Waterpocket Fold monocline
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The Waterpocket Fold monocline is a dramatic, nearly 100-mile-long wrinkle in the Earth's crust that forms the defining geologic backbone of Capitol Reef National Park in Utah.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Waterpocket Fold monocline canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5944065 — 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: Waterpocket Fold monocline Context triple: [Capitol Reef National Park, knownFor, Waterpocket Fold monocline]
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A.
Lachlan Fold Belt
The Lachlan Fold Belt is a major Paleozoic geological province in southeastern Australia characterized by deformed sedimentary and volcanic rocks that underpin much of the region’s continental crust.
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B.
Southern Uplands Fault
The Southern Uplands Fault is a major geological fault line in Scotland that marks the boundary between the Central Lowlands and the Southern Uplands, playing a key role in the region’s tectonic and landscape history.
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C.
World’s End escarpment
World’s End escarpment is a dramatic sheer cliff and popular viewpoint in Sri Lanka’s Central Highlands, renowned for its panoramic vistas and steep drop into the surrounding valleys.
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D.
Apishapa uplift
The Apishapa uplift is a geological structural high in southeastern Colorado that forms part of the regional uplifted terrain bordering the Raton Basin.
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E.
Narrow Neck Plateau
Narrow Neck Plateau is a prominent sandstone ridge in New South Wales, Australia, known for its dramatic cliffs, bushwalking tracks, and views over the Jamison and Megalong Valleys.
- 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: Waterpocket Fold monocline Target entity description: The Waterpocket Fold monocline is a dramatic, nearly 100-mile-long wrinkle in the Earth's crust that forms the defining geologic backbone of Capitol Reef National Park in Utah.
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A.
Lachlan Fold Belt
The Lachlan Fold Belt is a major Paleozoic geological province in southeastern Australia characterized by deformed sedimentary and volcanic rocks that underpin much of the region’s continental crust.
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B.
Southern Uplands Fault
The Southern Uplands Fault is a major geological fault line in Scotland that marks the boundary between the Central Lowlands and the Southern Uplands, playing a key role in the region’s tectonic and landscape history.
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C.
World’s End escarpment
World’s End escarpment is a dramatic sheer cliff and popular viewpoint in Sri Lanka’s Central Highlands, renowned for its panoramic vistas and steep drop into the surrounding valleys.
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D.
Apishapa uplift
The Apishapa uplift is a geological structural high in southeastern Colorado that forms part of the regional uplifted terrain bordering the Raton Basin.
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E.
Narrow Neck Plateau
Narrow Neck Plateau is a prominent sandstone ridge in New South Wales, Australia, known for its dramatic cliffs, bushwalking tracks, and views over the Jamison and Megalong Valleys.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geologic structure
ⓘ
landform ⓘ monocline ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Capitol Reef monocline
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Waterpocket Fold NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Laramide basement-involved faulting ⓘ |
| contains |
arches
ⓘ
cliffs ⓘ domes ⓘ slot canyons ⓘ waterpockets ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| definingFeatureOf | Capitol Reef National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dominantStructuralStyle | monoclinal flexure ⓘ |
| exposes |
Mesozoic rock layers
ⓘ
Paleozoic rock layers ⓘ |
| extendsFrom | Thousand Lake Mountain area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| extendsTo | Lake Powell area ⓘ |
| formationProcess | flexure of rock layers over a buried fault ⓘ |
| formedDuring | Late Cretaceous to early Paleogene ⓘ |
| forms | geologic backbone of Capitol Reef National Park ⓘ |
| geologicAge | Laramide orogeny NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRelief | dramatic ⓘ |
| influences |
drainage patterns in Capitol Reef National Park
ⓘ
local topography ⓘ |
| length | nearly 100 miles ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Capitol Reef National Park
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Garfield County, Utah NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
Utah ⓘ Wayne County, Utah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorComponentOf | Capitol Reef physiographic province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy |
National Park Service
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. National Park Service
|
| maximumVerticalDisplacement | approximately 7,000 feet ⓘ |
| namedFor | numerous waterpockets (potholes) in sandstone ⓘ |
| orientation | north-south ⓘ |
| partOf | Colorado Plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryRockTypes | sedimentary rocks ⓘ |
| region | south-central Utah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance | classic example of a large monocline on the Colorado Plateau ⓘ |
| state | Utah ⓘ |
| studiedBy | geologists ⓘ |
| typeLocalityFor | large Laramide monocline on the Colorado Plateau ⓘ |
| visibleFrom |
Highway 24 in Capitol Reef National Park
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Scenic Drive in Capitol Reef National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| withinProtectedArea | Capitol Reef National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Waterpocket Fold monocline Description of subject: The Waterpocket Fold monocline is a dramatic, nearly 100-mile-long wrinkle in the Earth's crust that forms the defining geologic backbone of Capitol Reef National Park in Utah.
Referenced by (1)
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