Paraná River
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The Paraná River is one of South America's longest and most important rivers, flowing through Brazil, Paraguay, and Argentina and serving as a key waterway for transport, hydroelectric power, and regional ecosystems.
All labels observed (9)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Paraná River canonical | 69 |
| Paraná River basin | 8 |
| Paraná | 3 |
| Paraná River (section) | 1 |
| Paraná River Basin | 1 |
| Paraná River system | 1 |
| Paraná River waterway | 1 |
| Paraná–Paraguay river system | 1 |
| Upper Paraná River | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T90251 — 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: Paraná River Context triple: [South America, hasMajorRiver, Paraná River]
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A.
Orinoco River
The Orinoco River is one of the longest and most important rivers in South America, flowing through Venezuela and Colombia and supporting vast tropical ecosystems and human settlements.
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B.
Amazon River
The Amazon River is one of the world's longest and largest rivers by discharge, flowing across northern South America through the Amazon rainforest and into the Atlantic Ocean.
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C.
Brazil Current
The Brazil Current is a warm western boundary ocean current that flows southward along the eastern coast of South America, influencing the climate and marine ecosystems of the southwestern Atlantic.
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D.
Guayas River
The Guayas River is a major waterway in western Ecuador that flows through the coastal lowlands and the city of Guayaquil before emptying into the Pacific Ocean.
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E.
Napo River
The Napo River is a major tributary of the Amazon River in northwestern South America, flowing from the Andes through Ecuador into Peru and supporting rich rainforest ecosystems and indigenous communities.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Paraná River Target entity description: The Paraná River is one of South America's longest and most important rivers, flowing through Brazil, Paraguay, and Argentina and serving as a key waterway for transport, hydroelectric power, and regional ecosystems.
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A.
Orinoco River
The Orinoco River is one of the longest and most important rivers in South America, flowing through Venezuela and Colombia and supporting vast tropical ecosystems and human settlements.
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B.
Amazon River
The Amazon River is one of the world's longest and largest rivers by discharge, flowing across northern South America through the Amazon rainforest and into the Atlantic Ocean.
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C.
Brazil Current
The Brazil Current is a warm western boundary ocean current that flows southward along the eastern coast of South America, influencing the climate and marine ecosystems of the southwestern Atlantic.
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D.
Guayas River
The Guayas River is a major waterway in western Ecuador that flows through the coastal lowlands and the city of Guayaquil before emptying into the Pacific Ocean.
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E.
Napo River
The Napo River is a major tributary of the Amazon River in northwestern South America, flowing from the Andes through Ecuador into Peru and supporting rich rainforest ecosystems and indigenous communities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
river
ⓘ
transboundary river ⓘ |
| basinArea | approximately 2.6 million square kilometers ⓘ |
| borderFunction |
forms part of the border between Brazil and Paraguay
ⓘ
forms part of the border between Paraguay and Argentina ⓘ forms part of the border between Paraguay and Brazil ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| country |
Argentina
ⓘ
Brazil ⓘ Paraguay ⓘ |
| delta | Paraná Delta ⓘ |
| deltaLocation | northeastern Buenos Aires Province ⓘ |
| deltaType | alluvial delta ⓘ |
| dischargeRanking | one of the largest rivers by discharge in South America ⓘ |
| drainageBasinCountry |
Argentina
ⓘ
Bolivia ⓘ Brazil ⓘ Paraguay ⓘ Uruguay ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
critical habitat for migratory fish
ⓘ
supports diverse freshwater ecosystems ⓘ supports extensive wetlands ⓘ |
| economicUse |
fisheries
ⓘ
hydroelectric power generation ⓘ inland waterway transport ⓘ irrigation ⓘ navigation ⓘ |
| etymology | derived from Tupi-Guarani meaning "like the sea" or "great river" ⓘ |
| flowsInto | Río de la Plata ⓘ |
| hasDam |
Itaipu Dam
ⓘ
surface form:
Itaipu Binacional hydroelectric plant
Itaipu Dam ⓘ Yacyretá Dam ⓘ |
| hydropowerImportance | one of the world’s most important rivers for hydroelectric power ⓘ |
| length | approximately 4880 km ⓘ |
| lengthRanking |
one of the longest rivers in the world
ⓘ
second-longest river in South America ⓘ |
| majorTributary |
Iguazu River
ⓘ
Paraguay River ⓘ Pilcomayo River ⓘ Tietê River ⓘ Uruguay River ⓘ
surface form:
Uruguay River (via Río de la Plata system)
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| mouth |
Río de la Plata
ⓘ
surface form:
Río de la Plata estuary
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| nameLanguage |
Portuguese
ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ |
| navigability | navigable for large vessels along significant stretches ⓘ |
| partOf | La Plata Basin ⓘ |
| passesNear |
Asunción
ⓘ
Corrientes ⓘ Foz do Iguaçu ⓘ Posadas ⓘ Rosario ⓘ |
| sourceConfluence |
Paranaíba River
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Paranaíba River ⓘ
surface form:
Rio Grande (Brazil)
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| sourceRegion | southern Brazil ⓘ |
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Subject: Paraná River Description of subject: The Paraná River is one of South America's longest and most important rivers, flowing through Brazil, Paraguay, and Argentina and serving as a key waterway for transport, hydroelectric power, and regional ecosystems.
Referenced by (86)
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