Serpent’s Mouth
E363750
Serpent’s Mouth is a narrow strait between Trinidad and Venezuela that forms the southern entrance to the Gulf of Paria from the Atlantic Ocean.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dragon’s Mouths | 2 |
| Serpent’s Mouth canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3492185 — 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: Serpent’s Mouth Context triple: [Gulf of Paria, separatedBy, Serpent’s Mouth]
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A.
Tongue of the Unseen
Tongue of the Unseen is an honorific epithet for the Persian poet Hafez, highlighting his mystical eloquence and ability to give voice to hidden spiritual truths.
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B.
Dragon's Teeth
"Dragon's Teeth" is a 1942 Pulitzer Prize–winning novel by Upton Sinclair that continues his Lanny Budd series, depicting the rise of Nazism in Europe.
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C.
The Mountain and the Viper
"The Mountain and the Viper" is a pivotal and brutal episode of Game of Thrones centered on the trial by combat between Oberyn Martell and Gregor Clegane, which dramatically shifts the series’ political and emotional stakes.
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D.
Gothic Serpent
Gothic Serpent was the codename for the 1993 U.S. special operations mission in Mogadishu, Somalia, that led to the Battle of Mogadishu depicted in "Black Hawk Down."
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E.
Gulf of Bone
The Gulf of Bone is a large bay on the southeastern coast of Sulawesi, Indonesia, known for its rich marine biodiversity and important fishing grounds.
- 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: Serpent’s Mouth Target entity description: Serpent’s Mouth is a narrow strait between Trinidad and Venezuela that forms the southern entrance to the Gulf of Paria from the Atlantic Ocean.
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A.
Tongue of the Unseen
Tongue of the Unseen is an honorific epithet for the Persian poet Hafez, highlighting his mystical eloquence and ability to give voice to hidden spiritual truths.
-
B.
Dragon's Teeth
"Dragon's Teeth" is a 1942 Pulitzer Prize–winning novel by Upton Sinclair that continues his Lanny Budd series, depicting the rise of Nazism in Europe.
-
C.
The Mountain and the Viper
"The Mountain and the Viper" is a pivotal and brutal episode of Game of Thrones centered on the trial by combat between Oberyn Martell and Gregor Clegane, which dramatically shifts the series’ political and emotional stakes.
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D.
Gothic Serpent
Gothic Serpent was the codename for the 1993 U.S. special operations mission in Mogadishu, Somalia, that led to the Battle of Mogadishu depicted in "Black Hawk Down."
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E.
Gulf of Bone
The Gulf of Bone is a large bay on the southeastern coast of Sulawesi, Indonesia, known for its rich marine biodiversity and important fishing grounds.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical feature
ⓘ
strait ⓘ |
| connects |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
Gulf of Paria ⓘ |
| countryOnNorthernSide | Trinidad and Tobago ⓘ |
| countryOnSouthernSide | Venezuela ⓘ |
| forms | southern entrance to the Gulf of Paria ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Boca del Sierpe
ⓘ
surface form:
Boca de la Serpiente
Boca del Sierpe ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
narrow
ⓘ
tidal ⓘ |
| hasNameEtymology | named for its dangerous or sinuous waters ⓘ |
| isEntranceTo | Gulf of Paria ⓘ |
| isFrom | Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| isOneOf | sea passages around Trinidad ⓘ |
| languageOfAlternativeName | Spanish ⓘ |
| locatedEastOf | Venezuela ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Atlantic Ocean region
ⓘ
Greater Caribbean region ⓘ
surface form:
Caribbean Sea region
|
| locatedSouthOf | Gulf of Paria ⓘ |
| locatedWestOf | Trinidad ⓘ |
| near |
northeastern coast of Venezuela
ⓘ
southwestern coast of Trinidad ⓘ |
| partOf |
maritime boundary between Trinidad and Tobago and Venezuela
ⓘ
shipping route to ports in the Gulf of Paria ⓘ |
| region | Lesser Antilles vicinity ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Serpent’s Mouth
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Dragon’s Mouths
|
| separates |
Trinidad
ⓘ
Venezuela ⓘ |
| usedFor | maritime navigation ⓘ |
| waterBodyType | marine strait ⓘ |
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: Serpent’s Mouth Description of subject: Serpent’s Mouth is a narrow strait between Trinidad and Venezuela that forms the southern entrance to the Gulf of Paria from the Atlantic Ocean.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Dragon’s Mouths
this entity surface form:
Dragon’s Mouths