Victoria Falls
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Victoria Falls is one of the world’s largest and most famous waterfalls, spanning the Zambezi River between Zambia and Zimbabwe and renowned for its dramatic curtain of falling water and mist.
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How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Victoria Falls Context triple: [Zimbabwe, hasWorldHeritageSite, Victoria Falls]
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Mana Pools National Park
Mana Pools National Park is a renowned wildlife-rich floodplain and riverine wilderness along the Zambezi River in northern Zimbabwe, famous for its large populations of elephants, hippos, and other big game.
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Vernal Fall
Vernal Fall is a prominent and picturesque waterfall on the Merced River in Yosemite National Park, renowned for its powerful flow and popular hiking access via the Mist Trail.
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Congo River mouth
The Congo River mouth is the point on Africa’s west coast where the Congo River empties into the Atlantic Ocean, forming one of the continent’s major estuaries.
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Yosemite Falls
Yosemite Falls is one of North America’s tallest and most famous waterfalls, cascading dramatically over granite cliffs in California’s Sierra Nevada.
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Bridalveil Fall
Bridalveil Fall is a famous, picturesque waterfall in California’s Yosemite Valley known for its year-round flow and mist that often creates striking rainbows.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Victoria Falls Target entity description: Victoria Falls is one of the world’s largest and most famous waterfalls, spanning the Zambezi River between Zambia and Zimbabwe and renowned for its dramatic curtain of falling water and mist.
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A.
Mana Pools National Park
Mana Pools National Park is a renowned wildlife-rich floodplain and riverine wilderness along the Zambezi River in northern Zimbabwe, famous for its large populations of elephants, hippos, and other big game.
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B.
Vernal Fall
Vernal Fall is a prominent and picturesque waterfall on the Merced River in Yosemite National Park, renowned for its powerful flow and popular hiking access via the Mist Trail.
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C.
Congo River mouth
The Congo River mouth is the point on Africa’s west coast where the Congo River empties into the Atlantic Ocean, forming one of the continent’s major estuaries.
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Yosemite Falls
Yosemite Falls is one of North America’s tallest and most famous waterfalls, cascading dramatically over granite cliffs in California’s Sierra Nevada.
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Bridalveil Fall
Bridalveil Fall is a famous, picturesque waterfall in California’s Yosemite Valley known for its year-round flow and mist that often creates striking rainbows.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World Heritage Site
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ waterfall ⓘ |
| country |
Zambia
ⓘ
Zimbabwe ⓘ |
| discoveredByEuropeansBy | David Livingstone ⓘ |
| hasAverageFlowRate | approximately 1088 cubic metres per second ⓘ |
| hasClimate | subtropical ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
continuous curtain of falling water
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deep narrow gorge ⓘ rainbow formation in spray ⓘ rising mist visible from many kilometres away ⓘ |
| hasGeologicalSetting |
Zambezi Valley
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surface form:
Zambezi River basalt plateau
|
| hasHeight | approximately 108 metres ⓘ |
| hasLowestFlowMonths | October to November ⓘ |
| hasMaximumWidth | approximately 1708 metres ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfMainSections | five ⓘ |
| hasPeakFlowMonths | February to May ⓘ |
| hasType | curtain waterfall ⓘ |
| hasUNESCOWorldHeritageStatusSince | 1989 ⓘ |
| hasViewpoints |
Knife-Edge Bridge
ⓘ
Victoria Falls Bridge ⓘ |
| isOneOf | largest waterfalls in the world by combined width and height ⓘ |
| knownAs |
Victoria Falls
ⓘ
surface form:
Mosi-oa-Tunya
|
| localLanguageOfName | Lozi ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Southern Africa ⓘ |
| locatedOnBorderBetween |
Zambia
ⓘ
Zimbabwe ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Zambezi River ⓘ |
| majorTourismActivity |
bungee jumping
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helicopter flights ⓘ sightseeing ⓘ white-water rafting ⓘ wildlife viewing ⓘ |
| meaningOfLocalName | The Smoke that Thunders ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Queen Victoria ⓘ |
| namedBy | David Livingstone ⓘ |
| nearCity |
Livingstone
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Victoria Falls self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe
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| partOf |
Zambezi River
ⓘ
surface form:
Zambezi River system
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| protectedBy |
Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park
ⓘ
Mana Pools National Park ⓘ
surface form:
Victoria Falls National Park
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| section |
Devil's Cataract
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Victoria Falls self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Cataract
Horseshoe Falls ⓘ Main Falls ⓘ Rainbow Falls ⓘ |
| touristArrivalsPerYearApprox | over one million ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId | 509 ⓘ |
| yearOfFirstRecordedEuropeanSighting | 1855 ⓘ |
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Subject: Victoria Falls Description of subject: Victoria Falls is one of the world’s largest and most famous waterfalls, spanning the Zambezi River between Zambia and Zimbabwe and renowned for its dramatic curtain of falling water and mist.
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