Sun Kosi
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The Sun Kosi is a major Himalayan river in Nepal, renowned for its long white-water rafting expeditions and as a key tributary of the Kosi river system.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sun Kosi canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1351923 — 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: Sun Kosi Context triple: [Kosi, hasTributary, Sun Kosi]
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A.
Mandla
Mandla is a town and administrative district headquarters in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, known for its proximity to the Narmada River and nearby wildlife and forested areas.
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B.
Thabana Ntlenyana
Thabana Ntlenyana is the highest mountain in southern Africa, located in the Drakensberg range within Lesotho.
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C.
Bongi
Bongi is a neighborhood located in the city of Recife, in northeastern Brazil.
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D.
Madikizela
Madikizela is the maiden surname of South African anti-apartheid activist and politician Winnie Madikizela-Mandela.
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E.
Nomukhan
Nomukhan was a Mongol prince of the 13th century who played a role in the politics and military affairs of the early Yuan dynasty under his father Kublai Khan.
- 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: Sun Kosi Target entity description: The Sun Kosi is a major Himalayan river in Nepal, renowned for its long white-water rafting expeditions and as a key tributary of the Kosi river system.
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A.
Mandla
Mandla is a town and administrative district headquarters in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, known for its proximity to the Narmada River and nearby wildlife and forested areas.
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B.
Thabana Ntlenyana
Thabana Ntlenyana is the highest mountain in southern Africa, located in the Drakensberg range within Lesotho.
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C.
Bongi
Bongi is a neighborhood located in the city of Recife, in northeastern Brazil.
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D.
Madikizela
Madikizela is the maiden surname of South African anti-apartheid activist and politician Winnie Madikizela-Mandela.
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E.
Nomukhan
Nomukhan was a Mongol prince of the 13th century who played a role in the politics and military affairs of the early Yuan dynasty under his father Kublai Khan.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
river
ⓘ
white-water river ⓘ |
| approximateLength | 270 km ⓘ |
| basinCountry |
China
ⓘ
Nepal ⓘ |
| confluenceWith |
Indrawati River
ⓘ
Likhu Khola ⓘ Tamakoshi River ⓘ |
| country | Nepal ⓘ |
| drainageBasinFeature | Himalayan catchment ⓘ |
| flowsDirection | generally west to east ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Dolakha District
ⓘ
Ramechhap District ⓘ Saptari District ⓘ Sindhuli District ⓘ Sindhupalchok District ⓘ Udayapur District ⓘ |
| forms | Sapt Koshi at confluence with Arun and Tamur ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
adventure tourism
ⓘ
commercial rafting ⓘ |
| hasHydropowerPotential | yes ⓘ |
| hasRaftingDifficulty |
Class III
ⓘ
Class IV ⓘ |
| knownFor |
kayaking
ⓘ
long white-water rafting expeditions ⓘ multi-day rafting trips ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Nepali ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Himalayas ⓘ |
| majorUse |
fishing
ⓘ
irrigation ⓘ transport for local communities ⓘ |
| mouthLocation |
confluence with Arun and Tamur rivers
ⓘ
near Tribenighat, Nepal ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | River of gold ⓘ |
| partOf |
Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna river system
ⓘ
surface form:
Ganges River basin
Kosi river system ⓘ |
| region |
eastern Nepal
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Nepal
|
| sourceLocation |
Nepal–China border
ⓘ
surface form:
Tibet–Nepal border region
|
| tributaryOf |
Kosi
ⓘ
surface form:
Kosi River
Koshi River ⓘ
surface form:
Sapt Koshi
|
| upstreamNameVariant |
Bhote Koshi River
ⓘ
surface form:
Bhote Kosi
|
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sun Kosi Description of subject: The Sun Kosi is a major Himalayan river in Nepal, renowned for its long white-water rafting expeditions and as a key tributary of the Kosi river system.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.