sherlock Holmes’s fateful confrontation with his nemesis Professor Moriarty.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Reichenbach Falls canonical | 16 |
| Reichenbach Falls basin | 1 |
| Reichenbach Falls viewpoint | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9112400 — 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: Reichenbach Falls Context triple: [Jim Moriarty, deathScene, Reichenbach Falls]
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A.
Dry Falls
Dry Falls is a massive, now-dry Ice Age waterfall in central Washington State, renowned as one of the world’s largest known former waterfalls and a key feature of the Channeled Scablands.
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B.
Nachtigal Falls
Nachtigal Falls is a series of powerful rapids and waterfalls on the Sanaga River in Cameroon, known for its hydroelectric potential and scenic natural setting.
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C.
Tristania Falls
Tristania Falls is a scenic waterfall located within Dorrigo National Park in New South Wales, Australia.
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D.
Rere Falls
Rere Falls is a picturesque waterfall and popular natural attraction located near Gisborne on New Zealand’s North Island.
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E.
Hacha Falls
Hacha Falls is a scenic waterfall in Venezuela’s Canaima National Park, known for its powerful cascades that plunge into the Canaima Lagoon amid dramatic tepui landscapes.
- 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: Reichenbach Falls Target entity description: Reichenbach Falls is a dramatic Swiss waterfall famously known as the setting of Sherlock Holmes’s fateful confrontation with his nemesis Professor Moriarty.
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A.
Dry Falls
Dry Falls is a massive, now-dry Ice Age waterfall in central Washington State, renowned as one of the world’s largest known former waterfalls and a key feature of the Channeled Scablands.
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B.
Nachtigal Falls
Nachtigal Falls is a series of powerful rapids and waterfalls on the Sanaga River in Cameroon, known for its hydroelectric potential and scenic natural setting.
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C.
Tristania Falls
Tristania Falls is a scenic waterfall located within Dorrigo National Park in New South Wales, Australia.
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D.
Rere Falls
Rere Falls is a picturesque waterfall and popular natural attraction located near Gisborne on New Zealand’s North Island.
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E.
Hacha Falls
Hacha Falls is a scenic waterfall in Venezuela’s Canaima National Park, known for its powerful cascades that plunge into the Canaima Lagoon amid dramatic tepui landscapes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | waterfall ⓘ |
| appearsInSeries | Sherlock Holmes stories ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacter |
Professor Moriarty
ⓘ
linked to:
Jim Moriarty
Sherlock Holmes ⓘ
linked to:
Holmes
|
| category |
Landforms of the canton of Bern
ⓘ
Tourist attractions in the canton of Bern ⓘ Waterfalls of Switzerland ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| createdByWork |
"The Final Problem" by Arthur Conan Doyle
ⓘ
linked to:
The Final Problem
|
| drainsFrom | Alpine catchment area ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 840 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| featuredIn |
Sherlock Holmes television adaptations
ⓘ
linked to:
Sherlock Holmes on television
various Sherlock Holmes film adaptations ⓘ |
| fictionalEventDate | 1891 (in Sherlock Holmes canon) ⓘ |
| fictionalSettingFor |
"The Final Problem"
ⓘ
linked to:
The Final Problem
|
| funicularName |
Reichenbachfall Funicular
ⓘ
linked to:
Reichenbachfall funicular
|
| funicularOpeningYear | 1899 ⓘ |
| hasAccess |
funicular railway
ⓘ
hiking trails ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateRegion | Alps ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure |
signposted paths
ⓘ
viewing platforms ⓘ |
| hasMemorial |
Sherlock Holmes plaque
ⓘ
Sherlock Holmes silhouette marker ⓘ
linked to:
Holmes
|
| hasNearbyTransport | Meiringen railway station ⓘ |
| hasSeasonalVariation | higher flow in spring and early summer ⓘ |
| hasViewpoint | platform near the upper falls ⓘ |
| height | approximately 250 metres total drop ⓘ |
| influenced | Holmesian tourism in Meiringen ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Arthur Conan Doyle’s visit to Switzerland ⓘ |
| knownFor |
association with Sherlock Holmes
ⓘ
dramatic scenery ⓘ |
| languageRegion | German-speaking Switzerland ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Haslital
ⓘ
canton of Bern ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Meiringen ⓘ |
| nearbyAttraction |
Sherlock Holmes Museum in Meiringen
ⓘ
linked to:
Sherlock Holmes Museum
|
| nearestTown | Meiringen ⓘ |
| notableEventInFiction |
Sherlock Holmes’s confrontation with Professor Moriarty
ⓘ
apparent death of Sherlock Holmes ⓘ |
| numberOfDrops | multiple ⓘ |
| partOf |
Aare river basin
ⓘ
linked to:
Aare basin
|
| publicAccess | seasonal ⓘ |
| region | Bernese Oberland ⓘ |
| tourismTheme | Sherlock Holmes tourism ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | true ⓘ |
| watercourse | Reichenbach stream ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Reichenbach Falls Description of subject: Reichenbach Falls is a dramatic Swiss waterfall famously known as the setting of Sherlock Holmes’s fateful confrontation with his nemesis Professor Moriarty.
Referenced by (18)
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linked to: Reichenbach Falls
linked to: Reichenbach Falls