Olympic Basin
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Olympic Basin is a man-made rowing and canoe/kayak racecourse in Montreal that hosted the rowing events for the 1976 Summer Olympics and continues to serve as a major flatwater sports venue.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Olympic Basin canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4296749 — 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: Olympic Basin Context triple: [Île Notre-Dame, hasFacility, Olympic Basin]
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A.
Bowers Basin
Bowers Basin is a deep oceanic basin in the Bering Sea region, lying adjacent to and partly enclosed by the submarine Bowers Ridge.
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B.
North Basin
North Basin is a prominent glacial cirque on Maine’s Mount Katahdin, known for its steep walls and rugged alpine terrain.
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C.
Alvord Basin
Alvord Basin is an arid endorheic basin in southeastern Oregon known for its expansive playa, surrounding mountain ranges, and striking high-desert landscape.
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D.
Wigger basin
The Wigger basin is a river drainage area in Switzerland that forms part of the larger Aare river catchment.
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E.
Palisade Basin
Palisade Basin is a high-elevation alpine basin in California’s Sierra Nevada, known for its rugged granite peaks, glacial lakes, and remote backcountry setting.
- 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: Olympic Basin Target entity description: Olympic Basin is a man-made rowing and canoe/kayak racecourse in Montreal that hosted the rowing events for the 1976 Summer Olympics and continues to serve as a major flatwater sports venue.
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A.
Bowers Basin
Bowers Basin is a deep oceanic basin in the Bering Sea region, lying adjacent to and partly enclosed by the submarine Bowers Ridge.
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B.
North Basin
North Basin is a prominent glacial cirque on Maine’s Mount Katahdin, known for its steep walls and rugged alpine terrain.
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C.
Alvord Basin
Alvord Basin is an arid endorheic basin in southeastern Oregon known for its expansive playa, surrounding mountain ranges, and striking high-desert landscape.
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D.
Wigger basin
The Wigger basin is a river drainage area in Switzerland that forms part of the larger Aare river catchment.
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E.
Palisade Basin
Palisade Basin is a high-elevation alpine basin in California’s Sierra Nevada, known for its rugged granite peaks, glacial lakes, and remote backcountry setting.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canoe sprint venue
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man-made basin ⓘ rowing venue ⓘ sports venue ⓘ |
| cityServed |
Montreal canoe and kayak clubs
ⓘ
Montreal rowing clubs ⓘ |
| constructedFor | 1976 Summer Olympics ⓘ |
| continuesToServeAs | major flatwater sports venue ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
administration building
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boat house ⓘ boat storage ⓘ changing rooms ⓘ docks ⓘ ergometer training area ⓘ finish tower ⓘ lighting ⓘ parking ⓘ spectator areas ⓘ timing system ⓘ training areas ⓘ warm-up lanes ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
aligned with international rowing standards
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buoyed lanes ⓘ photo-finish equipment ⓘ sheltered from strong currents ⓘ starting pontoons ⓘ |
| hasOwner |
City of Montreal
ⓘ
linked to:
Montreal
|
| hostedEvent |
canoe sprint training for the 1976 Summer Olympics
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rowing at the 1976 Summer Olympics ⓘ |
| laneLength | 2000 metres ⓘ |
| length |
2 kilometres
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2000 metres ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Montreal
ⓘ
Quebec ⓘ
linked to:
Quebec, Canada
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| locatedOn | Notre Dame Island ⓘ |
| numberOfLanes | 8 ⓘ |
| opened | 1976 ⓘ |
| partOf | Parc Jean-Drapeau ⓘ |
| seasonalUse | primarily summer ⓘ |
| usedBy |
elite athletes
ⓘ
recreational paddlers ⓘ |
| usedFor |
canoe sprint
ⓘ
dragon boat racing ⓘ kayak sprint ⓘ open water swimming training ⓘ rowing ⓘ triathlon training ⓘ |
| waterType | flatwater ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Olympic Basin Description of subject: Olympic Basin is a man-made rowing and canoe/kayak racecourse in Montreal that hosted the rowing events for the 1976 Summer Olympics and continues to serve as a major flatwater sports venue.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.