Lake Chad basin
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The Lake Chad basin is a large, landlocked drainage region in north-central Africa encompassing parts of Chad, Nigeria, Niger, Cameroon, and surrounding countries, centered around Lake Chad and its river systems.
All labels observed (11)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lake Chad Basin | 24 |
| Lake Chad region | 14 |
| Lake Chad basin canonical | 10 |
| Chad Basin | 2 |
| Lake Chad Basin region | 2 |
| Central Chad | 1 |
| Chari-Logone basin | 1 |
| Lake Chad Basin area | 1 |
| Lake Chad cultural area | 1 |
| Lake Chad drainage basin | 1 |
| Lake Chad drainage system | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T390611 — 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: Lake Chad basin Context triple: [Nilo-Saharan languages, geographicRange, Lake Chad basin]
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A.
Sahel
The Sahel is a semi-arid transition zone in Africa between the Sahara Desert to the north and the more humid savannas to the south, spanning several countries from the Atlantic Ocean to the Red Sea.
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B.
Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti
Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti was a former administrative region in northern Chad, known for its vast Sahara desert landscapes, including the Ennedi Plateau and Tibesti Mountains, and its predominantly Toubou (Tebu) population.
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C.
Niger
Niger is a landlocked West African country in the Sahel region, known for its vast desert landscapes, uranium resources, and predominantly rural population.
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D.
Lake Tana
Lake Tana is Ethiopia’s largest lake and the primary source of the Blue Nile, renowned for its island monasteries and ecological importance in the Ethiopian Highlands.
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E.
Central Sahara
The Central Sahara is a vast, arid desert region in north-central Africa characterized by extreme climatic conditions, sparse population, and a long history of trans-Saharan trade and nomadic cultures.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Lake Chad basin Target entity description: The Lake Chad basin is a large, landlocked drainage region in north-central Africa encompassing parts of Chad, Nigeria, Niger, Cameroon, and surrounding countries, centered around Lake Chad and its river systems.
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A.
Sahel
The Sahel is a semi-arid transition zone in Africa between the Sahara Desert to the north and the more humid savannas to the south, spanning several countries from the Atlantic Ocean to the Red Sea.
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B.
Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti
Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti was a former administrative region in northern Chad, known for its vast Sahara desert landscapes, including the Ennedi Plateau and Tibesti Mountains, and its predominantly Toubou (Tebu) population.
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C.
Niger
Niger is a landlocked West African country in the Sahel region, known for its vast desert landscapes, uranium resources, and predominantly rural population.
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D.
Lake Tana
Lake Tana is Ethiopia’s largest lake and the primary source of the Blue Nile, renowned for its island monasteries and ecological importance in the Ethiopian Highlands.
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E.
Central Sahara
The Central Sahara is a vast, arid desert region in north-central Africa characterized by extreme climatic conditions, sparse population, and a long history of trans-Saharan trade and nomadic cultures.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (68)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
drainage basin
ⓘ
geographical region ⓘ inland basin ⓘ |
| area | approximately 2,500,000 square kilometers ⓘ |
| biodiversity |
Sahelian savanna fauna
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migratory waterfowl ⓘ wetland birds ⓘ |
| borderRegionOf |
Sahara Desert
ⓘ
Sahel ⓘ |
| climate |
Sahelian
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Sudano-Sahelian ⓘ semi-arid ⓘ |
| contains | Lake Chad ⓘ |
| country |
Cameroon
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Chad ⓘ Niger ⓘ Nigeria ⓘ |
| drainedBy |
Chari River
ⓘ
Logone River ⓘ
surface form:
Komadougou Yobe River
Logone River ⓘ |
| ecoregion |
Lake Chad flooded savanna
ⓘ
Sahel ⓘ
surface form:
Sahelian Acacia savanna
|
| endoreic | true ⓘ |
| ethnicGroups |
Buduma
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Fulani ⓘ Hausa people ⓘ
surface form:
Hausa
Kanuri people ⓘ
surface form:
Kanuri
Kotoko ⓘ |
| governedBy | Lake Chad Basin Commission ⓘ |
| hasCenter | Lake Chad ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
inland delta and wetlands
ⓘ
oases and dune systems ⓘ seasonal floodplains ⓘ |
| hydrologicalSystem |
Lake Chad basin
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Lake Chad drainage system
|
| issue |
conflict over natural resources
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desertification ⓘ food insecurity ⓘ lake shrinkage ⓘ land degradation ⓘ water scarcity ⓘ |
| LCBCMembers |
Cameroon
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Central African Republic ⓘ Chad ⓘ Libya ⓘ Niger ⓘ Nigeria ⓘ |
| locatedIn | north-central Africa ⓘ |
| mainInflow |
Logone River
ⓘ
surface form:
Chari-Logone river system
|
| outletToSea | none ⓘ |
| partlyIn |
Algeria
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Central African Republic ⓘ Libya ⓘ Republic of the Congo ⓘ South Sudan ⓘ Sudan ⓘ |
| population | tens of millions of people ⓘ |
| securityIssue | insurgency in surrounding regions ⓘ |
| supports |
fishing
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irrigated agriculture ⓘ pastoralism ⓘ rainfed agriculture ⓘ |
| transboundary | true ⓘ |
| UNRegion | Sub-Saharan Africa ⓘ |
| waterSource |
river inflows
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seasonal rainfall ⓘ |
| waterUse |
domestic consumption
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irrigation ⓘ livestock watering ⓘ |
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Subject: Lake Chad basin Description of subject: The Lake Chad basin is a large, landlocked drainage region in north-central Africa encompassing parts of Chad, Nigeria, Niger, Cameroon, and surrounding countries, centered around Lake Chad and its river systems.
Referenced by (58)
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