Triple
T227373
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Canary Islands |
E4340
|
entity |
| Predicate | locatedOffCoastOf |
P212
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Northwest Africa
Northwest Africa is the northwestern region of the African continent, encompassing countries such as Morocco, Western Sahara, Algeria, Tunisia, and sometimes Mauritania, and lying closest to Europe across the Strait of Gibraltar and the Atlantic Ocean.
|
E2576
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Northwest Africa | Statement: [Canary Islands, locatedOffCoastOf, Northwest Africa]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Northwest Africa Context triple: [Canary Islands, locatedOffCoastOf, Northwest Africa]
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A.
North Africa
North Africa is a region encompassing the northernmost countries of the African continent, characterized by its Sahara Desert landscapes, Mediterranean coastline, and a cultural blend of Arab, Berber, and African influences.
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B.
Horn of Africa
The Horn of Africa is a peninsula in Northeast Africa that juts into the Arabian Sea and is known for countries such as Somalia, Ethiopia, Eritrea, and Djibouti, serving as a strategic and cultural crossroads between Africa and the Arab world.
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C.
Central Sahara
The Central Sahara is a vast, arid desert region in north-central Africa characterized by extreme climatic conditions, sparse population, and a long history of trans-Saharan trade and nomadic cultures.
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D.
West Africa
West Africa is a region on the western coast of the African continent, historically significant for its role in trans-Saharan and Atlantic trade, diverse cultures and languages, and complex precolonial and colonial histories.
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E.
Sahel
The Sahel is a semi-arid transition zone in Africa between the Sahara Desert to the north and the more humid savannas to the south, spanning several countries from the Atlantic Ocean to the Red Sea.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Northwest Africa Triple: [Canary Islands, locatedOffCoastOf, Northwest Africa]
Generated description
Northwest Africa is the northwestern region of the African continent, encompassing countries such as Morocco, Western Sahara, Algeria, Tunisia, and sometimes Mauritania, and lying closest to Europe across the Strait of Gibraltar and the Atlantic Ocean.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Northwest Africa Target entity description: Northwest Africa is the northwestern region of the African continent, encompassing countries such as Morocco, Western Sahara, Algeria, Tunisia, and sometimes Mauritania, and lying closest to Europe across the Strait of Gibraltar and the Atlantic Ocean.
-
A.
North Africa
chosen
North Africa is a region encompassing the northernmost countries of the African continent, characterized by its Sahara Desert landscapes, Mediterranean coastline, and a cultural blend of Arab, Berber, and African influences.
-
B.
Horn of Africa
The Horn of Africa is a peninsula in Northeast Africa that juts into the Arabian Sea and is known for countries such as Somalia, Ethiopia, Eritrea, and Djibouti, serving as a strategic and cultural crossroads between Africa and the Arab world.
-
C.
Central Sahara
The Central Sahara is a vast, arid desert region in north-central Africa characterized by extreme climatic conditions, sparse population, and a long history of trans-Saharan trade and nomadic cultures.
-
D.
West Africa
West Africa is a region on the western coast of the African continent, historically significant for its role in trans-Saharan and Atlantic trade, diverse cultures and languages, and complex precolonial and colonial histories.
-
E.
Sahel
The Sahel is a semi-arid transition zone in Africa between the Sahara Desert to the north and the more humid savannas to the south, spanning several countries from the Atlantic Ocean to the Red Sea.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (5 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69a257363ffc81909757bde7ab3404da |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:47 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a25c8f60e081909a1e382c1564df8d |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 3:10 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a3d23c0fd4819092dea53bc8d990ad |
completed | March 1, 2026, 5:44 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a3d2afcea48190aa767b5dd077f02c |
completed | March 1, 2026, 5:46 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a3d38f00288190bc43e5de028deed6 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 5:50 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 2:53 a.m.