Triple
T6538038
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Richtersveld National Park |
E168213
|
entity |
| Predicate | nearestCountryBorder |
P7310
|
FINISHED |
| Object | South Africa–Namibia border |
E280261
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (3 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: South Africa–Namibia border | Statement: [Richtersveld National Park, nearestCountryBorder, South Africa–Namibia border]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: South Africa–Namibia border Context triple: [Richtersveld National Park, nearestCountryBorder, South Africa–Namibia border]
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A.
South Africa–Namibia border
chosen
The South Africa–Namibia border is an international boundary in southern Africa that largely follows the course of the Orange River, separating Namibia to the north from South Africa to the south.
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B.
South Africa–Lesotho border
The South Africa–Lesotho border is the international boundary separating the enclaved mountain kingdom of Lesotho from the surrounding Republic of South Africa, running largely along the high peaks of the Drakensberg and Maloti ranges.
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C.
Zimbabwe–South Africa border
The Zimbabwe–South Africa border is an international boundary in southern Africa separating Zimbabwe from South Africa, commonly crossed at the busy Beitbridge border post.
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D.
Natal-Transvaal border
The Natal-Transvaal border was the frontier between the British colony of Natal and the South African Republic (Transvaal), a strategically important boundary that saw significant military action during the Anglo-Boer conflicts.
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E.
Zimbabwe–Zambia border
The Zimbabwe–Zambia border is an international boundary in southern Africa that runs largely along the Zambezi River and includes the famous Victoria Falls.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: nearestCountryBorder Context triple: [Richtersveld National Park, nearestCountryBorder, South Africa–Namibia border]
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A.
borderingCountryNearby
Indicates that one country is geographically close to, but does not necessarily share a direct land border with, another country.
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B.
countryBorderProximity
Indicates that one country is geographically close to or directly bordering another country.
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C.
countryBordering
Indicates that one country shares a land or maritime boundary directly with another country.
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D.
countryClosestTo
chosen
Indicates the relationship where one country is geographically nearer to a given reference point or entity than any other country.
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E.
provinceBordering
Indicates that two provinces share a common boundary or border with each other.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (4 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69c68a51564081909e93aee0dbd9cca3 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 1:46 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c6ce07332481909a5a7964282eb776 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 6:35 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c6d5389fac8190bbad946de79d6086 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 7:06 p.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69c6acf3e3708190b052ec774e607cb7 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 4:14 p.m. |
Created at: March 27, 2026, 1:49 p.m.