Meridional Plateau of the Paraná Basin
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The Meridional Plateau of the Paraná Basin is a highland region in southern Brazil characterized by extensive basaltic lava flows, dissected plateaus, and deep river valleys that form part of the broader Paraná Basin landscape.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Meridional Plateau of the Paraná Basin canonical | 1 |
| Southern Plateau of Brazil | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18639228 — 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: Meridional Plateau of the Paraná Basin Context triple: [Planalto Meridional, geomorphologicalUnit, Meridional Plateau of the Paraná Basin]
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A.
Guaporé Shield
The Guaporé Shield is an ancient geological craton in central South America, composed of some of the continent’s oldest rocks and forming part of the stable Precambrian core underlying the Amazon region.
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B.
Igara-Paraná River region
The Igara-Paraná River region is an area of the northwestern Amazon rainforest that forms part of the ancestral homeland of the Huitoto (Witoto) Indigenous people.
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C.
Paraná–Paraguay Basin
The Paraná–Paraguay Basin is a major South American river basin encompassing extensive freshwater ecosystems across parts of Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina, and neighboring countries.
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D.
La Plata Basin
The La Plata Basin is one of South America's largest river basins, encompassing parts of several countries and draining into the Río de la Plata estuary on the Atlantic coast.
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E.
Centro-Sul Paranaense
Centro-Sul Paranaense is a geographic region in the state of Paraná, Brazil, encompassing cities such as Guarapuava and characterized by its mixed agricultural and urban development.
- 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: Meridional Plateau of the Paraná Basin Target entity description: The Meridional Plateau of the Paraná Basin is a highland region in southern Brazil characterized by extensive basaltic lava flows, dissected plateaus, and deep river valleys that form part of the broader Paraná Basin landscape.
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A.
Guaporé Shield
The Guaporé Shield is an ancient geological craton in central South America, composed of some of the continent’s oldest rocks and forming part of the stable Precambrian core underlying the Amazon region.
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B.
Igara-Paraná River region
The Igara-Paraná River region is an area of the northwestern Amazon rainforest that forms part of the ancestral homeland of the Huitoto (Witoto) Indigenous people.
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C.
Paraná–Paraguay Basin
The Paraná–Paraguay Basin is a major South American river basin encompassing extensive freshwater ecosystems across parts of Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina, and neighboring countries.
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D.
La Plata Basin
The La Plata Basin is one of South America's largest river basins, encompassing parts of several countries and draining into the Río de la Plata estuary on the Atlantic coast.
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E.
Centro-Sul Paranaense
Centro-Sul Paranaense is a geographic region in the state of Paraná, Brazil, encompassing cities such as Guarapuava and characterized by its mixed agricultural and urban development.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Meridional Plateau of the Paraná Basin