Padma River
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The Padma River is a major distributary of the Ganges in Bangladesh, known for its vast width, powerful currents, and crucial role in the country’s agriculture, fisheries, and transportation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Padma River canonical | 15 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1517396 — 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: Padma River Context triple: [Rajshahi, locatedOnRiver, Padma River]
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A.
Varuna River
The Varuna River is a minor but historically significant river in northern India that flows near Varanasi, contributing to the city’s name and sacred geography.
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B.
Kistna River
The Kistna River, more commonly known as the Krishna River, is a major river in southern India that flows through the states of Maharashtra, Karnataka, Telangana, and Andhra Pradesh before emptying into the Bay of Bengal.
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C.
Purus River
The Purus River is a long, meandering river in western Brazil and eastern Peru that drains a vast area of Amazon rainforest and supports rich biodiversity and remote riverine communities.
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D.
Banganga River
The Banganga River is a smaller river in northern India that flows through the Himalayan foothills and joins the Beas River as one of its tributaries.
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E.
Ramu River
The Ramu River is one of the largest and most significant rivers in Papua New Guinea, flowing through the northern lowlands of the island of New Guinea.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Padma River Target entity description: The Padma River is a major distributary of the Ganges in Bangladesh, known for its vast width, powerful currents, and crucial role in the country’s agriculture, fisheries, and transportation.
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A.
Varuna River
The Varuna River is a minor but historically significant river in northern India that flows near Varanasi, contributing to the city’s name and sacred geography.
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B.
Kistna River
The Kistna River, more commonly known as the Krishna River, is a major river in southern India that flows through the states of Maharashtra, Karnataka, Telangana, and Andhra Pradesh before emptying into the Bay of Bengal.
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C.
Purus River
The Purus River is a long, meandering river in western Brazil and eastern Peru that drains a vast area of Amazon rainforest and supports rich biodiversity and remote riverine communities.
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D.
Banganga River
The Banganga River is a smaller river in northern India that flows through the Himalayan foothills and joins the Beas River as one of its tributaries.
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E.
Ramu River
The Ramu River is one of the largest and most significant rivers in Papua New Guinea, flowing through the northern lowlands of the island of New Guinea.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
distributary
ⓘ
river ⓘ |
| confluenceWith |
Jamuna River
ⓘ
Meghna ⓘ
surface form:
Meghna River
|
| country |
People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
ⓘ
surface form:
Bangladesh
|
| crosses | Padma Bridge ⓘ |
| distributaryOf | Ganges ⓘ |
| downstreamName |
Meghna
ⓘ
surface form:
Lower Meghna
|
| etymologyFrom | Padma (Sanskrit for lotus) ⓘ |
| flowsNear |
Kushtia District
ⓘ
Pabna District ⓘ City of Rajshahi ⓘ
surface form:
Rajshahi City
|
| flowsThrough |
Dhaka Division
ⓘ
Faridpur ⓘ
surface form:
Faridpur District
Manikganj District ⓘ Munshiganj District ⓘ Rajbari District ⓘ Rajshahi Division ⓘ Shariatpur District ⓘ |
| formsConfluenceAt |
Chandpur District
ⓘ
surface form:
Chandpur
Goalundo ⓘ |
| hasBridge |
Bangabandhu Bridge
ⓘ
surface form:
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Railway Bridge (under construction)
Hardinge Bridge ⓘ Lalon Shah Bridge ⓘ Padma Bridge ⓘ |
| importance | one of the main rivers of Bangladesh ⓘ |
| knownFor |
frequent channel shifting
ⓘ
powerful currents ⓘ riverbank erosion ⓘ vast width ⓘ |
| lengthApproxKm | 120 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
ⓘ
surface form:
Bangladesh
|
| majorFishSpecies |
Boal
ⓘ
Catla ⓘ Hilsa ⓘ Pangas ⓘ Rohu ⓘ |
| mouthLocation |
Meghna
ⓘ
surface form:
Meghna River
|
| partOf |
Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna river system
ⓘ
surface form:
Ganges–Padma–Meghna river system
|
| regulatedBy |
Farakka
ⓘ
surface form:
Farakka Barrage (upstream on the Ganges)
|
| sourceRegion |
Indo–Bangladesh International Border
ⓘ
surface form:
India–Bangladesh border region
|
| subjectTo |
dry-season low flow
ⓘ
monsoon swelling ⓘ seasonal flooding ⓘ |
| supportsSector |
agriculture
ⓘ
fisheries ⓘ transportation ⓘ |
| usedFor |
fishing
ⓘ
inland water transport ⓘ irrigation ⓘ |
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Subject: Padma River Description of subject: The Padma River is a major distributary of the Ganges in Bangladesh, known for its vast width, powerful currents, and crucial role in the country’s agriculture, fisheries, and transportation.
Referenced by (15)
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