Pouilly-en-Auxois tunnel
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The Pouilly-en-Auxois tunnel is a historic navigation tunnel in eastern France that carries boats beneath the watershed summit of the Canal de Bourgogne.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pouilly-en-Auxois tunnel canonical | 2 |
| Pouilly-en-Auxois canal tunnel | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9584985 — 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: Pouilly-en-Auxois tunnel Context triple: [Canal de Bourgogne, hasTunnel, Pouilly-en-Auxois tunnel]
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A.
Mont Blanc Tunnel
The Mont Blanc Tunnel is a major trans-Alpine road tunnel linking France and Italy beneath the Mont Blanc massif, serving as a key route for international traffic through the Alps.
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B.
Saumur railway tunnel
The Saumur railway tunnel is a strategic rail tunnel in western France that became historically notable when it was successfully attacked by RAF Tallboy bombs during World War II.
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C.
Fréjus Rail Tunnel
The Fréjus Rail Tunnel is a major Alpine railway tunnel linking France and Italy, playing a key role in trans-European rail transport.
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D.
Fréjus Road Tunnel
The Fréjus Road Tunnel is a major trans-Alpine highway tunnel linking France and Italy through the Alps, serving as an important route for international road traffic.
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E.
Mont d’Ambin Base Tunnel
The Mont d’Ambin Base Tunnel is a major transalpine railway tunnel under construction between France and Italy, designed to provide a low-gradient, high-capacity route for high-speed and freight trains through the Alps.
- 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: Pouilly-en-Auxois tunnel Target entity description: The Pouilly-en-Auxois tunnel is a historic navigation tunnel in eastern France that carries boats beneath the watershed summit of the Canal de Bourgogne.
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A.
Mont Blanc Tunnel
The Mont Blanc Tunnel is a major trans-Alpine road tunnel linking France and Italy beneath the Mont Blanc massif, serving as a key route for international traffic through the Alps.
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B.
Saumur railway tunnel
The Saumur railway tunnel is a strategic rail tunnel in western France that became historically notable when it was successfully attacked by RAF Tallboy bombs during World War II.
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C.
Fréjus Rail Tunnel
The Fréjus Rail Tunnel is a major Alpine railway tunnel linking France and Italy, playing a key role in trans-European rail transport.
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D.
Fréjus Road Tunnel
The Fréjus Road Tunnel is a major trans-Alpine highway tunnel linking France and Italy through the Alps, serving as an important route for international road traffic.
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E.
Mont d’Ambin Base Tunnel
The Mont d’Ambin Base Tunnel is a major transalpine railway tunnel under construction between France and Italy, designed to provide a low-gradient, high-capacity route for high-speed and freight trains through the Alps.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canal tunnel
ⓘ
navigation tunnel ⓘ transport infrastructure ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| crosses | Burgundy Canal watershed summit ⓘ |
| hasFunction | allows boats to pass beneath watershed summit ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | fr ⓘ |
| hasName | Pouilly-en-Auxois tunnel ⓘ |
| hasWatershedRole | summit level crossing ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic structure ⓘ |
| isHistoric | true ⓘ |
| isInfrastructureType | inland waterway tunnel ⓘ |
| isNavigable | true ⓘ |
| isOnCanal | Canal de Bourgogne ⓘ |
| isPartOfNetwork |
French inland waterways
ⓘ
linked to:
French inland waterway network
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| locatedIn |
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
ⓘ
Côte-d'Or ⓘ
linked to:
Côte d'Or
France ⓘ Pouilly-en-Auxois ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | eastern France ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Pouilly-en-Auxois ⓘ |
| partOf | Canal de Bourgogne ⓘ |
| transportMode | inland water transport ⓘ |
| use | boat navigation ⓘ |
| waterway | Canal de Bourgogne ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Pouilly-en-Auxois tunnel Description of subject: The Pouilly-en-Auxois tunnel is a historic navigation tunnel in eastern France that carries boats beneath the watershed summit of the Canal de Bourgogne.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Pouilly-en-Auxois tunnel