Ross River, Yukon
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Ross River, Yukon is a small remote community in Canada’s Yukon Territory, located near the confluence of the Pelly and Ross rivers and serving as a gateway to the territory’s central wilderness regions.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ross River area, Yukon | 1 |
| Ross River, Yukon canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12063647 — 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: Ross River, Yukon Context triple: [Pelly River, hasSettlementOnBank, Ross River, Yukon]
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A.
Coppermine River
The Coppermine River is a major river in northern Canada that flows through the Northwest Territories and Nunavut to the Arctic Ocean, historically significant as a route explored during early European expeditions into the Arctic.
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B.
Tahltan River
The Tahltan River is a remote river in northwestern British Columbia, Canada, that flows through traditional Tahltan First Nation territory before joining the Stikine River.
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C.
Kaskawulsh River
The Kaskawulsh River is a glacial river in the Yukon that drains the Kaskawulsh Glacier and flows through remote mountainous terrain before joining the Alsek River.
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D.
Taseko River
The Taseko River is a remote river in British Columbia, Canada, flowing through the Chilcotin region and known for its rugged wilderness and significance to local ecosystems and Indigenous communities.
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E.
Yoho River
The Yoho River is a glacially fed mountain river in southeastern British Columbia, Canada, flowing through the rugged landscapes and waterfalls of Yoho National Park before joining the Kicking Horse River.
- 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: Ross River, Yukon Target entity description: Ross River, Yukon is a small remote community in Canada’s Yukon Territory, located near the confluence of the Pelly and Ross rivers and serving as a gateway to the territory’s central wilderness regions.
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A.
Coppermine River
The Coppermine River is a major river in northern Canada that flows through the Northwest Territories and Nunavut to the Arctic Ocean, historically significant as a route explored during early European expeditions into the Arctic.
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B.
Tahltan River
The Tahltan River is a remote river in northwestern British Columbia, Canada, that flows through traditional Tahltan First Nation territory before joining the Stikine River.
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C.
Kaskawulsh River
The Kaskawulsh River is a glacial river in the Yukon that drains the Kaskawulsh Glacier and flows through remote mountainous terrain before joining the Alsek River.
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D.
Taseko River
The Taseko River is a remote river in British Columbia, Canada, flowing through the Chilcotin region and known for its rugged wilderness and significance to local ecosystems and Indigenous communities.
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E.
Yoho River
The Yoho River is a glacially fed mountain river in southeastern British Columbia, Canada, flowing through the rugged landscapes and waterfalls of Yoho National Park before joining the Kicking Horse River.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Ross River area, Yukon