Gardon
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The Gardon is a river in southern France known for flowing through the Gard department and beneath the famous Pont du Gard Roman aqueduct.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gardon canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3014996 — 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: Gardon Context triple: [Remoulins, hasRiver, Gardon]
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A.
Sauvestre
Sauvestre is a French surname most notably associated with architect Stephen Sauvestre, who contributed to the design of the Eiffel Tower.
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B.
Doncieux
Doncieux is a French surname most notably associated with Camille Doncieux, the first wife and frequent model of painter Claude Monet.
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C.
Nantz
Nantz is the surname of Jim Nantz, a prominent American sportscaster best known for his long-running work with CBS Sports covering events like the NFL, NCAA basketball, and The Masters.
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D.
Dugommier
Dugommier was a French Revolutionary general noted for his leadership in key campaigns such as the Siege of Toulon and the War of the Pyrenees.
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E.
Sauvy
Sauvy is a French surname most notably borne by Alfred Sauvy, a prominent demographer, sociologist, and economist.
- 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: Gardon Target entity description: The Gardon is a river in southern France known for flowing through the Gard department and beneath the famous Pont du Gard Roman aqueduct.
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A.
Sauvestre
Sauvestre is a French surname most notably associated with architect Stephen Sauvestre, who contributed to the design of the Eiffel Tower.
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B.
Doncieux
Doncieux is a French surname most notably associated with Camille Doncieux, the first wife and frequent model of painter Claude Monet.
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C.
Nantz
Nantz is the surname of Jim Nantz, a prominent American sportscaster best known for his long-running work with CBS Sports covering events like the NFL, NCAA basketball, and The Masters.
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D.
Dugommier
Dugommier was a French Revolutionary general noted for his leadership in key campaigns such as the Siege of Toulon and the War of the Pyrenees.
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E.
Sauvy
Sauvy is a French surname most notably borne by Alfred Sauvy, a prominent demographer, sociologist, and economist.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman aqueduct bridge
ⓘ
river ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Gard
ⓘ
Gardon d’Anduze ⓘ |
| basinCountry | France ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| crossedBy | Pont du Gard ⓘ |
| crosses | Gardon self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| etymology | gives its name to Gard department ⓘ |
| flowsInto |
Rhône River
ⓘ
surface form:
Rhône near Comps
|
| flowsThrough |
Anduze
ⓘ
Collias ⓘ Cévennes ⓘ Gard department ⓘ Lozère ⓘ
surface form:
Lozère department
Pont du Gard ⓘ
surface form:
Pont du Gard area
Remoulins ⓘ Russan gorge ⓘ |
| hasBridge | Pont Saint-Nicolas de Campagnac ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
limestone gorges
ⓘ
seasonal floods ⓘ |
| hasTributary |
Alzon
ⓘ
Gardon de Mialet ⓘ Gardon de Saint-André ⓘ Gardon de Saint-Jean ⓘ Gardon de Mialet ⓘ
surface form:
Gardon de Sainte-Croix
|
| knownFor |
canyoning and kayaking
ⓘ
deep gorges ⓘ passing beneath Pont du Gard ⓘ |
| length | 127 km ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Gard region
ⓘ
Occitanie ⓘ Southern France ⓘ
surface form:
southern France
|
| mouth |
Rhône River
ⓘ
surface form:
Rhône
|
| nearCity |
Avignon
ⓘ
Nîmes ⓘ |
| partOf |
Mediterranean Basin
ⓘ
surface form:
Mediterranean drainage basin
|
| recreation |
hiking along gorges
ⓘ
kayaking ⓘ swimming ⓘ |
| region |
Gard department
ⓘ
Lozère ⓘ
surface form:
Lozère department
|
| riverSystem |
Rhône river basin
ⓘ
surface form:
Rhône basin
|
| sourceLocation |
Cévennes
ⓘ
surface form:
Cévennes mountains
Lozère ⓘ |
| tributaryOf |
Rhône River
ⓘ
surface form:
Rhône
|
| watercourseType | perennial river ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Gardon Description of subject: The Gardon is a river in southern France known for flowing through the Gard department and beneath the famous Pont du Gard Roman aqueduct.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.