Saloum River
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The Saloum River is a major waterway in western Senegal that flows into the Atlantic Ocean, forming an extensive delta and mangrove ecosystem important for biodiversity and local livelihoods.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Saloum River canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14432400 — 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: Saloum River Context triple: [Saloum, namedAfter, Saloum River]
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A.
Casamance River
The Casamance River is a major waterway in southern Senegal that flows westward through the Casamance region into the Atlantic Ocean, supporting local agriculture, fishing, and transport.
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B.
Saloum
Saloum was a precolonial West African kingdom in present-day Senegal that succeeded the Wolof Empire and became one of the major Serer-led states in the region.
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C.
Senegal River
The Senegal River is a major West African waterway that flows through Guinea, Mali, Mauritania, and Senegal before emptying into the Atlantic Ocean, serving as an important source of irrigation, transport, and hydroelectric power.
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D.
Mékrou River
The Mékrou River is a West African waterway that flows through Benin, Burkina Faso, and Niger, helping form part of the borders between these countries and contributing significantly to the Niger River basin.
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E.
Bagoé River
The Bagoé River is a significant West African waterway that flows through parts of Mali and Côte d'Ivoire before joining larger river systems in the Niger Basin.
- 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: Saloum River Target entity description: The Saloum River is a major waterway in western Senegal that flows into the Atlantic Ocean, forming an extensive delta and mangrove ecosystem important for biodiversity and local livelihoods.
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A.
Casamance River
The Casamance River is a major waterway in southern Senegal that flows westward through the Casamance region into the Atlantic Ocean, supporting local agriculture, fishing, and transport.
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B.
Saloum
Saloum was a precolonial West African kingdom in present-day Senegal that succeeded the Wolof Empire and became one of the major Serer-led states in the region.
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C.
Senegal River
The Senegal River is a major West African waterway that flows through Guinea, Mali, Mauritania, and Senegal before emptying into the Atlantic Ocean, serving as an important source of irrigation, transport, and hydroelectric power.
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D.
Mékrou River
The Mékrou River is a West African waterway that flows through Benin, Burkina Faso, and Niger, helping form part of the borders between these countries and contributing significantly to the Niger River basin.
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E.
Bagoé River
The Bagoé River is a significant West African waterway that flows through parts of Mali and Côte d'Ivoire before joining larger river systems in the Niger Basin.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.