Amazonia
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Amazonia is a large Precambrian cratonic block that forms the geological core of much of northern South America, including a significant portion of the Amazon Basin.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Amazonia canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1966402 — 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: Amazonia Context triple: [Nuna, containsCraton, Amazonia]
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Amazonia
Amazonia is an immersive exhibit at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo that recreates the biodiversity and environment of the Amazon rainforest, featuring its distinctive plants, animals, and aquatic life.
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Amazon Basin
The Amazon Basin is the vast tropical drainage region of the Amazon River in South America, encompassing the world’s largest rainforest and one of the most biodiverse ecosystems on Earth.
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Guianas
The Guianas is a region on the northeastern coast of South America comprising Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, and sometimes adjacent areas, known for its dense rainforests and cultural diversity.
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South America
South America is a vast, predominantly Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking continent in the Western Hemisphere known for the Amazon rainforest, Andes Mountains, and rich cultural and ecological diversity.
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Mata Atlântica
Mata Atlântica is Brazil’s Atlantic Forest biome, a highly diverse and endangered tropical rainforest that once stretched along much of the country’s eastern coast.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Amazonia Target entity description: Amazonia is a large Precambrian cratonic block that forms the geological core of much of northern South America, including a significant portion of the Amazon Basin.
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A.
Amazonia
Amazonia is an immersive exhibit at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo that recreates the biodiversity and environment of the Amazon rainforest, featuring its distinctive plants, animals, and aquatic life.
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B.
Amazon Basin
The Amazon Basin is the vast tropical drainage region of the Amazon River in South America, encompassing the world’s largest rainforest and one of the most biodiverse ecosystems on Earth.
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C.
Guianas
The Guianas is a region on the northeastern coast of South America comprising Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, and sometimes adjacent areas, known for its dense rainforests and cultural diversity.
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D.
South America
South America is a vast, predominantly Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking continent in the Western Hemisphere known for the Amazon rainforest, Andes Mountains, and rich cultural and ecological diversity.
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E.
Mata Atlântica
Mata Atlântica is Brazil’s Atlantic Forest biome, a highly diverse and endangered tropical rainforest that once stretched along much of the country’s eastern coast.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Precambrian cratonic block
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craton ⓘ geological province ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Amazonian craton
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surface form:
Amazonia craton
Amazonian craton ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Guaporé Shield
ⓘ
Rio de la Plata Craton ⓘ
surface form:
Río de la Plata craton
São Francisco craton ⓘ |
| composedOf |
highly metamorphosed igneous rocks
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highly metamorphosed sedimentary rocks ⓘ |
| contains |
Archean basement rocks
ⓘ
Proterozoic basement rocks ⓘ |
| coveredBy | Amazon rainforest in many areas ⓘ |
| experienced | multiple Precambrian orogenic events ⓘ |
| exposedIn |
Brazilian Highlands
ⓘ
surface form:
Brazilian Shield
Guiana Shield ⓘ |
| formedBefore | Phanerozoic orogenic belts of South America ⓘ |
| forms |
geological core of a significant portion of the Amazon Basin
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geological core of much of northern South America ⓘ |
| formsCoreOf |
Amazon Basin
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northern South America ⓘ |
| geologicalAge |
Precambrian Supereon
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surface form:
Precambrian
|
| hasLithology |
gneisses
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granitoid rocks ⓘ greenstone belts ⓘ |
| hasResearchField | Precambrian geology ⓘ |
| hasRoleIn | stabilization of northern South America ⓘ |
| hasSignificance |
controls basement structure beneath northern South America
ⓘ
key to reconstruction of Precambrian supercontinents ⓘ |
| hasTectonicHistory |
involvement in assembly of supercontinent Gondwana
ⓘ
involvement in assembly of supercontinent Rodinia ⓘ |
| is | one of the major cratons of South America ⓘ |
| locatedIn | South America ⓘ |
| overlainBy | Phanerozoic sedimentary cover ⓘ |
| partOf | South American Plate ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Congo Craton
ⓘ
surface form:
Congo craton
West African Craton ⓘ
surface form:
West African craton
|
| studiedUsing |
geochronology
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isotope geochemistry ⓘ paleomagnetism ⓘ |
| underlies | large parts of the Amazon Basin ⓘ |
| underliesCountries |
Bolivia
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Brazil ⓘ Colombia ⓘ French Guiana ⓘ British Guiana ⓘ
surface form:
Guyana
Suriname ⓘ Venezuela ⓘ |
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Subject: Amazonia Description of subject: Amazonia is a large Precambrian cratonic block that forms the geological core of much of northern South America, including a significant portion of the Amazon Basin.
Referenced by (6)
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