Salar de Uyuni
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Salar de Uyuni is the world’s largest salt flat, a vast reflective expanse in southwest Bolivia renowned for its otherworldly landscapes and high-altitude scenery.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Salar de Uyuni canonical | 15 |
| Salar de Uyuni region (de facto conservation area) | 1 |
| Salar de Uyuni salt crust | 1 |
| Salar de Uyuni salt flat | 1 |
| Salar de Uyuni tourist circuit | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T188203 — 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: Salar de Uyuni Context triple: [Bolivia, hasMajorGeographicFeature, Salar de Uyuni]
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A.
Puna de Atacama
Puna de Atacama is a high-altitude plateau in the central Andes, spanning parts of northern Chile and northwestern Argentina, known for its arid climate, salt flats, and volcanic peaks.
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B.
Lake Titicaca
Lake Titicaca is a large, high-altitude freshwater lake in the Andes on the border of Peru and Bolivia, renowned as one of the world’s highest navigable lakes and a cradle of pre-Columbian civilizations.
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C.
Limarí Valley
Limarí Valley is a semi-arid wine-producing valley in northern Chile known for its cool coastal influence, limestone-rich soils, and high-quality Chardonnay and Pinot Noir.
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D.
Atacama Desert
The Atacama Desert is an extremely arid plateau in northern Chile, renowned as one of the driest places on Earth and a premier site for astronomical observatories.
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E.
Dead Sea
The Dead Sea is a hypersaline lake in the Jordan Rift Valley, renowned as one of the world's saltiest bodies of water and Earth's lowest land elevation point.
- 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: Salar de Uyuni Target entity description: Salar de Uyuni is the world’s largest salt flat, a vast reflective expanse in southwest Bolivia renowned for its otherworldly landscapes and high-altitude scenery.
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A.
Puna de Atacama
Puna de Atacama is a high-altitude plateau in the central Andes, spanning parts of northern Chile and northwestern Argentina, known for its arid climate, salt flats, and volcanic peaks.
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B.
Lake Titicaca
Lake Titicaca is a large, high-altitude freshwater lake in the Andes on the border of Peru and Bolivia, renowned as one of the world’s highest navigable lakes and a cradle of pre-Columbian civilizations.
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C.
Limarí Valley
Limarí Valley is a semi-arid wine-producing valley in northern Chile known for its cool coastal influence, limestone-rich soils, and high-quality Chardonnay and Pinot Noir.
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D.
Atacama Desert
The Atacama Desert is an extremely arid plateau in northern Chile, renowned as one of the driest places on Earth and a premier site for astronomical observatories.
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E.
Dead Sea
The Dead Sea is a hypersaline lake in the Jordan Rift Valley, renowned as one of the world's saltiest bodies of water and Earth's lowest land elevation point.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical feature
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salt flat ⓘ |
| approximateAge | formed from lakes that existed about 30,000 to 40,000 years ago ⓘ |
| area |
over 10,000 square kilometers
ⓘ
over 4,000 square miles ⓘ |
| bestVisitSeason |
dry season
ⓘ
rainy season for mirror effect ⓘ |
| climate | cold semi-arid ⓘ |
| contains |
large reserves of salt
ⓘ
significant lithium reserves ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| country | Bolivia ⓘ |
| economicImportance |
major tourist attraction in Bolivia
ⓘ
potential major source of lithium for batteries ⓘ |
| elevation |
about 11,975 feet above sea level
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about 3,650 meters above sea level ⓘ |
| formationType | evaporite deposit ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
cactus-covered islands
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islands of fossilized coral and rock ⓘ salt crust several meters thick ⓘ |
| hasPhenomenon |
extreme diurnal temperature variation
ⓘ
mirror effect after rainfall ⓘ |
| languageOfToponym | Spanish ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Potosí Department
ⓘ
Bolivia ⓘ
surface form:
southwest Bolivia
|
| nameMeaning | Uyuni Salt Flat in Spanish ⓘ |
| near |
Colchani
ⓘ
Eduardo Avaroa Andean Fauna National Reserve ⓘ Uyuni ⓘ |
| notableFor |
hexagonal salt patterns
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high-altitude scenery ⓘ highly reflective surface when covered with water ⓘ otherworldly landscapes ⓘ |
| notableIsland |
Incahuasi Island
ⓘ
Isla del Pescado ⓘ |
| origin | evaporation of prehistoric lakes ⓘ |
| partOf |
Altiplano plateau
ⓘ
surface form:
Altiplano
|
| region | Andes ⓘ |
| skyObservation | excellent stargazing conditions ⓘ |
| superlative | world’s largest salt flat ⓘ |
| surfaceType | salt crust ⓘ |
| tourismType |
adventure tourism destination
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photography destination ⓘ |
| transportAccess | served by Uyuni Airport ⓘ |
| usedFor |
film and photo shoots
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lithium exploration ⓘ salt extraction ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Salar de Uyuni Description of subject: Salar de Uyuni is the world’s largest salt flat, a vast reflective expanse in southwest Bolivia renowned for its otherworldly landscapes and high-altitude scenery.
Referenced by (19)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Salar de Uyuni salt flat
subject surface form:
Uyuni Airport
subject surface form:
Uyuni Airport
subject surface form:
Uyuni Airport
this entity surface form:
Salar de Uyuni salt crust
this entity surface form:
Salar de Uyuni region (de facto conservation area)
this entity surface form:
Salar de Uyuni tourist circuit