Theodul Pass
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Theodul Pass is a high mountain pass in the Alps that connects Switzerland and Italy near the Matterhorn, serving as an important historical and hiking route across the Pennine Alps.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Theodul Pass canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1275145 — 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: Theodul Pass Context triple: [Pennine Alps, contains, Theodul Pass]
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A.
Susten Pass
Susten Pass is a high mountain pass in the Swiss Alps known for its scenic road connecting the cantons of Bern and Uri.
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B.
Lowari Pass
Lowari Pass is a high mountain pass in northern Pakistan that connects the Chitral region with the rest of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa through the Hindu Kush range.
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C.
Karakoram Pass
Karakoram Pass is a high mountain pass in the Karakoram Range that historically served as a key trade route between the Indian subcontinent and Central Asia.
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D.
Furka Pass
Furka Pass is a high mountain road pass in the Swiss Alps, known for its dramatic hairpin bends, panoramic views, and proximity to the Rhône Glacier.
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E.
Salang Pass
Salang Pass is a high mountain pass in Afghanistan that serves as a crucial transport route through the Hindu Kush, linking the capital Kabul with the country's northern regions.
- 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: Theodul Pass Target entity description: Theodul Pass is a high mountain pass in the Alps that connects Switzerland and Italy near the Matterhorn, serving as an important historical and hiking route across the Pennine Alps.
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A.
Susten Pass
Susten Pass is a high mountain pass in the Swiss Alps known for its scenic road connecting the cantons of Bern and Uri.
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B.
Lowari Pass
Lowari Pass is a high mountain pass in northern Pakistan that connects the Chitral region with the rest of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa through the Hindu Kush range.
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C.
Karakoram Pass
Karakoram Pass is a high mountain pass in the Karakoram Range that historically served as a key trade route between the Indian subcontinent and Central Asia.
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D.
Furka Pass
Furka Pass is a high mountain road pass in the Swiss Alps, known for its dramatic hairpin bends, panoramic views, and proximity to the Rhône Glacier.
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E.
Salang Pass
Salang Pass is a high mountain pass in Afghanistan that serves as a crucial transport route through the Hindu Kush, linking the capital Kabul with the country's northern regions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | mountain pass ⓘ |
| accessFrom |
Cervinia
ⓘ
surface form:
Breuil-Cervinia
Zermatt ⓘ |
| borderBetween |
Italy
ⓘ
Switzerland ⓘ |
| connects |
Italy
ⓘ
Switzerland ⓘ |
| country |
Italy
ⓘ
Switzerland ⓘ |
| crosses | main chain of the Alps ⓘ |
| elevation |
about 10811 ft
ⓘ
about 3295 m ⓘ |
| hasGlacier | Theodul Glacier ⓘ |
| hasRouteTo |
Cervinia
ⓘ
surface form:
Breuil-Cervinia
Zermatt ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Matterhorn
ⓘ
Monte Rosa ⓘ
surface form:
Monte Rosa massif
|
| historicalImportance | traditional trade and transit route across the Pennine Alps ⓘ |
| isOn | Theodul Glacier ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Italian–Swiss border
ⓘ
surface form:
Swiss–Italian border
|
| isTraversedBy |
alpine ski routes
ⓘ
marked hiking trails ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Alps
ⓘ
Aosta Valley ⓘ Pennine Alps ⓘ Valais ⓘ |
| locatedNorthOf |
Cervinia
ⓘ
surface form:
Breuil-Cervinia
|
| locatedSouthOf | Zermatt ⓘ |
| near | Matterhorn ⓘ |
| partOf | Alpine watershed between the Rhone and Po basins ⓘ |
| range | Pennine Alps ⓘ |
| region |
Aosta Valley
ⓘ
surface form:
Aosta Valley region
Canton of Valais ⓘ |
| usedFor |
hiking
ⓘ
mountain crossing ⓘ ski touring ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Theodul Pass Description of subject: Theodul Pass is a high mountain pass in the Alps that connects Switzerland and Italy near the Matterhorn, serving as an important historical and hiking route across the Pennine Alps.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.