Triple
T2296321
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Pigeon River |
E51622
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasBorderCrossingNearby |
P27684
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Pigeon River–Grand Portage border crossing
The Pigeon River–Grand Portage border crossing is an international checkpoint between Minnesota, USA, and Ontario, Canada, serving as a key gateway for road traffic along the North Shore of Lake Superior.
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E253697
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (5 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: Pigeon River–Grand Portage border crossing | Statement: [Pigeon River, hasBorderCrossingNearby, Pigeon River–Grand Portage border crossing]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pigeon River–Grand Portage border crossing Context triple: [Pigeon River, hasBorderCrossingNearby, Pigeon River–Grand Portage border crossing]
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A.
Houlton–Woodstock Border Crossing
The Houlton–Woodstock Border Crossing is an international crossing point between Houlton, Maine, and Woodstock, New Brunswick, serving as a key link on the Canada–United States border.
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B.
Limestone–Grand-Sault Border Crossing
The Limestone–Grand-Sault Border Crossing is an international crossing point between the United States and Canada connecting Limestone, Maine, with Grand Falls, New Brunswick.
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C.
Fort Kent–Clair Border Crossing
The Fort Kent–Clair Border Crossing is an international crossing over the Saint John River connecting Fort Kent, Maine, in the United States with Clair, New Brunswick, in Canada.
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D.
Madawaska–Edmundston Border Crossing
The Madawaska–Edmundston Border Crossing is an international crossing over the Saint John River connecting Madawaska, Maine, in the United States with Edmundston, New Brunswick, in Canada.
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E.
Prairie Portage
Prairie Portage is a remote canoe-entry point and border crossing between Ontario’s Quetico Provincial Park and Minnesota’s Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.
- 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: Pigeon River–Grand Portage border crossing Triple: [Pigeon River, hasBorderCrossingNearby, Pigeon River–Grand Portage border crossing]
Generated description
The Pigeon River–Grand Portage border crossing is an international checkpoint between Minnesota, USA, and Ontario, Canada, serving as a key gateway for road traffic along the North Shore of Lake Superior.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pigeon River–Grand Portage border crossing Target entity description: The Pigeon River–Grand Portage border crossing is an international checkpoint between Minnesota, USA, and Ontario, Canada, serving as a key gateway for road traffic along the North Shore of Lake Superior.
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A.
Houlton–Woodstock Border Crossing
The Houlton–Woodstock Border Crossing is an international crossing point between Houlton, Maine, and Woodstock, New Brunswick, serving as a key link on the Canada–United States border.
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B.
Limestone–Grand-Sault Border Crossing
The Limestone–Grand-Sault Border Crossing is an international crossing point between the United States and Canada connecting Limestone, Maine, with Grand Falls, New Brunswick.
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C.
Fort Kent–Clair Border Crossing
The Fort Kent–Clair Border Crossing is an international crossing over the Saint John River connecting Fort Kent, Maine, in the United States with Clair, New Brunswick, in Canada.
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D.
Madawaska–Edmundston Border Crossing
The Madawaska–Edmundston Border Crossing is an international crossing over the Saint John River connecting Madawaska, Maine, in the United States with Edmundston, New Brunswick, in Canada.
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E.
Prairie Portage
Prairie Portage is a remote canoe-entry point and border crossing between Ontario’s Quetico Provincial Park and Minnesota’s Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.
- F. None of above. chosen
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: hasBorderCrossingNearby Context triple: [Pigeon River, hasBorderCrossingNearby, Pigeon River–Grand Portage border crossing]
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A.
nearBorderCrossing
chosen
Indicates that an entity is located close to a border crossing point between two regions or countries.
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B.
hasBorderCrossing
Indicates that there exists a point or facility where movement or transit is possible between the boundaries of two adjacent regions or jurisdictions.
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C.
hasBorderCrossingFunction
Indicates that an entity serves as a location or facility where people, goods, or vehicles can legally cross a border between jurisdictions.
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D.
crossBorderFacilityLocatedIn
Indicates that a cross-border facility is geographically situated within a specified territorial or administrative area.
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E.
crossesBorderOf
Indicates that one entity passes from one side of the boundary of another entity (typically a region or area) to the other side, traversing its border.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (6 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_69a88b0a9f248190bcff941463d8f65a |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:42 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abcd0e42248190ada33b84d75caa64 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 7 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ae7f28db6c81909dbe55c704307da6 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 8:04 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ae7fd6e8608190b48f3a50ee62d664 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 8:07 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ae804b402c81909a5fc68c6ee3decb |
completed | March 9, 2026, 8:09 a.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69abc589295c819092989820c2b4e9d8 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 6:28 a.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:49 p.m.