Verzasca Dam
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Verzasca Dam is a dramatic concrete arch dam in southern Switzerland, famed for its striking alpine setting and as a popular site for bungee jumping, including a famous stunt in the James Bond film "GoldenEye."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Verzasca Dam canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6373478 — 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: Verzasca Dam Context triple: [Canton of Ticino, tourismAttraction, Verzasca Dam]
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A.
Grandval Dam
Grandval Dam is a large hydroelectric dam in southern France, known for impounding the Truyère River to form the Lac de Grandval reservoir.
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B.
Capolago
Capolago is a village in the canton of Ticino in southern Switzerland, located on the shore of Lake Lugano near the Italian border.
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C.
Vouglans Dam
Vouglans Dam is a large hydroelectric dam on the Ain River in eastern France, known for forming one of the country’s biggest artificial lakes and generating renewable energy.
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D.
Breggia
Breggia is a river in the Lombardy region of northern Italy that flows through the province of Como before entering Switzerland.
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E.
Fratel Dam
Fratel Dam is a hydroelectric and water management dam located on the Tagus River in Portugal.
- 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: Verzasca Dam Target entity description: Verzasca Dam is a dramatic concrete arch dam in southern Switzerland, famed for its striking alpine setting and as a popular site for bungee jumping, including a famous stunt in the James Bond film "GoldenEye."
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A.
Grandval Dam
Grandval Dam is a large hydroelectric dam in southern France, known for impounding the Truyère River to form the Lac de Grandval reservoir.
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B.
Capolago
Capolago is a village in the canton of Ticino in southern Switzerland, located on the shore of Lake Lugano near the Italian border.
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C.
Vouglans Dam
Vouglans Dam is a large hydroelectric dam on the Ain River in eastern France, known for forming one of the country’s biggest artificial lakes and generating renewable energy.
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D.
Breggia
Breggia is a river in the Lombardy region of northern Italy that flows through the province of Como before entering Switzerland.
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E.
Fratel Dam
Fratel Dam is a hydroelectric and water management dam located on the Tagus River in Portugal.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
arch dam
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concrete dam ⓘ gravity arch dam ⓘ hydroelectric dam ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Contra Dam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Diga di Contra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| baseWidth | 25 metres ⓘ |
| bungeeJumpHeight |
220 metres
ⓘ
720 feet ⓘ |
| bungeeJumpOperator | Verzasca Dam Jump NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1960 ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| crestWidth | 7 metres ⓘ |
| crosses | Verzasca River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedBy |
Gianfranco Rossi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lombardi & Gellera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmAppearance | GoldenEye NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmAppearanceYear | 1995 ⓘ |
| hasViewingPlatform | yes ⓘ |
| height |
220 metres
ⓘ
720 feet ⓘ |
| installedCapacity | 105 MW ⓘ |
| knownFor |
appearance in the James Bond film GoldenEye
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bungee jumping ⓘ dramatic alpine setting ⓘ |
| languageRegion | Italian-speaking Switzerland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| length |
1,247 feet
ⓘ
380 metres ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Canton of Ticino
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
southern Switzerland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInValley | Verzasca Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | reinforced concrete ⓘ |
| nearestTown |
Gordola
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Locarno NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfTurbines | 3 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1965 ⓘ |
| operator | Verzasca SA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | Verzasca SA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
flood control
ⓘ
hydroelectric power generation ⓘ water storage ⓘ |
| reservoirCapacity | 105 million cubic metres ⓘ |
| reservoirName | Lago di Vogorno NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reservoirSurfaceArea | 1.68 square kilometres ⓘ |
| stuntPerformedBy | Wayne Michaels NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stuntType | bungee jump from dam crest ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| turbineType | Francis turbine ⓘ |
| watercourse | Verzasca River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Verzasca Dam Description of subject: Verzasca Dam is a dramatic concrete arch dam in southern Switzerland, famed for its striking alpine setting and as a popular site for bungee jumping, including a famous stunt in the James Bond film "GoldenEye."
Referenced by (1)
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