Shey Phoksundo National Park
E372458
Shey Phoksundo National Park is Nepal’s largest national park, renowned for its pristine Phoksundo Lake, dramatic Himalayan landscapes, and rich biodiversity including rare species like the snow leopard.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shey Phoksundo National Park canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3596795 — 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: Shey Phoksundo National Park Context triple: [Karnali River, adjacentTo, Shey Phoksundo National Park]
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A.
Balpakram National Park
Balpakram National Park is a biodiverse protected area in the Garo Hills of Meghalaya, India, renowned for its deep gorges, rich wildlife, and cultural significance to local communities.
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B.
Namdapha National Park
Namdapha National Park is a vast, biodiverse wildlife sanctuary in Arunachal Pradesh, India, renowned for its rich rainforest ecosystems and wide range of rare and endangered species.
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C.
Khirganga National Park
Khirganga National Park is a high-altitude protected area in the Parvati Valley of the Indian Himalayas, known for its dense forests, alpine meadows, hot springs, and rich Himalayan biodiversity.
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D.
Neora Valley National Park
Neora Valley National Park is a biodiverse Himalayan forest reserve in northeastern India, renowned for its pristine temperate and subtropical ecosystems and rare wildlife such as the red panda.
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E.
Chitral Gol National Park
Chitral Gol National Park is a mountainous protected area in northern Pakistan known for its rugged valleys, alpine ecosystems, and populations of endangered species such as the markhor.
- 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: Shey Phoksundo National Park Target entity description: Shey Phoksundo National Park is Nepal’s largest national park, renowned for its pristine Phoksundo Lake, dramatic Himalayan landscapes, and rich biodiversity including rare species like the snow leopard.
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A.
Balpakram National Park
Balpakram National Park is a biodiverse protected area in the Garo Hills of Meghalaya, India, renowned for its deep gorges, rich wildlife, and cultural significance to local communities.
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B.
Namdapha National Park
Namdapha National Park is a vast, biodiverse wildlife sanctuary in Arunachal Pradesh, India, renowned for its rich rainforest ecosystems and wide range of rare and endangered species.
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C.
Khirganga National Park
Khirganga National Park is a high-altitude protected area in the Parvati Valley of the Indian Himalayas, known for its dense forests, alpine meadows, hot springs, and rich Himalayan biodiversity.
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D.
Neora Valley National Park
Neora Valley National Park is a biodiverse Himalayan forest reserve in northeastern India, renowned for its pristine temperate and subtropical ecosystems and rare wildlife such as the red panda.
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E.
Chitral Gol National Park
Chitral Gol National Park is a mountainous protected area in northern Pakistan known for its rugged valleys, alpine ecosystems, and populations of endangered species such as the markhor.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
national park
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protected area ⓘ |
| area | 3555 square kilometres ⓘ |
| borders |
Tibet Autonomous Region of China
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linked to:
Tibet Autonomous Region
|
| contains |
Himalayan forests
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Phoksundo Lake ⓘ Phoksundo Waterfall ⓘ Shey Gompa ⓘ Suligad River ⓘ Trans-Himalayan ecosystem ⓘ
linked to:
Transhimalaya
alpine meadows ⓘ coniferous forests ⓘ juniper shrubs ⓘ pastoral landscapes ⓘ rhododendron forests ⓘ steep river valleys ⓘ |
| country | Nepal ⓘ |
| culturalFeature |
Buddhist monasteries
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chortens ⓘ mani walls ⓘ |
| established | 1984 ⓘ |
| governingBody | Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation of Nepal ⓘ |
| habitatFor |
Himalayan black bear
ⓘ
linked to:
Asiatic black bear
Himalayan monal ⓘ Himalayan tahr ⓘ Tibetan partridge ⓘ blue sheep ⓘ musk deer ⓘ red fox ⓘ snow leopard ⓘ various raptors ⓘ |
| highestElevation | over 6000 metres ⓘ |
| indigenousCommunities |
Dolpo people
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Tibetan Buddhist communities ⓘ |
| IUCNCategory | II ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Phoksundo Lake
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dramatic Himalayan landscapes ⓘ presence of snow leopard ⓘ rich biodiversity ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Dolpa District
ⓘ
linked to:
Dolpa region
Karnali Province ⓘ |
| partOf | Himalayas ⓘ |
| tourismActivity |
cultural tourism
ⓘ
trekking ⓘ wildlife viewing ⓘ |
| vegetationType |
alpine scrub
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meadow ⓘ subalpine forest ⓘ subtropical forest ⓘ temperate forest ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Shey Phoksundo National Park Description of subject: Shey Phoksundo National Park is Nepal’s largest national park, renowned for its pristine Phoksundo Lake, dramatic Himalayan landscapes, and rich biodiversity including rare species like the snow leopard.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation of Nepal
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overseesProtectedArea
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Shey Phoksundo National Park
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subject linked to:
western Nepal