Teton fault
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The Teton fault is a major normal fault in northwestern Wyoming that has uplifted the dramatic Teton Range and shaped the adjacent Jackson Hole valley.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Teton Fault | 1 |
| Teton fault canonical | 1 |
| Teton–Jackson Hole fault system | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3127559 — 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: Teton fault Context triple: [Teton Range, boundedBy, Teton fault]
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A.
Wasatch Fault
The Wasatch Fault is a major active normal fault system in Utah that poses significant earthquake risk to the densely populated Wasatch Front region.
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B.
Fairweather Fault
The Fairweather Fault is a major strike-slip fault in southeastern Alaska that forms part of the Pacific–North American plate boundary and is associated with significant seismic activity.
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C.
Garlock Fault
The Garlock Fault is a major left-lateral strike-slip fault in southern California that forms the northern boundary of the Mojave Desert and plays a key role in the region’s complex tectonic deformation.
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D.
Gloria Fault
The Gloria Fault is a major transform fault in the North Atlantic Ocean that forms part of the boundary between the Eurasian and African tectonic plates near the Azores region.
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E.
Queen Charlotte Fault
The Queen Charlotte Fault is a major transform fault off the Pacific Northwest coast that marks the tectonic boundary between the Pacific and North American Plates and is a significant source of earthquakes in the region.
- 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: Teton fault Target entity description: The Teton fault is a major normal fault in northwestern Wyoming that has uplifted the dramatic Teton Range and shaped the adjacent Jackson Hole valley.
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A.
Wasatch Fault
The Wasatch Fault is a major active normal fault system in Utah that poses significant earthquake risk to the densely populated Wasatch Front region.
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B.
Fairweather Fault
The Fairweather Fault is a major strike-slip fault in southeastern Alaska that forms part of the Pacific–North American plate boundary and is associated with significant seismic activity.
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C.
Garlock Fault
The Garlock Fault is a major left-lateral strike-slip fault in southern California that forms the northern boundary of the Mojave Desert and plays a key role in the region’s complex tectonic deformation.
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D.
Gloria Fault
The Gloria Fault is a major transform fault in the North Atlantic Ocean that forms part of the boundary between the Eurasian and African tectonic plates near the Azores region.
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E.
Queen Charlotte Fault
The Queen Charlotte Fault is a major transform fault off the Pacific Northwest coast that marks the tectonic boundary between the Pacific and North American Plates and is a significant source of earthquakes in the region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
active fault
ⓘ
geologic fault ⓘ normal fault ⓘ |
| ageOfMajorMovement | Quaternary ⓘ |
| associatedWith | seismic hazard in Jackson Hole area ⓘ |
| borders |
Jackson Hole
ⓘ
Teton Range ⓘ |
| controlsTopographyOf |
Jackson Hole
ⓘ
surface form:
Jackson Hole valley
Teton Range ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dipDirection | east ⓘ |
| downDroppedBlock |
Jackson Hole
ⓘ
surface form:
Jackson Hole valley
|
| exposedAt | base of Teton Range escarpment ⓘ |
| faultType | normal ⓘ |
| formedBy | crustal extension ⓘ |
| formsFrontOf | eastern front of the Teton Range ⓘ |
| geomorphicExpression | steep western wall of Jackson Hole ⓘ |
| governsDrainagePatternOf | eastern Teton Range streams ⓘ |
| hasLastMajorSurfaceRuptureIn | Holocene ⓘ |
| hasMaximumSingleEventDisplacement | several meters ⓘ |
| hasPart |
central segment
ⓘ
northern segment ⓘ southern segment ⓘ |
| hasScarpHeight |
up to about 200 meters
ⓘ
up to about 650 feet ⓘ |
| hasSlipRate | approximately 1 to 2 millimeters per year ⓘ |
| isSubjectOf | paleoseismology studies ⓘ |
| length |
about 40 miles
ⓘ
about 70 kilometers ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
northwestern Wyoming ⓘ |
| monitoredBy | United States Geological Survey ⓘ |
| movementType | extensional ⓘ |
| near |
Grand Teton National Park
ⓘ
Jackson, Wyoming ⓘ |
| orientation | north–south ⓘ |
| parallelTo | axis of Teton Range ⓘ |
| partOf |
Teton fault
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Teton–Jackson Hole fault system
|
| region | Rocky Mountains ⓘ |
| separates | Teton Range from Jackson Hole valley ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | Basin and Range Province ⓘ |
| throwsDownTo | east ⓘ |
| throwsUpTo | west ⓘ |
| upliftedBlock | Teton Range ⓘ |
| verticalSeparation |
over 20,000 feet
ⓘ
over 6,000 meters ⓘ |
| youngerThan | Laramide orogeny structures ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Teton fault Description of subject: The Teton fault is a major normal fault in northwestern Wyoming that has uplifted the dramatic Teton Range and shaped the adjacent Jackson Hole valley.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Teton Range
this entity surface form:
Teton Fault
this entity surface form:
Teton–Jackson Hole fault system