Ofanto
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The Ofanto is a major river in southern Italy that flows through the regions of Campania, Basilicata, and Apulia before emptying into the Adriatic Sea.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ofanto canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9584608 — 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: Ofanto Context triple: [Province of Avellino, hasRiver, Ofanto]
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A.
Afantou
Afantou is a village and seaside resort on the island of Rhodes in Greece, known for its long beach and traditional character.
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B.
Entemena
Entemena was an early dynastic Sumerian ruler of the city-state of Lagash, known for consolidating its power and commissioning some of the earliest known royal inscriptions.
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C.
Antu
Antu is one of the four 8.2-meter Unit Telescopes of the Very Large Telescope array operated by the European Southern Observatory at Paranal in Chile.
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D.
Antu
Antu is a Mesopotamian sky and mother goddess, best known as the consort of the supreme god Anu in ancient Sumerian and Akkadian religion.
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E.
Fainall
Fainall is a central, scheming antagonist in William Congreve’s Restoration comedy "The Way of the World," known for his manipulative and duplicitous nature.
- 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: Ofanto Target entity description: The Ofanto is a major river in southern Italy that flows through the regions of Campania, Basilicata, and Apulia before emptying into the Adriatic Sea.
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A.
Afantou
Afantou is a village and seaside resort on the island of Rhodes in Greece, known for its long beach and traditional character.
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B.
Entemena
Entemena was an early dynastic Sumerian ruler of the city-state of Lagash, known for consolidating its power and commissioning some of the earliest known royal inscriptions.
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C.
Antu
Antu is one of the four 8.2-meter Unit Telescopes of the Very Large Telescope array operated by the European Southern Observatory at Paranal in Chile.
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D.
Antu
Antu is a Mesopotamian sky and mother goddess, best known as the consort of the supreme god Anu in ancient Sumerian and Akkadian religion.
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E.
Fainall
Fainall is a central, scheming antagonist in William Congreve’s Restoration comedy "The Way of the World," known for his manipulative and duplicitous nature.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | river ⓘ |
| basinArea | about 2780 km² ⓘ |
| basinCountry | Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| crossesProvince |
Province of Avellino
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Province of Barletta-Andria-Trani NERFINISHED ⓘ Province of Foggia NERFINISHED ⓘ Province of Potenza NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| drainageBasin | southern Apennines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowsDirection | generally eastward ⓘ |
| flowsInto | Adriatic Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowsThroughRegion |
Apulia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Basilicata NERFINISHED ⓘ Campania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBridge | Roman bridge of Canosa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEstuaryType | delta-less mouth ⓘ |
| hasLocalName | Fiume Ofanto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalName |
Aufidus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Αὔφιδος NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalNameLanguage |
Ancient Greek
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ |
| languageOfLocalName | Italian ⓘ |
| length | 134 km ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Southern Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnContinent | Europe ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | works of Horace ⓘ |
| mouth | Adriatic Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mouthLocation |
Province of Barletta-Andria-Trani
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
near Barletta ⓘ |
| nearbyCity |
Barletta
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Canosa di Puglia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyTown |
Melfi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Venosa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Apulia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Basilicata NERFINISHED ⓘ Campania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| riverSystem | Adriatic Sea basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceLocation |
Monti Picentini
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
near Nusco ⓘ |
| sourceMountainRange | Apennines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceRegion |
Campania
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Irpinia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tributary |
Atella
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Locone NERFINISHED ⓘ Ofantello NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| watercourseType | perennial river ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ofanto Description of subject: The Ofanto is a major river in southern Italy that flows through the regions of Campania, Basilicata, and Apulia before emptying into the Adriatic Sea.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.