Mawmluh Cave, Meghalaya, India
E429405
Mawmluh Cave in Meghalaya, India is a significant limestone cave system internationally known as the reference site where the Meghalayan Age of the geologic time scale was formally defined.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mawmluh Cave, Meghalaya, India canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4303654 — 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: Mawmluh Cave, Meghalaya, India Context triple: [Meghalayan, GSSPLocation, Mawmluh Cave, Meghalaya, India]
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A.
Pandavleni Caves
Pandavleni Caves are a group of ancient rock-cut Buddhist caves near Nashik, Maharashtra, known for their intricate carvings, inscriptions, and historical significance dating back to around the 3rd century BCE to 2nd century CE.
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B.
Hongya Cave
Hongya Cave is a famous stilt-house complex and riverside nightlife district in Chongqing known for its traditional-style architecture, food streets, and dramatic night views.
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C.
Jenolan Caves
Jenolan Caves is a famous limestone cave system in New South Wales, Australia, renowned for its extensive underground formations and status as one of the world’s oldest cave networks open to the public.
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D.
Mimosa Cave
Mimosa Cave is a paleontologically and archaeologically significant cave site located within South Africa’s Cradle of Humankind World Heritage area.
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E.
Cave Hira
Cave Hira is a small mountain cave near Mecca revered in Islam as the site where the Prophet Muhammad received his first revelation from God through the angel Gabriel.
- 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: Mawmluh Cave, Meghalaya, India Target entity description: Mawmluh Cave in Meghalaya, India is a significant limestone cave system internationally known as the reference site where the Meghalayan Age of the geologic time scale was formally defined.
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A.
Pandavleni Caves
Pandavleni Caves are a group of ancient rock-cut Buddhist caves near Nashik, Maharashtra, known for their intricate carvings, inscriptions, and historical significance dating back to around the 3rd century BCE to 2nd century CE.
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B.
Hongya Cave
Hongya Cave is a famous stilt-house complex and riverside nightlife district in Chongqing known for its traditional-style architecture, food streets, and dramatic night views.
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C.
Jenolan Caves
Jenolan Caves is a famous limestone cave system in New South Wales, Australia, renowned for its extensive underground formations and status as one of the world’s oldest cave networks open to the public.
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D.
Mimosa Cave
Mimosa Cave is a paleontologically and archaeologically significant cave site located within South Africa’s Cradle of Humankind World Heritage area.
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E.
Cave Hira
Cave Hira is a small mountain cave near Mecca revered in Islam as the site where the Prophet Muhammad received his first revelation from God through the angel Gabriel.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cave
ⓘ
karst cave ⓘ limestone cave ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| geologicalSetting |
karst terrain
ⓘ
limestone ⓘ |
| GSSPAgeInYearsBeforePresent | 4200 ⓘ |
| GSSPApprovalYear | 2018 ⓘ |
| GSSPApprovedBy |
International Commission on Stratigraphy
ⓘ
International Union of Geological Sciences ⓘ |
| GSSPDefinedBy |
oxygen isotope shift in stalagmite
ⓘ
speleothem record ⓘ |
| GSSPEventRepresented | 4.2 kiloyear climatic event ⓘ |
| hasClimate | humid subtropical to monsoonal ⓘ |
| hasGlobalSignificance | yes ⓘ |
| hasProtectionStatus | scientifically important site ⓘ |
| hasRockType | limestone ⓘ |
| hasScientificDiscipline |
Quaternary geology
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paleoclimatology ⓘ speleology ⓘ stratigraphy ⓘ |
| hasSpeleothems |
flowstones
ⓘ
stalactites ⓘ stalagmites ⓘ |
| isGSSPFor |
Meghalayan Age
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Upper Holocene stage ⓘ
linked to:
Holocene
|
| knownFor |
definition of Meghalayan Age
ⓘ
high-resolution monsoon record ⓘ |
| languageOfToponym |
Khasi
ⓘ
linked to:
Khasi language
|
| locatedIn |
East Khasi Hills district
ⓘ
Meghalaya ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | India ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Mawmluh village
ⓘ
Sohra (Cherrapunji) ⓘ
linked to:
Cherrapunji
|
| marksBoundaryBetween |
Middle Holocene
ⓘ
Upper Holocene (Meghalayan) ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Mawmluh village ⓘ |
| nearestMajorCity | Shillong ⓘ |
| partOf |
Meghalaya Plateau karst
ⓘ
linked to:
Shillong Plateau
|
| region | Northeast India ⓘ |
| stratigraphicUnit | Global Boundary Stratotype Section and Point ⓘ |
| tourismType |
adventure tourism
ⓘ
geoheritage tourism ⓘ |
| usedFor |
geochronology studies
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paleoclimate research ⓘ speleological exploration ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Input
Subject: Mawmluh Cave, Meghalaya, India Description of subject: Mawmluh Cave in Meghalaya, India is a significant limestone cave system internationally known as the reference site where the Meghalayan Age of the geologic time scale was formally defined.
Referenced by (2)
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