Big Crack
E915306
Big Crack is a prominent underwater section of Iceland’s Silfra fissure, where divers can swim between the tectonic plates of North America and Eurasia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Big Crack canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11281764 — 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: Big Crack Context triple: [Silfra fissure, hasSection, Big Crack]
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A.
Crack-in-the-Ground
Crack-in-the-Ground is a volcanic fissure and hiking destination in Oregon’s high desert, known for its deep, narrow rock crevices and striking geological formations.
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B.
Wolfberg Cracks
Wolfberg Cracks are a famous series of dramatic sandstone fissures and passageways popular with hikers and climbers in South Africa’s Cederberg mountains.
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C.
Main Crater
Main Crater is the principal volcanic crater of Costa Rica’s Irazú Volcano, known for its steep walls and often vividly colored crater lake.
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D.
Crack Canyon
Crack Canyon is a narrow, scenic slot canyon popular with hikers and canyoneers in the San Rafael Swell region of central Utah.
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E.
Imperial Fault
Imperial Fault is a major right-lateral strike-slip fault in Southern California that forms part of the tectonically active plate boundary system linking the San Andreas Fault to the Gulf of California.
- 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: Big Crack Target entity description: Big Crack is a prominent underwater section of Iceland’s Silfra fissure, where divers can swim between the tectonic plates of North America and Eurasia.
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A.
Crack-in-the-Ground
Crack-in-the-Ground is a volcanic fissure and hiking destination in Oregon’s high desert, known for its deep, narrow rock crevices and striking geological formations.
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B.
Wolfberg Cracks
Wolfberg Cracks are a famous series of dramatic sandstone fissures and passageways popular with hikers and climbers in South Africa’s Cederberg mountains.
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C.
Main Crater
Main Crater is the principal volcanic crater of Costa Rica’s Irazú Volcano, known for its steep walls and often vividly colored crater lake.
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D.
Crack Canyon
Crack Canyon is a narrow, scenic slot canyon popular with hikers and canyoneers in the San Rafael Swell region of central Utah.
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E.
Imperial Fault
Imperial Fault is a major right-lateral strike-slip fault in Southern California that forms part of the tectonically active plate boundary system linking the San Andreas Fault to the Gulf of California.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dive site
ⓘ
underwater fissure section ⓘ |
| accessRequirement | guided dive or snorkel tours ⓘ |
| betweenTectonicPlates |
Eurasian Plate
ⓘ
North American Plate ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Silfra Cathedral
ⓘ
linked to:
Silfra fissure
Silfra Hall ⓘ
linked to:
Silfra fissure
Silfra Lagoon ⓘ
linked to:
Silfra fissure
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| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Iceland ⓘ |
| environmentType | subarctic freshwater environment ⓘ |
| geologicalFeature | submerged rift valley section ⓘ |
| geologicalOrigin | rift between tectonic plates ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Iceland
ⓘ
Silfra fissure ⓘ Þingvellir National Park ⓘ |
| locatedInBodyOfWater | Þingvallavatn ⓘ |
| notableFor |
allowing divers to swim between tectonic plates
ⓘ
clear, filtered glacial water ⓘ |
| partOf | Silfra fissure ⓘ |
| partOfUNESCOWorldHeritageSite | Þingvellir National Park ⓘ |
| protectedArea | Þingvellir National Park ⓘ |
| safetyRequirement |
cold-water diving equipment
ⓘ
dry suit for scuba diving ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | boundary between North American Plate and Eurasian Plate ⓘ |
| tourismType |
adventure tourism
ⓘ
dive tourism ⓘ |
| usedFor |
scuba diving
ⓘ
snorkeling ⓘ |
| visibility | up to about 100 meters ⓘ |
| waterClarity | high visibility ⓘ |
| waterSource | glacial meltwater from Langjökull glacier ⓘ |
| waterTemperature | approximately 2–4 °C year-round ⓘ |
| waterType | freshwater ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Big Crack Description of subject: Big Crack is a prominent underwater section of Iceland’s Silfra fissure, where divers can swim between the tectonic plates of North America and Eurasia.
Referenced by (1)
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