The Smoke that Thunders
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The Smoke that Thunders is the traditional local name for Victoria Falls, one of the world’s largest and most spectacular waterfalls on the Zambezi River in southern Africa.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Smoke That Thunders | 2 |
| The Smoke that Thunders canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T396291 — 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: The Smoke that Thunders Context triple: [Victoria Falls, meaningOfLocalName, The Smoke that Thunders]
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A.
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C.
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The Light is a notable work by the rapper Common, showcasing his introspective lyricism and soulful, jazz-influenced hip-hop style.
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In the Shadow of Man
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E.
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- 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: The Smoke that Thunders Target entity description: The Smoke that Thunders is the traditional local name for Victoria Falls, one of the world’s largest and most spectacular waterfalls on the Zambezi River in southern Africa.
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A.
The Fire
The Fire is a Major League Soccer club based in Chicago, Illinois, known formally as Chicago Fire FC.
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B.
Firestorm
Firestorm is Apple’s high-performance ARM CPU core design used in the M1 chip to deliver fast, power-efficient processing.
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C.
The Light
The Light is a notable work by the rapper Common, showcasing his introspective lyricism and soulful, jazz-influenced hip-hop style.
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D.
In the Shadow of Man
In the Shadow of Man is Jane Goodall’s influential 1971 book that chronicles her pioneering field research on wild chimpanzees in Tanzania and helped transform our understanding of primate behavior and human evolution.
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E.
Beyond the Pale
Beyond the Pale is a popular stand-up comedy special by Jim Gaffigan, best known for its clean humor and iconic routines about food, laziness, and everyday life.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
natural wonder
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ waterfall ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Mosi-oa-Tunya
ⓘ
linked to:
Victoria Falls
Victoria Falls ⓘ |
| averageFlowRate | varies seasonally ⓘ |
| climateInfluence | creates rainforest-like microclimate on adjacent cliffs ⓘ |
| fallsInto | Batoka Gorge ⓘ |
| firstEuropeanRecordedBy | David Livingstone ⓘ |
| firstEuropeanVisitYear | 1855 ⓘ |
| formsBorderBetween |
Zambia
ⓘ
Zimbabwe ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Devil’s Pool
ⓘ
Victoria Falls Bridge nearby ⓘ spray that creates frequent rainbows ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfMainSections | five ⓘ |
| knownFor |
large continuous sheet of falling water
ⓘ
spray visible from many kilometres away ⓘ thundering sound of falling water ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry |
Zambia
ⓘ
Zimbabwe ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion |
southern Africa
ⓘ
linked to:
Southern Africa
|
| locatedOnRiver | Zambezi River ⓘ |
| lowFlowSeason | around October to November ⓘ |
| mainSection |
Devil’s Cataract
ⓘ
linked to:
Devil's Cataract
Eastern Cataract ⓘ
linked to:
Devil's Cataract
Horseshoe Falls ⓘ Main Falls ⓘ Rainbow Falls ⓘ |
| majorTourismActivity |
bungee jumping from Victoria Falls Bridge
ⓘ
helicopter and microlight flights ⓘ sightseeing ⓘ white-water rafting on the Zambezi River ⓘ |
| maximumHeight | approximately 108 metres ⓘ |
| maximumWidth | approximately 1,708 metres ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | “The Smoke that Thunders” is an English rendering of the local name “Mosi-oa-Tunya” ⓘ |
| nearCity |
Livingstone
ⓘ
Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe ⓘ
linked to:
Victoria Falls
|
| partOf |
Zambezi River system
ⓘ
linked to:
Zambezi River
|
| peakFlowSeason | around March to May ⓘ |
| protectedBy |
Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park
ⓘ
Victoria Falls National Park ⓘ |
| rankedAmong | largest waterfalls in the world by combined width and height ⓘ |
| regionLanguageName | “Mosi-oa-Tunya” in the Lozi language ⓘ |
| tourismImportance |
major source of tourism revenue for Zambia
ⓘ
major source of tourism revenue for Zimbabwe ⓘ |
| typeOfWaterfall | curtain waterfall ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSite | true ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteName |
Mosi-oa-Tunya / Victoria Falls
ⓘ
linked to:
Victoria Falls
|
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince | 1989 ⓘ |
| viewedFrom |
Zambian side viewpoints
ⓘ
Zimbabwean side viewpoints ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Smoke that Thunders Description of subject: The Smoke that Thunders is the traditional local name for Victoria Falls, one of the world’s largest and most spectacular waterfalls on the Zambezi River in southern Africa.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: The Smoke that Thunders
subject linked to:
“Mosi-oa-Tunya” in the Lozi language
linked to: The Smoke that Thunders