Les Drus
E102838
Les Drus is a striking, needle-like granite peak in the French Alps, renowned among mountaineers for its steep faces and challenging climbing routes.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T879812 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Les Drus Context triple: [Mont Blanc massif, contains, Les Drus]
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Imperator
Imperator was an ancient Roman title originally meaning "commander" and later associated with the supreme military and political authority of the emperor.
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Romana
Romana is a highly intelligent and compassionate Time Lady from the Doctor Who universe who serves as one of the Doctor’s most capable and scholarly companions.
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Galloanserae
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Dii Consentes
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Ahenobarbus
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Les Drus Target entity description: Les Drus is a striking, needle-like granite peak in the French Alps, renowned among mountaineers for its steep faces and challenging climbing routes.
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A.
Imperator
Imperator was an ancient Roman title originally meaning "commander" and later associated with the supreme military and political authority of the emperor.
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B.
Romana
Romana is a highly intelligent and compassionate Time Lady from the Doctor Who universe who serves as one of the Doctor’s most capable and scholarly companions.
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C.
Galloanserae
Galloanserae is a major clade of birds that unites waterfowl (like ducks and geese) and landfowl (such as chickens and turkeys) as close evolutionary relatives.
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D.
Dii Consentes
The Dii Consentes were the principal group of twelve major Roman deities, roughly equivalent to the Greek Olympians, who formed the core of the Roman state pantheon.
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E.
Ahenobarbus
Ahenobarbus was the cognomen of a prominent Roman aristocratic family line to which the emperor Nero belonged.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
climbing destination
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granite peak ⓘ mountain ⓘ mountain summit ⓘ mountain summit ⓘ |
| accessFrom |
Grands Montets
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surface form:
Grands Montets area
Refuge de la Charpoua ⓘ |
| climbingType |
aid climbing
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mixed climbing ⓘ trad climbing ⓘ |
| elevation |
3733 m
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3754 m ⓘ 3754 m ⓘ |
| firstAscentBy |
Alexander Burgener
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Alexander Burgener ⓘ Clinton Thomas Dent ⓘ Clinton Thomas Dent ⓘ James Walker Hartley ⓘ James Walker Hartley ⓘ Kaspard Maurer ⓘ Kaspard Maurer ⓘ |
| firstAscentDate |
1878-09-12
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1879-08-29 ⓘ |
| firstAscentRoute | south-west face and south-east ridge of Grand Dru ⓘ |
| hasNotableEvent | major rockfall events on the west face in the 1990s and 2000s ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature |
needle-like shape
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prominent north face ⓘ prominent west face ⓘ very steep faces ⓘ |
| hasSummit |
Grand Dru
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Petit Dru ⓘ |
| hazard |
icefall
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rockfall ⓘ |
| isPopularWith | experienced alpinists ⓘ |
| isRenownedFor |
big-wall climbing
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challenging climbing routes ⓘ technical difficulty ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
French Alps
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Mont Blanc massif ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | France ⓘ |
| mountainRange | Alps ⓘ |
| near | Chamonix ⓘ |
| notableRoute |
American Direct on the west face
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North face routes ⓘ West face routes ⓘ |
| overlooks |
Chamonix
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surface form:
Vallée de Chamonix
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| partOf | Aiguilles de Chamonix ⓘ |
| prominence | approximately 280 m ⓘ |
| rockType | granite ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Les Drus Description of subject: Les Drus is a striking, needle-like granite peak in the French Alps, renowned among mountaineers for its steep faces and challenging climbing routes.
Referenced by (7)
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Drus