Elsinore Trough
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Elsinore Trough is a geological depression in Southern California that forms part of a major fault-related valley system associated with the Elsinore Fault Zone.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Elsinore Trough canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8339696 — 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: Elsinore Trough Context triple: [San Jacinto River, mouthLocation, Elsinore Trough]
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A.
Havre Trough
Havre Trough is a back-arc basin and seafloor spreading center located between the Kermadec volcanic arc and the Colville Ridge in the southwest Pacific.
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B.
Mariana Trough
The Mariana Trough is a back-arc basin in the western Pacific Ocean formed by seafloor spreading behind the Mariana subduction zone.
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C.
Sigsbee Deep
Sigsbee Deep is the deepest part of the Gulf of Mexico, known as an abyssal plain reaching depths of over 3,700 meters (about 12,100 feet).
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D.
Cayman Trough
The Cayman Trough is a deep undersea trench and tectonic plate boundary in the western Caribbean, known as the deepest point in the Caribbean Sea.
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E.
Lord Howe Trough
Lord Howe Trough is a deep submarine basin in the Tasman Sea, separating the Lord Howe Rise from the Australian mainland and forming part of the complex tectonic structure of the southwest Pacific Ocean floor.
- 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: Elsinore Trough Target entity description: Elsinore Trough is a geological depression in Southern California that forms part of a major fault-related valley system associated with the Elsinore Fault Zone.
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A.
Havre Trough
Havre Trough is a back-arc basin and seafloor spreading center located between the Kermadec volcanic arc and the Colville Ridge in the southwest Pacific.
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B.
Mariana Trough
The Mariana Trough is a back-arc basin in the western Pacific Ocean formed by seafloor spreading behind the Mariana subduction zone.
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C.
Sigsbee Deep
Sigsbee Deep is the deepest part of the Gulf of Mexico, known as an abyssal plain reaching depths of over 3,700 meters (about 12,100 feet).
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D.
Cayman Trough
The Cayman Trough is a deep undersea trench and tectonic plate boundary in the western Caribbean, known as the deepest point in the Caribbean Sea.
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E.
Lord Howe Trough
Lord Howe Trough is a deep submarine basin in the Tasman Sea, separating the Lord Howe Rise from the Australian mainland and forming part of the complex tectonic structure of the southwest Pacific Ocean floor.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geological depression
ⓘ
structural basin ⓘ tectonic valley ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Elsinore Fault
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
San Andreas Fault system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| boundedBy | Elsinore Fault Zone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| forms | part of a major fault-related valley system ⓘ |
| genesis | tectonic extension and strike-slip faulting ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | Cenozoic ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
fault-controlled topography
ⓘ
linear valley morphology ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Southern California ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Lake Elsinore region ⓘ |
| near | Inland Empire region of Southern California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orientation | northwest–southeast ⓘ |
| partOf |
Elsinore Fault Zone
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Peninsular Ranges tectonic province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| process |
crustal deformation
ⓘ
strike-slip faulting ⓘ subsidence ⓘ |
| relatedTo | regional seismicity in Southern California ⓘ |
| studiedInDiscipline |
geomorphology
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structural geology ⓘ tectonics ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | transform plate boundary region ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Elsinore Trough Description of subject: Elsinore Trough is a geological depression in Southern California that forms part of a major fault-related valley system associated with the Elsinore Fault Zone.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.