Col du Midi
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Col du Midi is a high-altitude glacial pass in the Mont Blanc massif of the French Alps, serving as a key access point for mountaineering and ski touring routes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Col du Midi canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5512796 — 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: Col du Midi Context triple: [Refuge des Cosmiques via Col du Midi, passesThrough, Col du Midi]
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A.
Col du Soulor
Col du Soulor is a high mountain pass in the French Pyrenees popular with cyclists and tourists for its scenic alpine landscapes and frequent inclusion in the Tour de France.
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B.
Col du Pourtalet
Col du Pourtalet is a high mountain pass in the central Pyrenees that forms part of the border between France and Spain and serves as a key road link between the Ossau Valley and the Tena Valley.
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C.
Col du Dôme
Col du Dôme is a high mountain pass in the Mont Blanc massif of the French Alps, situated between major glaciated summits and commonly traversed on classic alpine climbing routes.
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D.
Col du Bonhomme
Col du Bonhomme is a mountain pass in the Vosges range of northeastern France, historically significant as a strategic crossing point between Alsace and Lorraine.
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E.
Col de Bussang
Col de Bussang is a mountain pass in northeastern France that crosses the Vosges range and serves as an important route between Alsace and Lorraine.
- 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: Col du Midi Target entity description: Col du Midi is a high-altitude glacial pass in the Mont Blanc massif of the French Alps, serving as a key access point for mountaineering and ski touring routes.
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A.
Col du Soulor
Col du Soulor is a high mountain pass in the French Pyrenees popular with cyclists and tourists for its scenic alpine landscapes and frequent inclusion in the Tour de France.
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B.
Col du Pourtalet
Col du Pourtalet is a high mountain pass in the central Pyrenees that forms part of the border between France and Spain and serves as a key road link between the Ossau Valley and the Tena Valley.
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C.
Col du Dôme
Col du Dôme is a high mountain pass in the Mont Blanc massif of the French Alps, situated between major glaciated summits and commonly traversed on classic alpine climbing routes.
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D.
Col du Bonhomme
Col du Bonhomme is a mountain pass in the Vosges range of northeastern France, historically significant as a strategic crossing point between Alsace and Lorraine.
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E.
Col de Bussang
Col de Bussang is a mountain pass in northeastern France that crosses the Vosges range and serves as an important route between Alsace and Lorraine.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical feature
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glacial pass ⓘ mountain pass ⓘ |
| accessedBy |
Aiguille du Midi cable car
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linked to:
Aiguille du Midi cable car line
|
| accessPointFor |
Cosmiques Hut
ⓘ
Refuge des Cosmiques ⓘ |
| category |
Mountain passes of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
ⓘ
Mountain passes of the Alps ⓘ |
| climate | alpine ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| elevation |
approximately 11600 feet
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approximately 3535 metres ⓘ |
| feature |
crevassed glacier terrain
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large snow plateau ⓘ |
| hazard |
altitude sickness risk
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avalanche risk ⓘ crevasses ⓘ seracs ⓘ |
| languageOfToponym | French ⓘ |
| locatedAbove |
Chamonix Valley
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linked to:
Chamonix
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| locatedIn |
France
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French Alps ⓘ Mont Blanc massif ⓘ |
| mountainRange | Alps ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | Pass of the South (or Midday) in French usage ⓘ |
| near |
Aiguille du Midi
ⓘ
Mont Blanc du Tacul ⓘ Vallée Blanche ⓘ
linked to:
Vallée Blanche glacier
|
| partOf | Mont Blanc massif glacial system ⓘ |
| popularWith |
alpinists
ⓘ
high-mountain guides ⓘ ski mountaineers ⓘ |
| region | Haute-Savoie ⓘ |
| requires |
avalanche awareness
ⓘ
crevasse rescue skills ⓘ glacier travel equipment ⓘ |
| season | used year-round for mountaineering ⓘ |
| startingPointFor |
Cosmiques Arête
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Mont Blanc du Tacul normal route ⓘ Pointe Lachenal routes ⓘ Three Monts route towards Mont Blanc ⓘ
linked to:
Voie Royale (Royal Route) to Mont Blanc
Tour Ronde routes ⓘ Triangle du Tacul ice climbs ⓘ Vallée Blanche ski descent ⓘ
linked to:
Vallée Blanche ski route
|
| surfaceType | glacier ⓘ |
| usedFor |
alpine climbing
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high-altitude camping ⓘ mountaineering ⓘ ski touring ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Col du Midi Description of subject: Col du Midi is a high-altitude glacial pass in the Mont Blanc massif of the French Alps, serving as a key access point for mountaineering and ski touring routes.
Referenced by (2)
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