Lake Sunapee, New Hampshire

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glacial lake natural freshwater lake

Lake Sunapee, New Hampshire is a scenic glacial lake and popular recreational destination in western New Hampshire known for boating, fishing, and lakeside resorts.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Lake Sunapee	7
Lake Sunapee, New Hampshire canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1221385 — 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 Sunapee, New Hampshire
Context triple: [Josiah Whitney, placeOfDeath, Lake Sunapee, New Hampshire]

A. Lake Winnipesaukee
Lake Winnipesaukee is a large, scenic glacial lake in central New Hampshire known for its islands, recreational boating, and role as a popular summer vacation destination.
B. Sebasticook Lake
Sebasticook Lake is a freshwater lake in central Maine known for its recreational fishing, boating, and wildlife habitat near the town of Newport.
C. Raquette Pond
Raquette Pond is a scenic body of water in the Tupper Lake area of New York’s Adirondack region, popular for paddling, fishing, and lakeside recreation.
D. Madawaska Lake, Maine
Madawaska Lake, Maine is a small lakeside community in northern Aroostook County known for its rural setting and outdoor recreation opportunities.
E. White Pine Pond
White Pine Pond is a small natural pond located within the Blackwell Forest Preserve in DuPage County, Illinois, offering habitat for wildlife and opportunities for outdoor recreation.
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 Sunapee, New Hampshire
Target entity description: Lake Sunapee, New Hampshire is a scenic glacial lake and popular recreational destination in western New Hampshire known for boating, fishing, and lakeside resorts.

A. Lake Winnipesaukee
Lake Winnipesaukee is a large, scenic glacial lake in central New Hampshire known for its islands, recreational boating, and role as a popular summer vacation destination.
B. Sebasticook Lake
Sebasticook Lake is a freshwater lake in central Maine known for its recreational fishing, boating, and wildlife habitat near the town of Newport.
C. Raquette Pond
Raquette Pond is a scenic body of water in the Tupper Lake area of New York’s Adirondack region, popular for paddling, fishing, and lakeside recreation.
D. Madawaska Lake, Maine
Madawaska Lake, Maine is a small lakeside community in northern Aroostook County known for its rural setting and outdoor recreation opportunities.
E. White Pine Pond
White Pine Pond is a small natural pond located within the Blackwell Forest Preserve in DuPage County, Illinois, offering habitat for wildlife and opportunities for outdoor recreation.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	glacial lake ⓘ natural freshwater lake ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
drainageBasin	Connecticut River watershed ⓘ surface form: Connecticut River basin
elevationAboveSeaLevel	approximately 1,093 feet ⓘ approximately 333 meters ⓘ
formedBy	glacial activity ⓘ
hasIsland	Burnt Island ⓘ Emerald Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Great Island ⓘ Little Island ⓘ Loon Island ⓘ Minute Island ⓘ Rocky Point Island ⓘ Star Island ⓘ Treasure Island ⓘ
hasMarina	Sunapee Harbor marinas ⓘ
hasNearbyAttraction	Mount Sunapee Resort ⓘ
hasNearbyProtectedArea	Mount Sunapee ⓘ surface form: Mount Sunapee State Park
hasPublicAccess	public boat launches ⓘ
hasRegulation	boating speed limits ⓘ
hasResortArea	Sunapee Harbor ⓘ
inflows	Kidder Brook ⓘ North Branch Sugar River ⓘ
knownFor	clear water ⓘ lakeside resorts ⓘ scenic beauty ⓘ summer tourism ⓘ
length	approximately 10 miles ⓘ
locatedIn	New Hampshire ⓘ
locatedInCounty	Grafton County ⓘ surface form: Grafton County, New Hampshire Merrimack County, New Hampshire ⓘ Sullivan County, New Hampshire ⓘ
locatedInRegion	western New Hampshire ⓘ
locatedNearTown	New London, New Hampshire NERFINISHED ⓘ Newbury, New Hampshire ⓘ Sunapee, New Hampshire NERFINISHED ⓘ
maximumDepth	approximately 105 feet ⓘ
outflow	Sugar River ⓘ
partOf	Sunapee, New Hampshire ⓘ surface form: Lake Sunapee region
surfaceArea	approximately 16.4 square kilometers ⓘ approximately 4,155 acres ⓘ
usedFor	fishing ⓘ ice fishing ⓘ recreational boating ⓘ sailing ⓘ snowmobiling ⓘ swimming ⓘ waterskiing ⓘ
waterType	freshwater ⓘ

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