Lake Baikal basin
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The Lake Baikal basin is the extensive watershed region in Siberia that drains into Lake Baikal, the world’s deepest and oldest freshwater lake.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lake Baikal basin canonical | 5 |
| Lake Baikal watershed | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18473949 — 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: Lake Baikal basin Context triple: [Tyya River, partOf, Lake Baikal basin]
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A.
Lena basin
The Lena basin is a vast Siberian drainage area encompassing the watershed of the Lena River, one of the longest rivers in the world, which flows northward into the Arctic Ocean.
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B.
Kolyma River basin
The Kolyma River basin is a vast, sparsely populated watershed in northeastern Siberia that drains into the Arctic Ocean and is known for its extreme cold, permafrost landscapes, and historical association with Soviet-era labor camps.
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C.
Makarov Basin
Makarov Basin is a deep, remote oceanic basin in the Arctic Ocean, situated between major underwater ridges and adjacent basins such as the Amundsen Basin.
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D.
West Siberian drainage basin
The West Siberian drainage basin is a vast hydrological region in western Siberia that collects and channels river systems toward the Arctic Ocean, including major rivers such as the Ob and its tributaries.
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E.
Eurasian Basin
The Eurasian Basin is the eastern, deeper of the two major basins of the Arctic Ocean, lying between the Eurasian continental margin and the Lomonosov Ridge.
- 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: Lake Baikal basin Target entity description: The Lake Baikal basin is the extensive watershed region in Siberia that drains into Lake Baikal, the world’s deepest and oldest freshwater lake.
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A.
Lena basin
The Lena basin is a vast Siberian drainage area encompassing the watershed of the Lena River, one of the longest rivers in the world, which flows northward into the Arctic Ocean.
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B.
Kolyma River basin
The Kolyma River basin is a vast, sparsely populated watershed in northeastern Siberia that drains into the Arctic Ocean and is known for its extreme cold, permafrost landscapes, and historical association with Soviet-era labor camps.
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C.
Makarov Basin
Makarov Basin is a deep, remote oceanic basin in the Arctic Ocean, situated between major underwater ridges and adjacent basins such as the Amundsen Basin.
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D.
West Siberian drainage basin
The West Siberian drainage basin is a vast hydrological region in western Siberia that collects and channels river systems toward the Arctic Ocean, including major rivers such as the Ob and its tributaries.
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E.
Eurasian Basin
The Eurasian Basin is the eastern, deeper of the two major basins of the Arctic Ocean, lying between the Eurasian continental margin and the Lomonosov Ridge.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.