Ribbon Fall
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Ribbon Fall is a prominent seasonal waterfall in Yosemite National Park, known for its dramatic height and slender, ribbon-like appearance along the western cliffs of Yosemite Valley.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Horsetail Fall | 1 |
| Ribbon Fall canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T998115 — 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: Ribbon Fall Context triple: [Yosemite Valley, hasWaterfall, Ribbon Fall]
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A.
Horsetail Falls
Horsetail Falls is a picturesque, horsetail-shaped waterfall in Oregon that cascades down a basalt cliff along the Columbia River Gorge.
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B.
Vernal Fall
Vernal Fall is a prominent and picturesque waterfall on the Merced River in Yosemite National Park, renowned for its powerful flow and popular hiking access via the Mist Trail.
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C.
Basaseachic Falls
Basaseachic Falls is a major waterfall in Mexico’s Copper Canyon region, renowned as one of the country’s tallest and most scenic natural attractions.
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D.
Buttermilk Falls
Buttermilk Falls is a picturesque cascading waterfall in New York’s Finger Lakes region, known for its series of natural pools and scenic gorge setting.
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E.
Wahclella Falls
Wahclella Falls is a picturesque two-tiered waterfall on Tanner Creek in Oregon, popular for its short hiking trail and lush Columbia River Gorge scenery.
- 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: Ribbon Fall Target entity description: Ribbon Fall is a prominent seasonal waterfall in Yosemite National Park, known for its dramatic height and slender, ribbon-like appearance along the western cliffs of Yosemite Valley.
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A.
Horsetail Falls
Horsetail Falls is a picturesque, horsetail-shaped waterfall in Oregon that cascades down a basalt cliff along the Columbia River Gorge.
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B.
Vernal Fall
Vernal Fall is a prominent and picturesque waterfall on the Merced River in Yosemite National Park, renowned for its powerful flow and popular hiking access via the Mist Trail.
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C.
Basaseachic Falls
Basaseachic Falls is a major waterfall in Mexico’s Copper Canyon region, renowned as one of the country’s tallest and most scenic natural attractions.
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D.
Buttermilk Falls
Buttermilk Falls is a picturesque cascading waterfall in New York’s Finger Lakes region, known for its series of natural pools and scenic gorge setting.
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E.
Wahclella Falls
Wahclella Falls is a picturesque two-tiered waterfall on Tanner Creek in Oregon, popular for its short hiking trail and lush Columbia River Gorge scenery.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
natural feature
ⓘ
waterfall ⓘ |
| appearance |
ribbon-like
ⓘ
slender ⓘ |
| category |
Landforms of Mariposa County, California
ⓘ
Waterfalls of California ⓘ Waterfalls of Yosemite National Park ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dropType | single-drop waterfall ⓘ |
| flowCondition | fed by snowmelt ⓘ |
| flowPeakSeason | spring ⓘ |
| height |
approximately 1,612 feet
ⓘ
approximately 491 meters ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
Mariposa County ⓘ
surface form:
Mariposa County, California
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
Yosemite National Park ⓘ Yosemite Valley ⓘ |
| mountainRange | Sierra Nevada ⓘ |
| notableFor |
dramatic height
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narrow, ribbon-like stream of water ⓘ |
| park | Yosemite National Park ⓘ |
| positionRelativeTo |
west of El Capitan
ⓘ
western cliffs of Yosemite Valley ⓘ |
| seasonality | seasonal waterfall ⓘ |
| tourism | popular sightseeing feature in Yosemite Valley ⓘ |
| valley | Yosemite Valley ⓘ |
| visibleFrom |
Northside Drive in Yosemite Valley
ⓘ
Yosemite Valley floor ⓘ |
| watercourse | Ribbon Creek ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ribbon Fall Description of subject: Ribbon Fall is a prominent seasonal waterfall in Yosemite National Park, known for its dramatic height and slender, ribbon-like appearance along the western cliffs of Yosemite Valley.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Horsetail Fall