Triple
T2769209
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | White Sea |
E61411
|
entity |
| Predicate | connectedTo |
P37
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
White Sea–Baltic Canal
The White Sea–Baltic Canal is a Soviet-era ship canal in northwestern Russia, notorious for its construction by forced labor under harsh conditions and for linking the White Sea to the Baltic Sea.
|
E298495
|
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: White Sea–Baltic Canal | Statement: [White Sea, connectedTo, White Sea–Baltic Canal]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: White Sea–Baltic Canal Context triple: [White Sea, connectedTo, White Sea–Baltic Canal]
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A.
Saimaa Canal
The Saimaa Canal is a historically significant waterway in southeastern Finland that connects Lake Saimaa to the Gulf of Finland, facilitating both commercial shipping and recreational boating.
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B.
Volga–Baltic Waterway
The Volga–Baltic Waterway is a major Russian shipping route that links the Volga River basin with the Baltic Sea through a system of rivers, lakes, and canals.
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C.
Moscow Canal
The Moscow Canal is a major Soviet-era waterway in Russia that links Moscow to the Volga River basin, providing the city with a vital shipping route, water supply, and part of the Moscow Ring of waterways.
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D.
Kryukov Canal
Kryukov Canal is a historic waterway in central Saint Petersburg, Russia, known for its picturesque embankments and role in the city’s canal network.
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E.
Volga–Don Canal
The Volga–Don Canal is a major Soviet-era waterway in southern Russia that links the Volga and Don rivers, providing a crucial navigable connection between the Caspian Sea and the Sea of Azov/Black 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: White Sea–Baltic Canal Triple: [White Sea, connectedTo, White Sea–Baltic Canal]
Generated description
The White Sea–Baltic Canal is a Soviet-era ship canal in northwestern Russia, notorious for its construction by forced labor under harsh conditions and for linking the White Sea to the Baltic Sea.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: White Sea–Baltic Canal Target entity description: The White Sea–Baltic Canal is a Soviet-era ship canal in northwestern Russia, notorious for its construction by forced labor under harsh conditions and for linking the White Sea to the Baltic Sea.
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A.
Saimaa Canal
The Saimaa Canal is a historically significant waterway in southeastern Finland that connects Lake Saimaa to the Gulf of Finland, facilitating both commercial shipping and recreational boating.
-
B.
Volga–Baltic Waterway
The Volga–Baltic Waterway is a major Russian shipping route that links the Volga River basin with the Baltic Sea through a system of rivers, lakes, and canals.
-
C.
Moscow Canal
The Moscow Canal is a major Soviet-era waterway in Russia that links Moscow to the Volga River basin, providing the city with a vital shipping route, water supply, and part of the Moscow Ring of waterways.
-
D.
Kryukov Canal
Kryukov Canal is a historic waterway in central Saint Petersburg, Russia, known for its picturesque embankments and role in the city’s canal network.
-
E.
Volga–Don Canal
The Volga–Don Canal is a major Soviet-era waterway in southern Russia that links the Volga and Don rivers, providing a crucial navigable connection between the Caspian Sea and the Sea of Azov/Black Sea.
- F. None of above. chosen
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_69ab4b7cd13481909174bca9809ed259 |
completed | March 6, 2026, 9:47 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abdd6785d88190b99f99889463a962 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 8:10 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69afc6496dc88190b316d5b36bc5df67 |
completed | March 10, 2026, 7:20 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69afc6e6d4bc81908108fe24677448c3 |
completed | March 10, 2026, 7:23 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69afc7907be88190b70458ed735261e8 |
completed | March 10, 2026, 7:26 a.m. |
Created at: March 6, 2026, 9:57 p.m.