Paria River Canyon
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Paria River Canyon is a scenic, narrow desert gorge in southern Utah known for its colorful sandstone walls, slot canyons, and popular backpacking routes.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Paria Canyon | 3 |
| Paria Riffle area | 1 |
| Paria River Canyon canonical | 1 |
| Paria River Valley | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9209472 — 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: Paria River Canyon Context triple: [Kane County, Utah, containsLandform, Paria River Canyon]
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A.
Rugova Canyon
Rugova Canyon is a dramatic river gorge in western Kosovo known for its towering cliffs, scenic hiking routes, and outdoor adventure activities near the city of Peć.
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B.
Fish River Canyon
Fish River Canyon is a vast, dramatic gorge in southern Namibia renowned as one of the largest and most spectacular canyons in the world.
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C.
Havasu Canyon
Havasu Canyon is a remote, scenic side canyon of the Grand Canyon in Arizona, renowned for its turquoise waterfalls and as the homeland of the Havasupai people.
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D.
Zion Canyon
Zion Canyon is a dramatic, steep-walled sandstone gorge in southwestern Utah renowned for its towering red cliffs, scenic drives, and popular hiking trails like Angels Landing and The Narrows.
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E.
Verdon Gorge
Verdon Gorge is a spectacular limestone canyon in southeastern France, renowned for its turquoise river, dramatic cliffs, and popularity for hiking, climbing, and water sports.
- 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: Paria River Canyon Target entity description: Paria River Canyon is a scenic, narrow desert gorge in southern Utah known for its colorful sandstone walls, slot canyons, and popular backpacking routes.
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A.
Rugova Canyon
Rugova Canyon is a dramatic river gorge in western Kosovo known for its towering cliffs, scenic hiking routes, and outdoor adventure activities near the city of Peć.
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B.
Fish River Canyon
Fish River Canyon is a vast, dramatic gorge in southern Namibia renowned as one of the largest and most spectacular canyons in the world.
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C.
Havasu Canyon
Havasu Canyon is a remote, scenic side canyon of the Grand Canyon in Arizona, renowned for its turquoise waterfalls and as the homeland of the Havasupai people.
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D.
Zion Canyon
Zion Canyon is a dramatic, steep-walled sandstone gorge in southwestern Utah renowned for its towering red cliffs, scenic drives, and popular hiking trails like Angels Landing and The Narrows.
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E.
Verdon Gorge
Verdon Gorge is a spectacular limestone canyon in southeastern France, renowned for its turquoise river, dramatic cliffs, and popularity for hiking, climbing, and water sports.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canyon
ⓘ
geographical feature ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| flowsToward | Colorado River via Paria River ⓘ |
| formedBy | Paria River ⓘ |
| hasAccessPoint |
Lees Ferry
ⓘ
linked to:
Lee’s Ferry
White House Trailhead ⓘ Wire Pass Trailhead ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
colorful sandstone walls
ⓘ
desert gorge ⓘ narrow ⓘ scenic ⓘ slot canyons ⓘ |
| hasEnvironment | arid climate ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
confluences with slot canyons
ⓘ
deeply incised gorge ⓘ narrow sandstone walls ⓘ |
| hasGeology |
Kayenta Formation
ⓘ
Navajo Sandstone ⓘ |
| hasHazard | flash floods ⓘ |
| hasNearbyFeature |
Buckskin Gulch
ⓘ
Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument ⓘ
linked to:
Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument
The Wave ⓘ Vermilion Cliffs National Monument ⓘ |
| hasRecreationActivity |
backpacking
ⓘ
canyoneering ⓘ hiking ⓘ |
| hasRegulation |
group size limits
ⓘ
leave-no-trace practices required ⓘ |
| hasTrailType |
multi-day backpacking route
ⓘ
point-to-point route between White House and Lees Ferry ⓘ |
| isKnownFor |
colorful banded rock layers
ⓘ
remote desert scenery ⓘ |
| isManagedBy |
Bureau of Land Management
ⓘ
linked to:
U.S. Bureau of Land Management
U.S. Bureau of Land Management Arizona Strip District ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness ⓘ |
| isPopularFor |
photography
ⓘ
wilderness experience ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Colorado Plateau
ⓘ
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
Utah ⓘ southern Utah ⓘ |
| requires | backcountry permit for overnight trips ⓘ |
| state | Utah ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Paria River Canyon Description of subject: Paria River Canyon is a scenic, narrow desert gorge in southern Utah known for its colorful sandstone walls, slot canyons, and popular backpacking routes.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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