Lochnagar Crater
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Lochnagar Crater is a massive World War I mine crater in the Somme region of France, created by a huge British underground explosion on the first day of the Battle of the Somme and now preserved as a memorial site.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lochnagar Crater canonical | 3 |
| Lochnagar Crater Foundation | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3504159 — 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: Lochnagar Crater Context triple: [Somme, containsFeature, Lochnagar Crater]
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A.
Jezero Crater
Jezero Crater is an ancient impact basin on Mars that once hosted a lake and river delta, making it a prime site for studying past habitability and searching for signs of ancient life.
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B.
Decorah crater
Decorah crater is a buried meteorite impact structure located beneath the city of Decorah in northeastern Iowa.
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C.
Gran Cratere
Gran Cratere is the main volcanic crater and prominent summit feature of the island of Vulcano in Italy’s Aeolian archipelago.
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D.
Sherman Crater
Sherman Crater is a prominent volcanic crater on the south side of Mount Baker in Washington State, known for its active fumaroles and role in monitoring the volcano’s geothermal and eruptive activity.
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E.
Tao-Rusyr Caldera
Tao-Rusyr Caldera is a large volcanic caldera and prominent geological feature located on Onekotan Island in Russia’s Kuril Island chain.
- 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: Lochnagar Crater Target entity description: Lochnagar Crater is a massive World War I mine crater in the Somme region of France, created by a huge British underground explosion on the first day of the Battle of the Somme and now preserved as a memorial site.
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A.
Jezero Crater
Jezero Crater is an ancient impact basin on Mars that once hosted a lake and river delta, making it a prime site for studying past habitability and searching for signs of ancient life.
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B.
Decorah crater
Decorah crater is a buried meteorite impact structure located beneath the city of Decorah in northeastern Iowa.
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C.
Gran Cratere
Gran Cratere is the main volcanic crater and prominent summit feature of the island of Vulcano in Italy’s Aeolian archipelago.
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D.
Sherman Crater
Sherman Crater is a prominent volcanic crater on the south side of Mount Baker in Washington State, known for its active fumaroles and role in monitoring the volcano’s geothermal and eruptive activity.
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E.
Tao-Rusyr Caldera
Tao-Rusyr Caldera is a large volcanic caldera and prominent geological feature located on Onekotan Island in Russia’s Kuril Island chain.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War I battlefield site
ⓘ
mine crater ⓘ war memorial ⓘ |
| battlefieldSector |
La Boisselle sector
ⓘ
linked to:
La Boisselle
|
| commemorates |
Allied soldiers of World War I
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British soldiers of World War I ⓘ victims of the Battle of the Somme ⓘ |
| coordinatesApprox | 50.015°N 2.713°E ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| createdBy | British Army ⓘ |
| createdDuring |
Battle of the Somme
ⓘ
World War I ⓘ |
| createdOn | 1916-07-01 ⓘ |
| depthApprox |
21 metres
ⓘ
70 feet ⓘ |
| diameterApprox |
300 feet
ⓘ
90 metres ⓘ |
| explosiveChargeMassApprox |
27,000 kilograms of ammonal
ⓘ
60,000 pounds of ammonal ⓘ |
| front | Western Front ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Battle of the Somme memorials
ⓘ
linked to:
Somme battlefields memorials
Craters in France ⓘ World War I memorials in France ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
information boards about the battle
ⓘ
memorial crosses and plaques ⓘ wooden walkway and viewing platforms ⓘ |
| languageOfSignage |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
France
ⓘ
Hauts-de-France ⓘ Somme department ⓘ
linked to:
Somme (department)
|
| memorialDayEvent | annual 1 July remembrance ceremony ⓘ |
| nameOrigin | Lochnagar Street trench ⓘ |
| near |
Albert, Somme
ⓘ
La Boisselle ⓘ |
| notableFor | being one of the largest man-made mine craters of World War I ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| operationType | underground mine explosion ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
Lochnagar Crater Foundation
ⓘ
linked to:
Lochnagar Crater
|
| partOf |
Somme battlefields
ⓘ
linked to:
Somme battlefields memorials
|
| preservedSinceApprox | 1970s ⓘ |
| region | Picardy ⓘ |
| status |
preserved
ⓘ
private memorial site ⓘ |
| tourismType | battlefield tourism site ⓘ |
| tunnelDugBy | British tunnelling companies ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lochnagar Crater Description of subject: Lochnagar Crater is a massive World War I mine crater in the Somme region of France, created by a huge British underground explosion on the first day of the Battle of the Somme and now preserved as a memorial site.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.