Little St Bernard Pass
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Little St Bernard Pass is a high mountain pass in the western Alps that connects France and Italy and has long served as an important transalpine route.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Little St Bernard Pass canonical | 3 |
| Col du Petit Saint-Bernard | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T822755 — 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: Little St Bernard Pass Context triple: [Graian Alps, containsPass, Little St Bernard Pass]
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A.
Great St Bernard Pass
The Great St Bernard Pass is a high mountain pass in the Alps linking Switzerland and Italy, historically renowned as a key transalpine route and for its hospice and St. Bernard rescue dogs.
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B.
Simplon Pass
Simplon Pass is a high mountain pass in the Swiss Alps that connects the canton of Valais with northern Italy and has long been an important trans-Alpine trade and travel route.
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C.
Grimsel Pass
Grimsel Pass is a high mountain pass in the Swiss Alps that connects the cantons of Bern and Valais and is known for its dramatic alpine scenery, reservoirs, and winding road popular with motorists and cyclists.
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D.
Mortirolo Pass
Mortirolo Pass is a steep and legendary mountain pass in the Italian Alps, renowned as one of the toughest climbs in professional road cycling.
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E.
Brünig Pass
Brünig Pass is a mountain pass in central Switzerland that connects the cantons of Obwalden and Bern, serving as an important road and rail route through the Alps.
- 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: Little St Bernard Pass Target entity description: Little St Bernard Pass is a high mountain pass in the western Alps that connects France and Italy and has long served as an important transalpine route.
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A.
Great St Bernard Pass
The Great St Bernard Pass is a high mountain pass in the Alps linking Switzerland and Italy, historically renowned as a key transalpine route and for its hospice and St. Bernard rescue dogs.
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B.
Simplon Pass
Simplon Pass is a high mountain pass in the Swiss Alps that connects the canton of Valais with northern Italy and has long been an important trans-Alpine trade and travel route.
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C.
Grimsel Pass
Grimsel Pass is a high mountain pass in the Swiss Alps that connects the cantons of Bern and Valais and is known for its dramatic alpine scenery, reservoirs, and winding road popular with motorists and cyclists.
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D.
Mortirolo Pass
Mortirolo Pass is a steep and legendary mountain pass in the Italian Alps, renowned as one of the toughest climbs in professional road cycling.
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E.
Brünig Pass
Brünig Pass is a mountain pass in central Switzerland that connects the cantons of Obwalden and Bern, serving as an important road and rail route through the Alps.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mountain pass
ⓘ
transalpine route ⓘ |
| closedInWinter | yes ⓘ |
| connects |
Aosta Valley
ⓘ
France ⓘ Italy ⓘ Savoie ⓘ |
| country |
France
ⓘ
Italy ⓘ |
| crosses | main chain of the Alps ⓘ |
| distanceFrom | about 50 km from Mont Blanc (by road) ⓘ |
| elevation |
2188 m
ⓘ
about 7180 ft ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalSite |
Cromlech stone circle
ⓘ
Roman remains ⓘ |
| hasFeature | panoramic alpine views ⓘ |
| hasStructure | statue of Saint Bernard of Menthon ⓘ |
| highestPointOf | road between Bourg-Saint-Maurice and La Thuile ⓘ |
| historicalUse |
important transalpine trade route
ⓘ
military route ⓘ pilgrimage route ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Alps
ⓘ
North-Western Alps ⓘ
surface form:
western Alps
|
| locatedOnWatershedBetween |
Dora Baltea basin
ⓘ
Isère River ⓘ
surface form:
Isère basin
|
| namedAfter | Saint Bernard of Menthon ⓘ |
| near |
Bourg-Saint-Maurice
ⓘ
La Thuile ⓘ Mont Blanc massif ⓘ |
| nearSkiResort |
La Rosière
ⓘ
La Thuile ⓘ
surface form:
La Thuile ski area
|
| onBorderBetween |
France
ⓘ
Italy ⓘ |
| partOf | Graian Alps ⓘ |
| region |
Aosta Valley
ⓘ
surface form:
Aosta Valley region
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region ⓘ
surface form:
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
|
| roadType | paved mountain road ⓘ |
| tourismType |
cycling tourism
ⓘ
hiking tourism ⓘ scenic driving ⓘ |
| traversedBy |
D1090 (France)
ⓘ
SS26 (Italy) ⓘ road ⓘ |
| usedBy |
cyclists
ⓘ
hikers ⓘ motor vehicles ⓘ |
| usedSince | antiquity ⓘ |
| winterClosureReason | snow ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Little St Bernard Pass Description of subject: Little St Bernard Pass is a high mountain pass in the western Alps that connects France and Italy and has long served as an important transalpine route.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Col du Petit Saint-Bernard