Triple
T3406742
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Cotonou |
E71791
|
entity |
| Predicate | traversedBy |
P225
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Lagoon of Cotonou
The Lagoon of Cotonou is a coastal waterway in southern Benin that separates parts of the city of Cotonou from the Atlantic Ocean and serves as an important ecological and economic zone.
|
E355881
|
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: Lagoon of Cotonou | Statement: [Cotonou, traversedBy, Lagoon of Cotonou]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lagoon of Cotonou Context triple: [Cotonou, traversedBy, Lagoon of Cotonou]
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A.
Bight of Benin
The Bight of Benin is a broad bay on the West African coast along the Gulf of Guinea, bordered by countries such as Ghana, Togo, Benin, and Nigeria and historically known for its role in the transatlantic slave trade.
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B.
Lagos Lagoon
Lagos Lagoon is a large coastal lagoon in southwestern Nigeria that forms part of the Lagos harbor system and plays a central role in the region’s transportation, commerce, and ecology.
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C.
Senegal River Delta
The Senegal River Delta is a coastal wetland region in northwest Africa where the Senegal River meets the Atlantic Ocean, known for its rich biodiversity, migratory bird habitats, and important agricultural lands.
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D.
Malian Gulf
The Malian Gulf is a coastal inlet of the Aegean Sea in central Greece, historically significant in ancient Greek maritime and military activity.
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E.
Ébrié Lagoon
Ébrié Lagoon is a large coastal lagoon in southern Côte d'Ivoire that forms the aquatic backdrop to Abidjan and serves as a key hub for fishing, transport, and urban life.
- 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: Lagoon of Cotonou Triple: [Cotonou, traversedBy, Lagoon of Cotonou]
Generated description
The Lagoon of Cotonou is a coastal waterway in southern Benin that separates parts of the city of Cotonou from the Atlantic Ocean and serves as an important ecological and economic zone.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lagoon of Cotonou Target entity description: The Lagoon of Cotonou is a coastal waterway in southern Benin that separates parts of the city of Cotonou from the Atlantic Ocean and serves as an important ecological and economic zone.
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A.
Bight of Benin
The Bight of Benin is a broad bay on the West African coast along the Gulf of Guinea, bordered by countries such as Ghana, Togo, Benin, and Nigeria and historically known for its role in the transatlantic slave trade.
-
B.
Lagos Lagoon
Lagos Lagoon is a large coastal lagoon in southwestern Nigeria that forms part of the Lagos harbor system and plays a central role in the region’s transportation, commerce, and ecology.
-
C.
Senegal River Delta
The Senegal River Delta is a coastal wetland region in northwest Africa where the Senegal River meets the Atlantic Ocean, known for its rich biodiversity, migratory bird habitats, and important agricultural lands.
-
D.
Malian Gulf
The Malian Gulf is a coastal inlet of the Aegean Sea in central Greece, historically significant in ancient Greek maritime and military activity.
-
E.
Ébrié Lagoon
Ébrié Lagoon is a large coastal lagoon in southern Côte d'Ivoire that forms the aquatic backdrop to Abidjan and serves as a key hub for fishing, transport, and urban life.
- 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_69ad85ac312481909e7027ced1456a9f |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69adb8ec68c88190913df5f6cafad9e9 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 5:59 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b34bd8c0ec8190bd44d33fc031c845 |
completed | March 12, 2026, 11:27 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b34fbd85f081908dc7121e7f68a838 |
completed | March 12, 2026, 11:43 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b350f1d2988190990417816bf5f028 |
completed | March 12, 2026, 11:49 p.m. |
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:15 p.m.