Triple
T631008
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Thunder Bay |
E15925
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasPort |
P35
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Port of Thunder Bay
The Port of Thunder Bay is a major Canadian inland port on Lake Superior that serves as a key hub for grain and bulk cargo shipments between the Prairies and international markets.
|
E79449
|
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: Port of Thunder Bay | Statement: [Thunder Bay, hasPort, Port of Thunder Bay]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Port of Thunder Bay Context triple: [Thunder Bay, hasPort, Port of Thunder Bay]
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A.
Port of Marquette
The Port of Marquette is a commercial harbor on Lake Superior that serves as a key shipping point for bulk commodities in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.
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B.
Port of Hamilton
The Port of Hamilton is a major Canadian Great Lakes port and industrial shipping hub located in Hamilton, Ontario, serving as a key gateway for bulk cargo and steel-related trade.
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C.
Port of Duluth-Superior
The Port of Duluth-Superior is a major Great Lakes and inland seaport complex handling bulk cargoes such as iron ore, coal, and grain, serving as a key transportation hub for the Upper Midwest.
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D.
Port of Prince Rupert
The Port of Prince Rupert is a deep-water seaport in northern British Columbia that serves as a key Asia–North America trade gateway due to its short sailing distances and efficient rail connections into the continent.
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E.
Port of Montreal
The Port of Montreal is a major international shipping hub on the St. Lawrence River that serves as one of Canada’s busiest gateways for container and bulk cargo trade.
- 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: Port of Thunder Bay Triple: [Thunder Bay, hasPort, Port of Thunder Bay]
Generated description
The Port of Thunder Bay is a major Canadian inland port on Lake Superior that serves as a key hub for grain and bulk cargo shipments between the Prairies and international markets.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Port of Thunder Bay Target entity description: The Port of Thunder Bay is a major Canadian inland port on Lake Superior that serves as a key hub for grain and bulk cargo shipments between the Prairies and international markets.
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A.
Port of Marquette
The Port of Marquette is a commercial harbor on Lake Superior that serves as a key shipping point for bulk commodities in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.
-
B.
Port of Hamilton
The Port of Hamilton is a major Canadian Great Lakes port and industrial shipping hub located in Hamilton, Ontario, serving as a key gateway for bulk cargo and steel-related trade.
-
C.
Port of Duluth-Superior
The Port of Duluth-Superior is a major Great Lakes and inland seaport complex handling bulk cargoes such as iron ore, coal, and grain, serving as a key transportation hub for the Upper Midwest.
-
D.
Port of Prince Rupert
The Port of Prince Rupert is a deep-water seaport in northern British Columbia that serves as a key Asia–North America trade gateway due to its short sailing distances and efficient rail connections into the continent.
-
E.
Port of Montreal
The Port of Montreal is a major international shipping hub on the St. Lawrence River that serves as one of Canada’s busiest gateways for container and bulk cargo trade.
- 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_69a4935c131c8190a5378c6bf101e8cc |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:28 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a49ec171008190ab91dee86e9279af |
completed | March 1, 2026, 8:17 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a56eee035c8190868aeac32be57959 |
completed | March 2, 2026, 11:05 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a56f655364819092b8edf5cd2dacd3 |
completed | March 2, 2026, 11:07 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a56fdffd008190a502d68f46c3831c |
completed | March 2, 2026, 11:09 a.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:35 p.m.