Evros River
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The Evros River is a major waterway in southeastern Europe that forms much of the natural border between Greece and Turkey before emptying into the Aegean Sea.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Evros River canonical | 9 |
| Evros | 1 |
| Evros–Maritsa river system | 1 |
| Meriç (Evros) River | 1 |
| Έβρος | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2787805 — 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: Evros River Context triple: [Northern Greece, containsRiver, Evros River]
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A.
Vardar River
The Vardar River is the longest and most significant river in North Macedonia, flowing through major cities including Skopje before continuing into Greece and emptying into the Aegean Sea.
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B.
Thessalon River
The Thessalon River is a waterway in Ontario, Canada, that drains into Lake Huron and supports local ecosystems and recreation near the town of Thessalon.
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C.
Eurotas River
The Eurotas River is the principal river of Laconia in the Peloponnese of southern Greece, historically associated with ancient Sparta and flowing into the Laconian Gulf.
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D.
Giannitsa
Giannitsa is a town in northern Greece that serves as an important agricultural and commercial center in the region of Central Macedonia.
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E.
Iskar River
The Iskar River is a significant river in Bulgaria that flows south through Sofia before turning north to cut a dramatic gorge through the Balkan Mountains on its way to the Danube.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Evros River Target entity description: The Evros River is a major waterway in southeastern Europe that forms much of the natural border between Greece and Turkey before emptying into the Aegean Sea.
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A.
Vardar River
The Vardar River is the longest and most significant river in North Macedonia, flowing through major cities including Skopje before continuing into Greece and emptying into the Aegean Sea.
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B.
Thessalon River
The Thessalon River is a waterway in Ontario, Canada, that drains into Lake Huron and supports local ecosystems and recreation near the town of Thessalon.
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C.
Eurotas River
The Eurotas River is the principal river of Laconia in the Peloponnese of southern Greece, historically associated with ancient Sparta and flowing into the Laconian Gulf.
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D.
Giannitsa
Giannitsa is a town in northern Greece that serves as an important agricultural and commercial center in the region of Central Macedonia.
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E.
Iskar River
The Iskar River is a significant river in Bulgaria that flows south through Sofia before turning north to cut a dramatic gorge through the Balkan Mountains on its way to the Danube.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
border river
ⓘ
international river ⓘ river ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Maritsa
ⓘ
Meriç ⓘ |
| basinCountry |
Bulgaria
ⓘ
Greece ⓘ Turkey ⓘ |
| borderSectionLength | forms much of the land border between Greece and Turkey ⓘ |
| BulgarianName | Марица ⓘ |
| country |
Bulgaria
ⓘ
Greece ⓘ Turkey ⓘ |
| crossBorderManagement | subject to transboundary water agreements between Bulgaria, Greece, and Turkey ⓘ |
| deltaLocation | border area of Greece and Turkey on the Aegean coast ⓘ |
| deltaProtectionStatus | important wetland and protected area (various national and international designations) ⓘ |
| drainageBasinArea | approximately 53,000 square kilometers ⓘ |
| emptiesInto | Aegean Sea ⓘ |
| environmentalIssue |
flooding
ⓘ
pollution ⓘ |
| flowsIntoBodyOfWater |
Thracian Sea
ⓘ
surface form:
Thracean Sea (northern Aegean Sea)
|
| flowsThrough |
Bulgaria
ⓘ
Greece ⓘ Turkey ⓘ |
| formsBorderBetween |
Greece
ⓘ
Turkey ⓘ |
| GreekName |
Evros River
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Έβρος
|
| hasDelta | Evros Delta ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Thrace ⓘ |
| length | approximately 480 km ⓘ |
| locatedIn | southeastern Europe ⓘ |
| mouth | Aegean Sea ⓘ |
| partOf |
Balkans
ⓘ
surface form:
Balkan Peninsula
|
| region | Thrace ⓘ |
| sourceLocation | Rila Mountains ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
external border of the European Union
ⓘ
natural border between Greece and Turkey ⓘ |
| tributary |
Arda River
ⓘ
Ergene River ⓘ Tundzha River ⓘ |
| TurkishName |
Meriç
ⓘ
surface form:
Meriç Nehri
|
| uses |
fishing
ⓘ
hydroelectric power (upstream, via tributaries and related infrastructure) ⓘ irrigation ⓘ |
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Subject: Evros River Description of subject: The Evros River is a major waterway in southeastern Europe that forms much of the natural border between Greece and Turkey before emptying into the Aegean Sea.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.