Yangtze River
E13303
The Yangtze River is the longest river in Asia and a crucial waterway in China, supporting major cities, transportation, agriculture, and hydroelectric power.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T83569 — 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.
Target entity: Yangtze River Context triple: [Wuhan, locatedOnRiver, Yangtze River]
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Brahmaputra
The Brahmaputra is a major transboundary river in South Asia that flows through Tibet, India, and Bangladesh, playing a crucial role in the region’s ecology, agriculture, and culture.
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Nile
The Nile is a major north-flowing river in northeastern Africa, widely regarded as one of the longest rivers in the world and a crucial lifeline for the civilizations that have flourished along its banks.
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Rhône River
The Rhône River is a major European waterway that flows from the Swiss Alps through Lake Geneva into southeastern France, ultimately emptying into the Mediterranean Sea.
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Choapa River
The Choapa River is a significant watercourse in north-central Chile that flows through the Coquimbo Region toward the Pacific Ocean, supporting local agriculture and settlements along its basin.
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Tigris
The Tigris is a major river in Western Asia that, together with the Euphrates, forms the historical Mesopotamian heartland and flows through modern-day Turkey, Syria, and Iraq.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Yangtze River Target entity description: The Yangtze River is the longest river in Asia and a crucial waterway in China, supporting major cities, transportation, agriculture, and hydroelectric power.
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A.
Brahmaputra
The Brahmaputra is a major transboundary river in South Asia that flows through Tibet, India, and Bangladesh, playing a crucial role in the region’s ecology, agriculture, and culture.
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B.
Nile
The Nile is a major north-flowing river in northeastern Africa, widely regarded as one of the longest rivers in the world and a crucial lifeline for the civilizations that have flourished along its banks.
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C.
Rhône River
The Rhône River is a major European waterway that flows from the Swiss Alps through Lake Geneva into southeastern France, ultimately emptying into the Mediterranean Sea.
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D.
Choapa River
The Choapa River is a significant watercourse in north-central Chile that flows through the Coquimbo Region toward the Pacific Ocean, supporting local agriculture and settlements along its basin.
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E.
Tigris
The Tigris is a major river in Western Asia that, together with the Euphrates, forms the historical Mesopotamian heartland and flows through modern-day Turkey, Syria, and Iraq.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (61)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical feature
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river ⓘ waterway ⓘ |
| associatedProtectedArea | Three Gorges Reservoir Region ⓘ |
| basinArea | about 1.8 million square kilometers ⓘ |
| basinCountry | China ⓘ |
| climateZones | from alpine to subtropical ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | important in Chinese history and culture ⓘ |
| deltaLocation | eastern China ⓘ |
| ecologicalIssue |
habitat loss
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overfishing ⓘ pollution ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole | habitat for diverse freshwater species ⓘ |
| economicRole |
major transportation corridor in China
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supports intensive agriculture in its basin ⓘ supports major industrial regions ⓘ |
| flowsDirection | generally west-to-east ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Anhui
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Chongqing ⓘ Hubei Province ⓘ
surface form:
Hubei
Hunan Province ⓘ
surface form:
Hunan
Jiangsu ⓘ Jiangxi Province ⓘ
surface form:
Jiangxi
Qinghai ⓘ Shanghai ⓘ Sichuan Province ⓘ
surface form:
Sichuan
Tibet Autonomous Region ⓘ Yunnan Province ⓘ
surface form:
Yunnan
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| formerNotableSpecies | Yangtze river dolphin (baiji) ⓘ |
| hasDelta | Yangtze River Delta ⓘ |
| hydroelectricProject |
Gezhouba Dam
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Three Gorges Dam ⓘ |
| hydroelectricRole | major source of hydroelectric power in China ⓘ |
| length |
about 3916 miles
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about 6300 kilometers ⓘ |
| localName |
Yangtze River
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Chang Jiang
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| localNameLanguage | Chinese ⓘ |
| majorTributary |
Han River
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Jialing River ⓘ Min River ⓘ Wu River ⓘ Yalong River ⓘ |
| mouth | East China Sea ⓘ |
| mouthLocation | Shanghai ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | Long River ⓘ |
| navigationRole |
important inland waterway for freight transport
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supports passenger transport ⓘ |
| notableSpecies | Yangtze finless porpoise ⓘ |
| passesThroughCity |
Chongqing
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Nanjing ⓘ Shanghai ⓘ Wuhan ⓘ |
| rankByLength |
longest river in Asia
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third-longest river in the world ⓘ |
| relatedRegion | Yangtze River Economic Belt ⓘ |
| sourceCountry | China ⓘ |
| sourceLocation | Tanggula Mountains ⓘ |
| sourceRegion |
Tibetan Plateau
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surface form:
Qinghai-Tibet Plateau
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| supportsCityCluster |
Yangtze River Delta
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surface form:
Yangtze River Delta urban agglomeration
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Subject: Yangtze River Description of subject: The Yangtze River is the longest river in Asia and a crucial waterway in China, supporting major cities, transportation, agriculture, and hydroelectric power.
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