Col de Tende
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Col de Tende is a historic Alpine mountain pass in the Maritime Alps that serves as a key transit route between southeastern France and northwestern Italy.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Col de Tende canonical | 6 |
| Forts of the Col de Tende | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T238759 — 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: Col de Tende Context triple: [French–Italian border, crosses, Col de Tende]
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A.
Col du Mont Cenis
Col du Mont Cenis is a high mountain pass in the Alps that historically served as a key transalpine route between France and Italy.
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B.
Col de Larche
Col de Larche is a high mountain pass in the Alps that connects southeastern France and northwestern Italy, serving as an important transalpine route.
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C.
Col de l’Échelle
Col de l’Échelle is a high mountain pass in the Alps that provides a key road link between France and Italy.
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D.
Mont Blanc du Tacul
Mont Blanc du Tacul is a prominent 4,248-meter peak in the Mont Blanc massif of the French Alps, popular with mountaineers as part of the classic route to Mont Blanc.
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E.
Chamonix
Chamonix is a renowned French alpine town and ski resort in the Haute-Savoie region, famous for its dramatic mountain scenery and mountaineering history.
- 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: Col de Tende Target entity description: Col de Tende is a historic Alpine mountain pass in the Maritime Alps that serves as a key transit route between southeastern France and northwestern Italy.
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A.
Col du Mont Cenis
Col du Mont Cenis is a high mountain pass in the Alps that historically served as a key transalpine route between France and Italy.
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B.
Col de Larche
Col de Larche is a high mountain pass in the Alps that connects southeastern France and northwestern Italy, serving as an important transalpine route.
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C.
Col de l’Échelle
Col de l’Échelle is a high mountain pass in the Alps that provides a key road link between France and Italy.
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D.
Mont Blanc du Tacul
Mont Blanc du Tacul is a prominent 4,248-meter peak in the Mont Blanc massif of the French Alps, popular with mountaineers as part of the classic route to Mont Blanc.
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E.
Chamonix
Chamonix is a renowned French alpine town and ski resort in the Haute-Savoie region, famous for its dramatic mountain scenery and mountaineering history.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Alpine pass
ⓘ
mountain pass ⓘ |
| borderBetween |
Alpes-Maritimes
ⓘ
surface form:
Alpes-Maritimes department and Cuneo province
|
| category |
France–Italy border crossings
ⓘ
Mountain passes of France ⓘ Mountain passes of Italy ⓘ |
| climate | Alpine climate ⓘ |
| closedInWinter | often ⓘ |
| connects |
Cuneo
ⓘ
France ⓘ Italy ⓘ Nice ⓘ |
| country |
France
ⓘ
Italy ⓘ |
| crosses | main chain of the Maritime Alps ⓘ |
| elevation |
approximately 1870 m
ⓘ
approximately 6135 ft ⓘ |
| hasFortification |
Col de Tende
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Forts of the Col de Tende
|
| hasLanguageVariant |
French name Col de Tende
ⓘ
Italian name Colle di Tenda ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
Tenda road tunnel
ⓘ
railway tunnel ⓘ |
| historicalRole | gateway between the County of Nice and Piedmont ⓘ |
| historicalSovereignty |
France
ⓘ
Italy ⓘ Kingdom of Sardinia ⓘ |
| isOnRoute | historic trade route between Piedmont and the Mediterranean coast ⓘ |
| knownFor |
historic military fortifications
ⓘ
scenic Alpine landscapes ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Alpes-Maritimes
ⓘ
Maritime Alps ⓘ
surface form:
Alps
Ligurian Alps ⓘ
surface form:
Ligurian Alps region
Maritime Alps ⓘ Piedmont ⓘ Northern Italy ⓘ
surface form:
northwestern Italy
southeastern France ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Limone Piemonte
ⓘ
Tende ⓘ |
| partOf |
French–Italian border
ⓘ
surface form:
Franco-Italian border
|
| region |
Maritime Alps
ⓘ
surface form:
Western Alps
|
| roadType | mountain road ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | key transit route between France and Italy ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Romans
ⓘ
medieval traders ⓘ military forces ⓘ |
| usedFor |
cycling
ⓘ
hiking ⓘ rail transport ⓘ road transport ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| usedSince | antiquity ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Col de Tende Description of subject: Col de Tende is a historic Alpine mountain pass in the Maritime Alps that serves as a key transit route between southeastern France and northwestern Italy.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Forts of the Col de Tende