Great Basin–Columbia Plateau transition zone
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The Great Basin–Columbia Plateau transition zone is a physiographic region in the western United States where the arid Great Basin gradually gives way to the volcanic plateaus and river systems of the Columbia Plateau.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Great Basin–Columbia Plateau transition zone canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13628805 — 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: Great Basin–Columbia Plateau transition zone Context triple: [Malheur River, locatedIn, Great Basin–Columbia Plateau transition zone]
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Great Basin–Southwest transition zone
The Great Basin–Southwest transition zone is a culturally and ecologically diverse border region between the Great Basin and American Southwest, characterized by overlapping Indigenous territories, mixed desert and plateau landscapes, and hybrid cultural traditions.
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Great Basin–Pacific watershed divide region
The Great Basin–Pacific watershed divide region is a hydrological boundary area in the western United States where drainage basins separate between internally draining Great Basin watersheds and those that flow outward to the Pacific Ocean.
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C.
Great Basin–Colorado River transition area
The Great Basin–Colorado River transition area is a geographic region where the ecosystems and cultural territories of the Great Basin and Colorado River Plateau overlap and blend.
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D.
Sierra Nevada–Great Basin transition zone
The Sierra Nevada–Great Basin transition zone is a geologic and ecological boundary region in eastern California and western Nevada where the high, granitic Sierra Nevada meets the arid, fault-block ranges and basins of the Great Basin.
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E.
Great Basin–Mojave transition zone
The Great Basin–Mojave transition zone is an ecologically and culturally significant desert region in the American Southwest where the Great Basin and Mojave deserts meet, characterized by mixed flora, fauna, and long-standing Indigenous presence.
- 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: Great Basin–Columbia Plateau transition zone Target entity description: The Great Basin–Columbia Plateau transition zone is a physiographic region in the western United States where the arid Great Basin gradually gives way to the volcanic plateaus and river systems of the Columbia Plateau.
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A.
Great Basin–Southwest transition zone
The Great Basin–Southwest transition zone is a culturally and ecologically diverse border region between the Great Basin and American Southwest, characterized by overlapping Indigenous territories, mixed desert and plateau landscapes, and hybrid cultural traditions.
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B.
Great Basin–Pacific watershed divide region
The Great Basin–Pacific watershed divide region is a hydrological boundary area in the western United States where drainage basins separate between internally draining Great Basin watersheds and those that flow outward to the Pacific Ocean.
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C.
Great Basin–Colorado River transition area
The Great Basin–Colorado River transition area is a geographic region where the ecosystems and cultural territories of the Great Basin and Colorado River Plateau overlap and blend.
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D.
Sierra Nevada–Great Basin transition zone
The Sierra Nevada–Great Basin transition zone is a geologic and ecological boundary region in eastern California and western Nevada where the high, granitic Sierra Nevada meets the arid, fault-block ranges and basins of the Great Basin.
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E.
Great Basin–Mojave transition zone
The Great Basin–Mojave transition zone is an ecologically and culturally significant desert region in the American Southwest where the Great Basin and Mojave deserts meet, characterized by mixed flora, fauna, and long-standing Indigenous presence.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.