Nebraska–Wyoming border
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The Nebraska–Wyoming border is the state line in the western Great Plains where Nebraska meets Wyoming, running largely north–south and helping define the political and geographic boundary between the two states.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nebraska–Colorado border | 1 |
| Nebraska–Wyoming border canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5280471 — 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: Nebraska–Wyoming border Context triple: [Nebraska–South Dakota border, adjacentTo, Nebraska–Wyoming border]
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A.
Nebraska–South Dakota border
The Nebraska–South Dakota border is a U.S. state boundary running largely along the Missouri River, separating Nebraska to the south from South Dakota to the north.
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B.
Nebraska–Missouri border
The Nebraska–Missouri border is the state line in the central United States that largely follows the course of the Missouri River, separating Nebraska to the west from Missouri to the east.
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C.
Nebraska–Iowa border
The Nebraska–Iowa border is the state line in the central United States that largely follows the course of the Missouri River, separating Nebraska to the west from Iowa to the east.
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D.
Minnesota–South Dakota border
The Minnesota–South Dakota border is the state line in the north-central United States separating Minnesota and South Dakota, much of which follows natural features such as rivers and survey lines across the prairie.
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E.
Iowa–South Dakota border
The Iowa–South Dakota border is the state line in the north-central United States that largely follows the course of the Big Sioux River, separating Iowa from South Dakota.
- 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: Nebraska–Wyoming border Target entity description: The Nebraska–Wyoming border is the state line in the western Great Plains where Nebraska meets Wyoming, running largely north–south and helping define the political and geographic boundary between the two states.
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A.
Nebraska–South Dakota border
The Nebraska–South Dakota border is a U.S. state boundary running largely along the Missouri River, separating Nebraska to the south from South Dakota to the north.
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B.
Nebraska–Missouri border
The Nebraska–Missouri border is the state line in the central United States that largely follows the course of the Missouri River, separating Nebraska to the west from Missouri to the east.
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C.
Nebraska–Iowa border
The Nebraska–Iowa border is the state line in the central United States that largely follows the course of the Missouri River, separating Nebraska to the west from Iowa to the east.
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D.
Minnesota–South Dakota border
The Minnesota–South Dakota border is the state line in the north-central United States separating Minnesota and South Dakota, much of which follows natural features such as rivers and survey lines across the prairie.
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E.
Iowa–South Dakota border
The Iowa–South Dakota border is the state line in the north-central United States that largely follows the course of the Big Sioux River, separating Iowa from South Dakota.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
international-free internal border
ⓘ
state border of the United States ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Great Plains physiographic province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
High Plains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createdFrom |
Nebraska Territory boundary definitions
ⓘ
Wyoming Territory boundary definitions ⓘ |
| crossedBy |
Interstate 80
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
U.S. Route 20 NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Route 26 NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Route 30 NERFINISHED ⓘ railroad lines ⓘ |
| dateEstablishedApprox | mid-19th century ⓘ |
| defines |
geographic boundary between Nebraska and Wyoming
ⓘ
political boundary between Nebraska and Wyoming ⓘ |
| endPoint | tripoint of Nebraska–Wyoming–Colorado ⓘ |
| establishedBy | United States Congress ⓘ |
| establishedFor |
creation of the Territory of Nebraska
ⓘ
creation of the Territory of Wyoming ⓘ |
| followsLatitude | 43rd parallel north ⓘ |
| followsMeridian | 104th meridian west ⓘ |
| governedBy | boundary compacts and federal statutes ⓘ |
| hasDirection |
north–south
ⓘ
primarily north–south ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
surveyed straight-line segments
ⓘ
tripoints with South Dakota and Colorado ⓘ |
| hasLengthApprox | about 315 miles ⓘ |
| legalStatus | interstate boundary recognized by U.S. federal law ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Great Plains
ⓘ
western Great Plains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mapFeature |
shown on official state maps of Nebraska
ⓘ
shown on official state maps of Wyoming ⓘ |
| nearbyCity |
Cheyenne, Wyoming
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gering, Nebraska NERFINISHED ⓘ Scottsbluff, Nebraska NERFINISHED ⓘ Torrington, Wyoming NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
borders of Nebraska
ⓘ
borders of Wyoming ⓘ |
| passesThroughRegion |
Panhandle of Nebraska
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
eastern Wyoming ⓘ |
| regionType | western U.S. state line ⓘ |
| separates |
Nebraska
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wyoming NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startPoint | tripoint of Nebraska–Wyoming–South Dakota ⓘ |
| touchesState |
Colorado
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South Dakota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAs | state line ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Nebraska–Wyoming border Description of subject: The Nebraska–Wyoming border is the state line in the western Great Plains where Nebraska meets Wyoming, running largely north–south and helping define the political and geographic boundary between the two states.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Nebraska–Colorado border